District 6- Rock to Road - Shoulder Aggregate Class A Stone

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has issued a Request for Bids (RFB) for District 6 Rock to Road - Shoulder Aggregate Class A Stone procurement, seeking competitive bids for the delivery and placement of Class A stone across five maintenance garage areas. The project involves supplying and installing specific quantities of stone aggregate at multiple highway locations, including Urbana (3,025 tons on Highway 150), Tipton (3,500 tons on Highway 130), Coralville (1,400 tons on Highway 218 and 2,000 tons on Highway 1N), Independence (2,900 tons on Highway 187), and Dyersville (1,019 tons on Highway 20 WB and 382 tons on Highway 20 EB). Bidders must submit comprehensive per-ton pricing that includes rock, delivery, and shoulder placement services, with mandatory requirements to bid on all lines within a specific group. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CST, and the bid submission deadline is February 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST. Evaluation criteria will consider cost, past work performance, work capacity, and ability to meet mandatory requirements and schedules. The contract will run from execution through December 31, 2026, with no renewal options.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders must provide a traffic control certificate for night work at Coralville locations, which can be obtained directly or through a subcontractor. Material delivery is restricted to normal working days between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with a required 24-hour notification prior to delivery and completion within ten working days of order placement. The Iowa DOT reserves the right to select delivery points and tonnage awarded to any single bidder, with the potential to purchase from alternative sources if the awarded vendor cannot provide product within 20 days. While specific award values are not detailed, the total project involves approximately 12,226 tons of shoulder aggregate stone across multiple highway locations. The procurement is structured as a line-item award to the most advantageous bidder, with payment terms of net 60 and all pricing to be submitted in US dollars.