Engineering Services for Arc Flash Study

Location:	Iowa
Posted:	Feb 26, 2026
Due:	Mar 25, 2026
Agency:	City of Ames
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction H - Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services
Solicitation No:	2026-084
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Bid Information

Type	Request for Proposal
Status	Issued
Number	2026-084 (Engineering Services for Arc Flash Study)
Issue Date & Time	2/26/2026 09:31:30 AM (CT)
Close Date & Time	3/25/2026 02:00:00 PM (CT)
Question Cut Off Date	3/11/2026 05:00:00 PM (CT)
Notes	NOTICE & SCHEDULE OF EVENTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2026-084 ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ARC FLASH STUDY FOR WATER & POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT The City of Ames (hereinafter referred to as “the City”) is seeking proposals from qualifi ed firms to provide electrical engineering services for an Arc Flash Study for several critical facilities for the Water and Pollution Control Department. The preferred method is to submit proposals in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net in the format required, included with these proposal documents with all prices and requested data properly filled in, prior to the time and date proposals are due. If technical issues occur while submitting the proposal, contact the Procurement Specialist for the proposal and determine an alternate method to receive the proposal. Failure to submit the required information may deem the proposal non-responsive. The proposal shall include acknowledgement of receipt of all addenda. Addenda numbers shall be filled in the proposal response. PROPOSALS will be accepted by the City of Ames until 2:00 PM Local Time on March 25, 2026, in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net 2026-084 . Fir ms must be a registered supplier to submit a proposal in AmesBids. Proposals shall be uploaded in the Response Attachment in AmesBids. Once proposals have been thoroughly evaluated, the winning proposal will be presented to the approving authority for action thereon. Questions and requests for clarification of requirements for these services are encouraged. All questions and requests for clarification are to be submitted via AmesBids no later than 5:00 PM Local Time on March 11, 2026. Proposals received after 2:00 PM Local Time , March 25 , 2026 , wil l not be accepted. It will be the sole responsibility of the Firm to have their responses submitted in AmesBids before the closing hour and date. The City of Ames Purchasing Division is the only authorized source of proposal documents. Proposal documents obtained from any other source may be incomplete. It is expressly understood that any costs associated with preparing a proposal shall be at the expense of the Firm. The City of Ames does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, and to make such awards as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City.