NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF DUBUQUE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Rustic Point Park Development
120.1
Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals
Sealed Bids for the work comprising each improvement as stated below must be filed before 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2025, in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall - First Floor, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa.
120.2
Time and Placed Sealed Proposals Will be Opened and Considered
Sealed proposals will be opened and Bids tabulated at 2:00p.m. on September 9, 2025, at City Hall - Conference Room B, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, for consideration by the City Council at its meeting on September 15, 2025. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.
120.3
Time for Commencement and Completion of Work
Work on the Project must be commenced within ten (10) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued and shall be substantially completed by June 1, 2026, and fully completed by June 15, 2026.
120.4
Bid Security
Each Bidder must accompany its Bid with a Bid security as security that the successful Bidder will enter into a contract for the work Bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety Bond, acceptable to the governmental entity, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The Bid security must be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the contract and must be in the form of a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state- chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the Bidder may provide a Bid Bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The Bid Bond must contain no conditions except as provided in this section.
120.5
Contract Documents
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa 52001. The Contract Documents will also be available on the City’s website at
www.cityofdubuque.org/bids.aspx
and mbi.build. No plan deposit is required.
120.6
Preference for Iowa Products and Labor
By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes.
120.7
Sales Tax
The Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project.
120.8
General Nature of Public Improvement Project
Rustic Point Park Development
4418 Rustic Point Lane, Dubuque, IA 52002 CIP # 3043000076
The extent of the work involved is the furnishing of labor and new materials for the construction of Rustic Point Park and includes approximately; 534 CY of excavation; 146 Tons of granular subbase; 35 LF of curb and gutter; 20 SY of 7” PCC pavement; 352 SY of 4” PCC Sidewalk, trees and plants; landscaping; 705 LF of filter socks; 605 CY of topsoil; park signs; and new park equipment.
Base Bid Estimated Total Cost = $258,300
120.9
Pre-Bid Construction Conference
No pre-bid construction conference is scheduled.
120.10
Title VI – Non-Discrimination Clause
The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into
120.11
Notice to Bidders Distribution
On the following date, August 19, 2025, this Notice was posted at the following locations:
1.
Mbi.build plan room service.
2.
The City of Dubuque Website.
