NOTICE OF TAKING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEBRASKA STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 5TH STREET TO 8TH STREET (PROJECT NO. 7534-719-387), IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

NOTICE OF TAKING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEBRASKA STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 5TH STREET TO 8TH STREET (PROJECT NO. 7534-719-387), IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

Estimate:  $3,002,395.00

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Sioux City, City Clerk, at the Customer Service Center located on First Floor in City Hall, 405 Sixth Street, in Sioux City Iowa, until 1:00 P.M., Local Time, May 26, 2026, for the construction of the project, as described in the construction documents. The project is located on Nebraska Street from 5th Street to 8th Street and includes the removal and replacement of the water main, limited improvements to the City’s sanitary sewer and storm sewer utilities, new sidewalk ramps, pedestrian signals at 6th Street, curb bump outs at the 6th Street corner intersection and 7th Street corner intersection, and streetscaping improvements.

Bids received will be opened and tabulated at a public meeting, presided over by a City Engineer, in the 4th Floor Clock Tower Conference Room in the Public Works Department, City Hall, at 1:00 P.M., Local Time, on May 26, 2026. Thereafter, bids will be acted upon by the City Council at such time and place as may be fixed.

Each bid must be made on a form furnished by the City and must be accompanied by a bid bond, a cashier’s check or certified check of an Iowa bank or a 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, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Sioux City, Iowa. The check or draft may be cashed by the City Treasurer as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within the ten (10) days after notice of award and post bond satisfactory to the City ensuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.  However, the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, re-advertise for new bids and to waive informalities that may be in the best interest of the City. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the state of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor.

The Notice of Public Hearing will be published in the Sioux City Journal on May 9, 2026 and May 16, 2026.

There are two sites for the project. Site 00 is the overall project and has a late start date of July 13, 2026. Year 2027 has an early start date of April 5, 2027 and a late start date of April 19, 2027.  Site 01 is all water main work affecting 6th Street traffic. All work on Site 00 shall be completed within 185 working days; all work on Site 01 shall be completed within 25 working days. There is no free winter work for this project.

Specifications for this project shall be the 2026 version of the Iowa Statewide Urban Standard Specifications for Public Improvements modified in accordance with the 2024 version of the City of Sioux City Supplement.

Copies of said construction documents are available at the office of the City Clerk of Sioux City for examination by the public. The documents are also available for viewing by the public, or sub-contractors, or suppliers, on the City’s Engineering website, under the Projects Out to Bid tab sioux-city.org/engineering . Construction documents for private use, or potential prime contractors may be obtained online at questcdn.com at no charge, or hard copy from the Purchasing Division, City Hall, upon deposit of fifty dollars ($50) via check or money order for each set. The deposit will be returned to depositor if the construction documents are returned in good condition within fourteen (14) days from date of award.

/s/ Heidi Farrens,

City Clerk of the City of Sioux City, Iowa

Post on the Construction Update Plan Room Network’s website at mbi.build.com and on the City’s website at sioux-city.org/engineering May 6, 2026.  Complete digital project bidding documents are available at https://qap.questcdn.com/qap/projects/prj_browse/ipp_browse_grid.html?projType=all&provider=6616586&group=6616586 and www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital documents for $0.00 by inputting Quest project number 10193263 on the website’s projects search page.

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