Fort Dodge Exhaust Replacement

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is soliciting bids for the removal and replacement of the exhaust system at the Fort Dodge maintenance garage under Request for Bid (RFB) Number 645-RFB-1687-2025. The procurement is specifically for a construction project within Black Hawk County, with bids due on May 14, 2025, at 1:00 PM CDT. The project is part of the Iowa DOT Fiscal Year 2026 budget, with a planned start date of July 1, 2025, and an estimated completion date of June 30, 2026. Work is to be performed Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm CT, or as coordinated with the site supervisor. Interested vendors can schedule a site visit by emailing the purchasing agent, Teri Schulz, with a 24-hour notice. The contract will be awarded to the most advantageous bidder, with evaluation criteria including cost, meeting mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, time schedule, and past work performance.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the documentation. The procurement appears to be open to qualified vendors capable of completing the exhaust system replacement project. Payment terms include monthly state warrants covering 95% of the work performed, with deliveries to be F.O.B. Destination. The Iowa DOT is noted as a tax-exempt agency, and Davis-Bacon wages do not apply to this project. Bidders can participate in the public bid opening via a Microsoft Teams meeting or phone conference, with all responses to be publicly posted after the opening. While no specific budget range was explicitly stated, the project is part of the department's fiscal year 2026 budget and involves a complete exhaust system replacement at a maintenance garage, suggesting a substantial but not precisely defined contract value.