NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF DUBUQUE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Ambassador Ct. Storm Sewer Replacement
120.1
Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals
Sealed Bids for the work comprising each improvement as stated below must be filed before 2:00 p.m. on November 6, 2025, in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall - First Floor, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa.
120.2
Time and Placed Sealed Proposals Will be Opened and Considered
Sealed proposals will be opened and Bids tabulated at 2:00p.m. on November 6, 2025, at City Hall - Conference Room B, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, for consideration by the City Council at its meeting on November 17, 2025. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.
120.3
Time for Commencement and Completion of Work
Work on the Project must be commenced within ten (10) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued and shall be fully completed by June 30, 2026.
120.4
Bid Security
Each Bidder must accompany its Bid with a Bid security 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, acceptable to the governmental entity, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The Bid security must be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the contract and must be in the form of a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state- chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the Bidder may provide a Bid Bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The Bid Bond must contain no conditions except as provided in this section.
120.5
Contract Documents
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Engineering Department, City Hall – Second Floor, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001. The Contract Documents will also be available on the City’s website at
www.cityofdubuque.org/bids.aspx
. No plan deposit is required.
120.6
Preference for Iowa Products and Labor
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.
120.7
Sales Tax
The Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project.
120.8
General Nature of Public Improvement Project Ambassador Ct. Storm Sewer Replacement
CIP # 5586500036
This project provides for the extension of 380 feet of storm sewer along Embassy West Drive to address a drainage issue on Ambassador Court. The current drainage system for Ambassador Court is tasked with accommodating drainage from parts of Pennsylvania and Embassy West Drive. Due to capacity issues, stormwater overwhelms the existing storm sewer such that stormwater will flow out of the system and flood Ambassador Court from curb to curb and flooding adjacent homes.
120.9
Pre-Bid Construction Conference
Each prospective bidder is encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Construction Conference to be held at 2:00 PM on October 30, 2025, at City Hall - Conference Room A, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa in Dubuque, Iowa. Attendance by all prospective bidders is not mandatory but highly recommended.
120.10
Title VI – Non-Discrimination Clause
The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-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, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award.
120.12 Notice to Bidders Distribution
On the following date, October 22, 2025, this Notice was posted at the following locations:
1.
Master Builders plan room service.
2.
Master Builders construction lead generating service.
3.
The City of Dubuque Website.
