Burlington Road Reconstruction Project

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER &
STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS
BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER & STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
2026
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Title Page or Form No.
Notice to Bidders 00100-1 through 00100-3
Notice of Public Hearing
Instructions to Bidders 00200-1 through 00200-2
Proposal 00300-1 through 00300-6
Bidder Status Form Iowa Administrative Code
Bid Bond 00400-1 through 00400-2
Notice of Award EJCDC 1910-22
Contract 00500-1 through 00500-5
Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bond 1-4
Supplementary Conditions 00700-1 through 00700-5
Notice to Proceed EJCDC 1910-23
Application for Payment EJCDC C-620
Change Order EJCDC C-941
Waiver and Release of Lien
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
Detailed Specification Requirements 1
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER & STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
2026
Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals. Sealed bids for the work comprising the
improvements as stated below must be filed before 11:00 AM on June 25, 2026, in the office of
the City Clerk, City Hall, 220 South Market, City of Oskaloosa, Iowa. 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.
Time and Place Sealed Proposals Will be Opened and Considered. Sealed proposals will be
opened and bids tabulated at 11:00 AM on June 25, 2026, in the office of the City Clerk,
Oskaloosa City Hall, 220 South Market, for consideration by the City of Oskaloosa at its meeting
at 6:00 PM on July 6, 2026 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 220 South Market Street,
Oskaloosa, Iowa. The City of Oskaloosa reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Time for Commencement and Completion of Work. Work on the improvement shall be
commenced immediately upon issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. The work under the
proposed contract shall be fully completed and ready for final payment no later than November
20, 2026. The written Notice to Proceed will be issued on or around August 3, 2026.
Bid Security. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with 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, in form acceptable to the City, for the faithful performance of the
contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bidder's
security shall be in the amount fixed in the Instruction to Bidders and shall be in the form of a
cashier's check, a certified check, or a bank money order drawn on a FDIC insured bank in Iowa or
on a FDIC insured 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; or a bid bond on
the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the City. The bid
shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications.
Contract Documents. Electronic project documents are available at no cost at
www.gardenassociates.net by clicking the "Bidding Documents" link and choosing the
"BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION - OSKALOOSA, IOWA - 2026" project. Project
information, engineer's cost opinion, and plan holder information is also available at this website.
Plan downloads require the user to register for a free membership at QuestCDN.com. Download
delivery fee is $0.00. Bid forms, plans and specifications may be obtained from Garden &
Associates, Ltd., P.O. Box 451, 1701 3rd Avenue East, Suite 1, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 upon deposit
of $50.00. A refund of $50.00 for plans and specifications will be made to those returning them in
good condition within fourteen (14) days after the Notice of Award.
Preference of Products and Labor. Preference shall be given to domestic construction materials
by the contractor, subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers in performance of the contract and,
further, by virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown
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and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully
required under Iowa statutes.
General Nature of Improvement. The work generally consists of the following:
Division 1: Storm Sewer & Street Reconstruction
Replacement of pavement in Burlington Road from South 15th Street to State Highway 23
and in South 15th Street from Burlington Road to 9th Avenue East with PCC pavement and
replacement of storm sewer along Burlington Road. Work includes but is not limited to 4,045 SY
of PCC pavement, 422 SY of PCC driveways, 124 SY of PCC sidewalk, 936 LF of storm sewer,
12 storm sewer structures, surfacing removals, subgrade preparation, subbase, site clean up, and
surface restoration.
Division 2: Water Main
Replacement of water main along Burlington Road from South 15th Street to State
Highway 23 and in South 15th Street and South 16th Street from Burlington Road to 9th Avenue
East. Work includes but is not limited to 1,165 LF of 8" trenched water main, 400 LF of 8"
trenchless water main, 17 water service replacements, valves, hydrants, water main connections,
site clean up, and surface restoration.
See Bid Proposal for complete list of estimated quantities.
Building materials, supplies, and equipment incorporated into said improvement are exempt
from Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance sales tax and any applicable local option sales
tax and school infrastructure local option sales tax pursuant to Iowa Code Sections: 422.42 (15)
& (16), and 422.47 (5). Bidder shall not include payment of Iowa sales tax in Bid.
"Jurisdiction" will provide Purchasing Agent Authorization Letter and Designated Exempt Entity
Iowa Construction Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Contractor will coordinate sales tax exempt
purchases with subcontractors and material and equipment suppliers. Contractor will maintain
records identifying the materials purchased sales tax exempt and will maintain records verifying
the use of said materials on said improvement.
Payment to the Contractor for said improvements will be made in monthly estimates and one
final payment. Monthly estimates will be equivalent to ninety-seven percent (97%) of the contract
value of the work completed during the preceding calendar month. Such monthly payment will in
no way be construed as an act of acceptance for any part of the work partially or totally.
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.
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Final payment to the Contractor will be made no earlier than thirty (30) days from and after
final acceptance of the work by the "Jurisdiction". Before final payment is made, the Contractor
shall file with the "Jurisdiction" lien waivers from material suppliers and/or subcontractors
showing that they were paid in full for materials supplied and/or work performed on the project.
Liquidated damages in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per consecutive
calendar day will be assessed for each day that the work shall remain uncompleted after the end of
the contract period with due allowance for extension of contract period due to conditions beyond
the control of the contractor.
Successful Bidder will be required to furnish Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bond
acceptable to the City of Oskaloosa on the form provided in the specifications in amounts equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.
Award of the contract will be to the lowest responsible bidder submitting the lowest acceptable
bid. The City of Oskaloosa hereby reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities
and irregularities and to enter into such contract as it may deem to be for the best interest of the
City of Oskaloosa. One contract will be awarded for the project.
This Notice is given by authority of the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Dave Krutzfeldt, Mayor
City of Oskaloosa, Iowa
ATTEST:
Pamela Nimtz, City Clerk
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER & STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
2026
The City Council of Oskaloosa, Iowa will hold a public hearing on the proposed contract documents
(plans, specifications and form of contract) and estimated cost for "Burlington Road
Reconstruction" and as described in detail in the Plans and Specifications for said project now on
file in the office of the City Clerk.
The public hearing will be held at 6:00 P.M. on July 6, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, City
Hall, 220 South Market Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. The City Council may award a Contract at said
meeting, or at such other time and place as shall then be announced. At said hearing any interested
person may appear and file objections thereto or to the cost of the improvements. At the hearing,
the City will receive and consider any objections made by any interested party, to the Plans and
Specifications, proposed contract, and the estimate of cost for the project.
The work to be done generally consists of the following:
Division 1: Storm Sewer & Street Reconstruction
Replacement of pavement in Burlington Road from South 15th Street to State Highway 23
and in South 15th Street from Burlington Road to 9th Avenue East with PCC pavement and
replacement of storm sewer along Burlington Road. Work includes but is not limited to 4,045 SY
of PCC pavement, 422 SY of PCC driveways, 124 SY of PCC sidewalk, 936 LF of storm sewer,
12 storm sewer structures, surfacing removals, subgrade preparation, subbase, site clean up, and
surface restoration.
Division 2: Water Main
Replacement of water main along Burlington Road from South 15th Street to State Highway
23 and in South 15th Street and South 16th Street from Burlington Road to 9th Avenue East. Work
includes but is not limited to 1,165 LF of 8" trenched water main, 400 LF of 8" trenchless water
main, 17 water service replacements, valves, hydrants, water main connections, site clean up, and
surface restoration.
Dave Krutzfeldt, Mayor
City of Oskaloosa, Iowa
ATTEST: Pamela Nimtz, City Clerk
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Bid Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Project Name BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER & STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA - 2026
The work comprising the above referenced project shall be constructed in accordance with the
2026 Edition of the Urban Standard Specifications for Public Improvements, and as further
modified by supplemental specifications and special provision included in the contract documents.
The terms used in the contract revision of the documents are defined in said Standard
Specifications. Before submitting your bid, please review the requirements of Division One,
General Provisions and Covenants, in particular the sections regarding proposal requirements,
bonding, contract execution and insurance requirements. Please be certain that all documents have
been completed properly, as failure to complete and sign all documents and to comply with the
requirements listed below can cause your bid not to be read.
I. BID SECURITY
The bid security must be in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount including all add
alternates (do not deduct the amount of deduct alternates). Bid security shall be in the form of
a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bank money order drawn on a FDIC insured bank in
Iowa or drawn on a FDIC insured 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; or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in Iowa or
satisfactory to the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The bid bond must be submitted on the enclosed
Bid Bond form as no other bid bond forms are acceptable. All signatures on the bid bond must
be original signatures in ink; facsimile (fax) of any signature on the bid bond is not acceptable.
Bid security other than said bid bond shall be made payable to the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
"Official Checks", "Miscellaneous Bank Checks", and personal checks, as well as "Money
Orders" and "Traveler's Checks" issued by persons, firms or corporations licensed under
Chapter 533B of the Iowa Code, are not acceptable bid security.
II. SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSAL AND IDENTITY OF BIDDER
A. The proposal shall be sealed in an envelope, properly identified as the Proposal with
the project title and the name and address of the bidder, and deposited with the City of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, at or before the time and at the place provided in the Notice to
Bidders. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to see that its proposal is delivered to
the City prior to the time for opening bids, along with the appropriate bid security
sealed in the separate envelope identified as Bid Security and attached to the outside of
the bid proposal envelope. Any proposal received after the scheduled time for the
receiving of proposals will be returned to the bidder unopened and will not be
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considered. If the City provides envelopes for proposals and bid security, bidders shall
be required to utilize such envelopes in the submission of their bids.
B. The following documents shall be completed, signed and returned in the Proposal
envelope. The bid cannot be read if any of these documents are omitted from the Proposal
envelope.
1. PROPOSAL - Complete each of the following parts:
- Part B - Acknowledgment of Addenda, if any have been issued;
- Part C - Bid Items, Quantities and Prices;
- Part F - Additional Requirements;
The following documents which are proposal attachments, must be completed and
attached:
ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHMENT
1. Bidder Status Form
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
- Part G - Identity of Bidder;
sign the proposal; and have the signature notarized. The signature on the proposal
and all proposal attachments must be an original signature in ink signed by the
same individual who is the Company Owner or an authorized Officer of the
Company; copies or facsimile of any signature will not be accepted.
The following documents must be submitted as printed. No alterations, additions, or
deletions are permitted. If the Bidder notes a requirement in the contract documents
which the Bidder believes will require a conditioned or unsolicited alternate bid, the
Bidder must immediately notify the Engineer in writing. The Engineer will issue any
necessary interpretation by an addendum.
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TO: The City of Oskaloosa, Iowa
PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL: PART A - SCOPE
The City of Oskaloosa, Iowa hereinafter called the "Jurisdiction", has need of a qualified
contractor to complete the work comprising the below referenced improvement. The undersigned
Bidder hereby proposes to complete the work comprising the below referenced improvement as
specified in the contract documents, which are officially on file with the City of Oskaloosa in the
office of the City Clerk, at the prices hereinafter provided in Part C of the Proposal, for the
following described improvements:
BURLINGTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 1: STORM SEWER & STREET RECONSTRUCTION
DIVISION 2: WATER MAIN
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
2026
PROPOSAL: PART B - ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ADDENDA
The Bidder hereby acknowledges that all addenda become a part of the contract documents when
issued, and that each such addendum has been received and utilized in the preparation of this bid.
The Bidder hereby acknowledges receipt of the following addenda by inserting the number of each
addendum in the blanks below:
ADDENDUM NUMBER ADDENDUM NUMBER
ADDENDUM NUMBER ADDENDUM NUMBER
and certifies that said addenda were utilized in the preparation of this bid.
PROPOSAL: PART C - BID ITEMS, QUANTITIES AND PRICES
UNIT BID PRICE CONTRACTS: The Bidder must provide the Unit Bid Price, the Total Bid
Price, any Alternate Prices and the Total Construction Costs on the Proposal Attachment: Part C -
Bid Items, Quantities, and Prices. In case of discrepancy, the Unit Bid Price governs. The
quantities shown on the Proposal Attachment: Part C - Bid Items, Quantities and Prices are
approximate only, but are considered sufficiently adequate for the purpose of comparing bids. The
Total Construction Cost plus any alternates selected by the City shall be used only for comparison
of bids. The Total Construction Cost, including any Add-Alternates, shall be used for determining
the sufficiency of the bid security.
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