IA 150 @ 32.5MM: Tile Boring for Steel Encasement & Tile

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Dec 16, 2024
Due:	Jan 9, 2025
Agency:	State Government of Iowa
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	20 - Ship and Marine Equipment
Solicitation No:	RFB FY2025 #092
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Bid Information

Type	Request for Bid - Informal
Status	Issued
Number	RFB FY2025 #092 (IA 150 @ 32.5MM: Tile Boring for Steel Encasement & Tile)
Issue Date & Time	12/16/2024 01:00:02 PM (CT)
Close Date & Time	1/9/2025 01:00:00 PM (CT)
Question Cut Off Date	1/6/2025 04:30:00 PM (CT)
Notes	We highly recommend online submission of responses. This expedites the process and reduces errors for both buyer and supplier. If you are not yet a registered supplier in ION Wave, please visit Iowa DOT Current Opportunities to register for participation and full access to all documents. Overview: The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking bids for a qualified contractor for: Installation of a 15" steel encasement with a 12" plastic tile to be bored under IA 150 at approximate MM 32.5. This is connecting newly placed field tile by others on both sides of the road right-of-way. Award: It is the intent of the Iowa DOT to award the contract to the responsible bidder whose submitted quotation is the most advantageous to the Iowa DOT, cost and other factors considered. Other factors include, but are not limited to: Meeting or exceeding mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, and meeting required time schedule. Other factors may also include a comprehensive review of bidders as work performance and work capacity. Estimated project start date- 04/07/2025 (The date shall be coordinated with the IDOT Project Manager. (This is the estimated start date after all required documents are received (i.e., Insurance, performance bond and vendor signed contract). Estimated project end date- 04/25/2025 (This includes resolution to all punch list items, inspections and DOT acceptance typically used in construction bids) Note: Winter work to be allowed if weather permits. This will be at the discretion of the DOT Project Manager. Taxes: This project is exempt from state sales tax. Project Timeline: Start and completion dates listed in this solicitation are desired dates. Bidders are welcome to propose other reasonable dates for DOT consideration based on but not limited to; lead time for materials, beginning or ends of seasonal periods, coordination and availability of subcontractors. If new dates are proposed, please see attribute #7. Site Visits: A pre-bid site visit is highly recommended. To schedule a site visit, contractors must contact Kyle Williams at kyle.williams@iowadot.us with a date and time of when the contractor wishes to conduct a site visit. Contractors may visit the site by appointment only. Please provide a 24 hour notice before your requested visit date. Site visits must be conducted by the question cutoff deadline of 01/06/2025. Communication: Until a contract is awarded the sole point of contact for the solicitation is the Purchasing Agent identified in the solicitation. All questions must be directed solely to the Purchasing Agent listed in the bid opportunity. We encourage vendor to upload all questions on or before the question cut off due date and time in ION wave. Responses to questions will be communicated out to vendors via DOT’s ION wave bid system. Bid Responses shall be submitted within DOT’s ION wave Bid System or signed and prepared in ink or typewritten in the solicitation documents provided. Telephonic, email or facsimile responses shall not be considered. Please post questions to ION Wave before the question cutoff deadline of 01/06/2025 at 4:30PM CT. Questions or requests for site visit received after this date and time will not be accepted.