West Generating Plant Control Upgrades Project

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Mar 31, 2026
Due:	Apr 30, 2026
Agency:	Pella city
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Pella, Pella, Iowa,

at the City Offices, 825 Broadway, Pella, Iowa 50219 until 1:15 PM, on April 30, 2026, at said time and

place, proposals will be publicly opened and read. 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.

The City Council will meet at the Public Safety Complex, 614 Main Street, Pella, Iowa on May 19, 2026

at 6:00 pm, at which time and place the said City Council will hold a public hearing and consider adoption

of the plans, specifications, and proposed form of contract and estimate of costs for the West Generating

Plant Control Upgrades project, which are now on file at the office of the Pella municipal utilities.

The City Council will meet at the Public Safety Complex, 614 Main Street, Pella, Iowa on May 19, 2026

at 6:00 PM, at which time and place the said City Council will consider the proposals received. The City

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

The proposed construction is described in general as follows:

The general nature of the work on which bids will be received consists of upgrading existing

generator relaying and control interface, modifying 15 kV switchgear buswork, installation of 15

kV potential transformers, and related work.

The above work shall be in accordance with the specifications and proposed form of contract now on file

in the offices of the Pella municipal utilities, by this reference made a part hereof, as though fully set out

and incorporated herein.

Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the

digital plan documents at no charge by inputting the Quest project # 10131952 on the website’s Project

Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free

membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper

set of the proposal forms and specifications for individual use may be obtained from the office of the

Engineer, DGR Engineering, 1302 South Union Street, PO Box 511, Rock Rapids, IA 51246, telephone:

712-472-2531, fax: 712-472-2710, email: dgr@dgr.com, no deposit required.

Each bid shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the City of Pella and must contain bid security as

required by Iowa Code Section 26.8. The bidder’s security shall be in the form of either (1) a cashier’s

check or certified check drawn on a state chartered or federally chartered bank, in an amount equal to ten

(10) percent of the amount of the Bid; or (2) a certified share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally

chartered credit union, in an amount equal to ten (10) percent of the amount of the Bid; or (3) a Bid Bond

executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in an amount equal to ten

(10) percent of the amount of the Bid. The bid security shall be made payable to the City of Pella. The bid

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

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

to enter into a contract within fifteen (15) days after the award of the contract and post satisfactory

Performance and Payment Bonds.

The sealed envelope containing the bid shall be clearly marked “BID ENCLOSED – WEST

GENERATING PLANT CONTROL UPGRADES” on the outside of the envelope.

Payment to the Contractor for said construction work will be made from cash on hand or such other funds

that legally may be used or obtained for such purposes. Estimates will be paid monthly by the Utility to the

Contractor in accordance with the following schedule:

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Ninety-seven (97) percent upon certification of units completed; the final three (3) percent shall be

paid not earlier than thirty (30) days after final completion and acceptance of the project.

Construction may be started after the execution of the Construction Agreement (the Contract) and the

issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The Notice to Proceed is anticipated to be issued on June 1, 2026.

Substantial Completion of the project shall be achieved no later than December 15, 2026. See the

“Construction Schedule” of the Technical Specifications for special instructions relating to this project.

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

produced within the State of Iowa, and preference shall be given to Iowa domestic labor in the construction

of said improvements. The Owner will, in evaluating Bids, consider the requirements of the resident bidder

preference law, and allow such preferences to resident bidders as are required to be allowed under State

Law. Bidder shall, when submitting a Bid, furnish an executed Bidder Status Form for the Owner to use

when applying the preference law. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may

result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected.

City of Pella reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days

after the date bids are received and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. The City also reserves the

right to waive irregularities, reject any or all bids, and enter into such contract as it shall be deemed to be

in the best interest of the electric utility.

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

Dated this 31st day of March, 2026.

CITY OF PELLA

PELLA, IOWA

By /s/ Mandy Smith

City Clerk

4930-4454-6958-1\10994-1025

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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:	West Generating Plant Control Upgrades Project
Category:	City of Pella Bids
Status:	Open
Bid Recipient:	City of Pella City Clerk

West Generating Plant Control Upgrades Project

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