Park Culvert Replacement

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Mar 12, 2026
Due:	Apr 7, 2026
Agency:	Black Hawk County
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

JURISDICTION OF BLACK HAWK COUNTY CONSERVATION PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Black Hawk County Conservation

Board on the proposed contract documents (plans, specifications, and form of contract) and estimated

cost for the improvement at its meeting at 5:00 P.M. on April 9, 2026, in said Black Hawk County

Conservation Board Administrative Office for the Park Culvert Replacement.

Electronic bids for the work comprising each improvement as stated below must be filed before 1:00,

P.M. on April 7, 2026, local time. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the QuestCDN VirtuBid

system. No alternate electronic bid submittals or paper bids will be accepted. Bids will not be able to be

electronically submitted after the deadline. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders for additional information.

Electronic proposals will be opened and bids tabulated at 1:00 P.M. on April 7, 2026. The bid

opening will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams and teleconference. At the time for the opening

of bids you may enter the virtual bid opening meeting by clicking on the following URL:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28674646100734?p=B7v0qaE28Rz52Zx1u2. You may also phone in

to the bid opening by calling 515-598-4967 and entering the conference code 880686854#. The bid results

will be read aloud and posted in the Teams meeting. Results will be considered by the Black Hawk

County Conservation Board at its meeting on April 9, 2026.

Work on the improvement shall be commenced immediately upon approval of the contract by the

Board, and be completed in accordance with the written Notice to Proceed. The work shall be performed

regularly and diligently throughout the duration of the project.

Electronic Contract Documents are available at no cost by clicking on the “Bids” link at

www.snyder-associates.com and choosing the Park Culvert Replacement on the left. Project information,

engineer’s cost opinion, and planholder information is also available at no cost at this website. Plans may

be examined at this site without providing login information, but downloads require the user to register

for a free membership at QuestCDN.com. Downloading electronic contract documents is strongly

encouraged, but hard copies of the project documents may be obtained from Snyder & Associates, Inc.

900 Bell Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 at no cost. Those desiring to obtain hard copies must

make an appointment to pick up the documents by calling 319-362-9394. No drop-ins will be allowed.

The contract documents are available in the Black Hawk County Conservation Administrative Office and

may be examined at 1346 W. Airline Highway, Waterloo, Iowa. Contact Patricia Foote for document

distribution or other questions via phone: (319) 362-9394, or email: pfoote@snyder-associates.com.

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.

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.

General Nature of the Public Improvement

The Black Hawk Park Culvert Replacement project generally includes furnishing all labor, material,

and equipment for replacing twin pipe culverts with a precast reinforced concrete box culvert, repair of

the roadway, and all other associated construction items.

Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, 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 a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful

performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% 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 or a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or on an 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 Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in

the specifications.

Black Hawk County reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of up to sixty (60)

calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period.

Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100%

of its contract price. Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by Black Hawk County

and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein

contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless

Black Hawk County from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and

shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction

for a period of two years from and after acceptance of the contract.

Black Hawk County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252,

42U.S.C. 2000d to 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 pursuant to this advertisement, minority business

enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be

discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Contractor shall commence work on or after October 5, 2026 (early start date) and fully complete

the project on or before October 30, 2026 (completion date). Should the contractor fail to complete the

work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of $2,000 per calendar day will be assessed for work not

completed within the designated contract term.

Black Hawk County does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities,

and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the jurisdiction.

No preletting conference will be held.

This Notice is given by authority of the Black Hawk County Conservation Board

Black Hawk County, Iowa

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

Bid Title:	Park Culvert Replacement
Category:	County Conservation Board
Status:	Open
Bid Recipient:	Snyder & Associates on behalf of Black Hawk County Conservation