Notice to Bidders/Notice of Projects

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Notice of Project - South Market Street Gateway

Deadline: March 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF PROJECT

South Market Street Gateway Project

Ottumwa, IA

Project Description

This project will construct and install two columns and an over-the-road truss/signage assembly with lighting.  Columns are comprised of PCC footings, CMU core walls, brick and cast stone masonry veneer, cast stone caps, and internal steel columns to support the truss structure.  Tile art will be installed as a separate project.  The trusses are approximately 10.5’ tall and will span 70’ across Market Street at a minimum height of 16’-6” above the roadway.  The Gateway will be located at the north end of the Market Street Bridge

10% Bid Deposit

100% Performance and Payment Bond

Bid Deadline

March 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm (Central Time)

210 W. Main (Train Depot Building)

2nd Floor – Room 8B Conference Room

Bids will be publicly opened and read immediately after the 2:00 pm deadline by the City Clerk's office.

Project Start Date:  April 14, 2025                                

Project Completion:  August 29, 2025 (97 working days)

Liquidated Damages:  $750.00 per day.

Engineer's Opinion of Cost:  $461,720.00

Project Contact:           Phillip Burgmeier, PE

                                    City Engineer                          

                                    (641) 683-0680                       

Electronic Copy of Plans and Specifications are available at: Plans and Specifications governing the construction of the proposed work have been prepared by Genus Landscape Architects. Bidding forms may be obtained from Beeline and Blue’s ePlanroom at https://www.beelineplanroom.com. Electronic copies of Plans and Specifications and contract documents are available for download at the same link for no cost. Project information and plan holder information is also available for no cost at the same link. Downloads of the documents require the user to register for a free membership at https://www.beelineplanroom.com. Please contact Beeline and Blue at (515) 244-1611 for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information. 

11x17 (half-scale) black and white paper copies of the Plans and 8.5x11 black and white paper copies of the Specifications can also be obtained at no cost when picked up by the prospective bidder from Beeline and Blue, 2507 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312, (515) 244-1611. If prospective bidder chooses to have full-size (22x34) Plans printed, it will be at their own expense. If prospective bidder chooses to have hard copies mailed, cost of shipping will be at their own expense.

Note

Effective July 1, 2016, there are three specific ways in which the Notice to Bidders must be posted in Iowa: 

  1. In a relevant contractor plan room service with statewide circulation. (Master Builders of Iowa)
  2. In a relevant construction lead generating service with statewide circulation. (Master Builders of Iowa)
  3. On an internet site sponsored by either a governmental entity or a statewide association that represents the governmental entity. This page is the designated site for Notice to Bidders for the City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
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