North Water Tower Recoating Project

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Sep 3, 2026
Due:	Sep 24, 2026
Agency:	Pella city
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE OF TAKING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH TOWER RECOATING PROJECT FOR

THE CITY OF PELLA, IOWA.

Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Pella, Iowa, at City Hall, 825

Broadway, Pella, Iowa before 2:00 P.M. on the 24th day of September, 2026, for the

construction of the North Tower Recoating project, and work incidental thereto, as described in

the plans and specifications therefore, now on file in the office of the City Clerk. Proposals will

be opened and the amount of the bids announced by the City Clerk at the time, place and date

specified above. Proposals received after the deadline for submission of bids as stated herein

shall not be considered and shall be returned to the late bidder unopened.

Proposals will be considered by the City of Pella at its meeting at 6:00 P.M. on the 6th day of

October, 2026 in the City Council Chambers, 614 Main Street, Pella, Iowa 50219. The City

Council may award a Contract at said meeting, or at such other time and place as shall then be

announced.

The work to be done is as follows:

NORTH TOWER RECOATING

Construct North Tower Recoating including all labor, material and equipment to

remove existing exterior and interior coating, apply new coating to all surfaces,

including repairs, containment for exterior work, waste disposal, surface

restoration and associated improvements and miscellaneous associated work,

including cleanup for a 750,000 gallon elevated tower.

The North Tower Recoating is located in the 700 block of Jefferson Street in Pella, Iowa.

All work and materials are to be in accordance with the proposed plans, specifications, form of

contract and estimate of cost now on file in the office of the City Clerk of Pella, Iowa, and by

this reference made a part thereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein.

All proposals and bids in connection therewith shall be submitted to the City Clerk of said City

on or before the time herein set for receiving bids. All proposals shall be made on official

bidding blanks furnished by the City, and any alterations in the official form of proposal will

entitle the Council, at its option, to reject the proposal involved from consideration. Each

proposal shall be sealed and plainly identified.

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Each proposal shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the municipality and must be

accompanied in a sealed envelope by either (1) a certified or cashier’s check drawn on a solvent

Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States or a certified share draft

drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount

equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or (2) a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to

contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid.

The bid security should be made payable to THE CITY OF PELLA, IOWA. The bid security must

not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security

shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or

refuses to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after the award of contract and post bond

satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of

said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and other contract documents.

Bidders shall use the bid bond form found in the specifications.

By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and

coal produced within the State of Iowa.

In accordance with Iowa statutes, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a

nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or

requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited

to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other

form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The

preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign

country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force

preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a

public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public

improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.

Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being

deemed nonresponsive and rejected.

The Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or

technicalities in any bid.

The Council reserves the right to defer acceptance of any proposal for a period not to exceed

thirty (30) calendar days from the deadline for submission of bids.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred

percent (100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved

by the City Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms

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and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment for all materials and

labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by

the operations of the Contractor, and shall guarantee the work against faulty workmanship and

materials for a period of four (4) years after its completion and acceptance by the City Council.

All active construction shall be completed between June 7, 2027 and August 16, 2027 as set

forth in the specifications. All cleanup shall be completed by September 1, 2027.

Liquidated damages in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per calendar day

may be assessed for each calendar day work occurs outside the prescribed construction period

or remains uncompleted after the prescribed date for completion.

A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased for incorporation in

the project.

Payment of the cost of said project will be made from any one or a combination of the

following sources at the sole discretion of the City Council: (1) cash derived from the proceeds

of the issuance and sale of Water Revenue Bonds, or General Obligation bonds of said City; (2)

cash from such general fund of said City as may be legally used for such purpose; or (3) cash

from the water utility.

At least ten (10) days before each progress payment falls due (but not more often than once a

month), the Contractor will submit to the Engineer a partial payment estimate filled out and

signed by the Contractor covering the work performed during the period covered by the partial

payment estimate and supported by such data as the Engineer may reasonably require. If

payment is requested on the basis of materials and equipment not incorporated in the work

but delivered and suitably stored at or near the site, the partial payment estimate shall also be

accompanied by such supporting data, satisfactory to the Owner, as will establish the Owner's

title to the material and equipment. The Engineer will, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of

each partial payment estimate, either indicate in writing his approval of payment and present

the partial payment estimate to the Owner, or return the partial payment estimate to the

Contractor indicating in writing his reasons for refusing to approve payment. In the latter case,

the Contractor may make the necessary corrections and resubmit the partial payment estimate.

The Owner will, within thirty (30) days of presentation to him of an approved partial payment

estimate, pay the Contractor a progress payment on the basis of the approved partial payment

estimate.

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Plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed improvements, and also

the prior proceedings of the City Council referring to and defining said proposed improvements

are hereby made a part of this notice and the proposed contract by reference and the proposed

contract shall be executed in compliance therewith.

Copies of said plans and specifications are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, for

examination by bidders. Copies may be obtained from Greenwood Consulting LLC, 4139

Greenwood Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50312 at info@greenwoodconsultingia.com or 515-577-

3661.

This notice is given by order of the Council of the City of Pella, Iowa.

ATTEST:

Mandy Smith, City Clerk

CITY OF PELLA, IOWA

By: Don DeWaard, Mayor

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Title:	North Water Tower Recoating Project
Category:	City of Pella Bids
Status:	Open
Bid Recipient:	City of Pella City Clerk