Renovation of an educational facility in Iowa City, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Any bid received after 2:01 p.m. on the bid date specified for the receipt of bids will not be accepted by Electronic. Each Bidder shall be solely responsible for electronically submitting their bid to the Owner before the time specified in Paragraph 1.1. All applicable fields shall be completed and amounts shall be in both words and digits. If words and digits do not agree, the amount as written in words shall govern. Program Description. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, seeks to provide opportunities for Targeted Small Businesses in the awarding of contracts. The Regents are authorized to award contracts to Targeted Small Businesses in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Code of Iowa. The Regents are also authorized to establish certified Targeted Small Business participation goals for construction contracts. Certified Iowa Targeted Small Business participation will be specified as a percentage of the Bidder's base bid as identified in the Project Requirements of the Contract Documents. The Bid Bond (Document 00 43 13), Bidder Status Form, Equal Opportunity Data Reporting Form Document (00 45 36) OR Certificate of Reporting (Document 00 45 37), and the Targeted Small Business Form (Document 00 45 40) shall be uploaded. On construction contracts competitively bid for which a participation goal is indicated, each Bidder who is not a Targeted Small Business shall submit a completed Targeted Small Business Form as provided herein. Bidders shall use the construction-related Certified Iowa Targeted Small Business Directory available at portal. Only those Certified Targeted Small Businesses which appear in the web site Directory shall be used to meet the Targeted Small Business participation goal as specified in the Project Requirements. If the Bidder intends to subcontract with a certified Targeted Small Business in the absence of a stated Targeted Small Business participation goal, the Bidder should inform the Owner of this intent by submitting a Targeted Small Business Form so that credit may be received for this participation. The bid shall not be qualified or conditioned in any way. Modifications, qualifications, or conditions submitted with the bid may result in the rejection of the bid. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the time set for the receipt of bids. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days thereafter. Bids shall be accompanied by and secured only by a cash deposit, a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bid bond in an amount of at least five (5) percent of the bid. Bids accompanied and secured by any other form of bid security shall automatically be disqualified. A copy of the check or bid bond shall be scanned and uploaded within portal. Apparent low bidder shall deliver original check, if applicable, to Design & Construction no later than 24-hours after bid opening. Certified checks and cashier's checks shall be made payable to the Executive Director, Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Bid bonds must be either in the form prescribed by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, contained elsewhere in this document, or in a form approved by the American Institute of Architects. A copy of the Board of Regents bid bond form is included with the bidding documents or may be downloaded from the Owner's portal. The bid bond must be executed solely by corporations authorized to contract as surety in Iowa. Attorneys-in-fact who sign surety bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney. Bid security shall be agreed upon as the measure of liquidated damages which Owner will sustain by failure, neglect or refusal of Bidder to deliver a signed contract stipulating performance of the Work in unqualified compliance with Contract Documents within ten (10) days after notification of award of Contract is given. Bid security when submitted in the form of a cash deposit, a cashier's check, or a certified check by any Bidder except the three lowest bidders will be returned withinforty-eight hours after the bid opening. Bid security when retained will, if a cash deposit, cashier's check, or a certified check, be returned within forty-eight hours after the Contract and Performance and Payment Bond of the successful Bidder has been executed by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. If the award process involves more than the bid holding time established in the Contract Documents, those Bidders whose securities are retained shall have the right to negotiate with the Board of Regents on the matter. On projects where bid amount exceeds $50,000, the instructions in Article 7 - Bid Security for Non-Targeted Small Business Bidders apply. On bids of $50,000 or less, Certified Targeted Small Businesses, as part of the bid documents, may either provide a bid bond OR a bond waiver from the Department of inspections and Appeals. Bidders shall file with each bid a completed Board of Regents Equal Employment Opportunity Data Reporting Form OR certify on the Certificate of Reporting that an Equal Employment Opportunity Data Reporting Form has been filed in the past twelve (12) months with the Board of Regents Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Officer. The Bidder's attention is called to the requirements of the Code of Fair Practices of the General Requirements of the Contract. Bidders shall be registered with the Iowa Labor Commissioner Bidder's Iowa registration number (Example: C123456) shall be included as provided for on the Form of Bid. Non-resident corporations submitting bids must be in compliance with Section 490.1501 of the Code of Iowa and legally authorized thereby to carry on such business in the State of Iowa as is required by the Contract Documents.The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the Work, and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for these purposes as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of such bidder, fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the Work contemplated therein. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced. Owner may reject any or all bids, waive irregularities or technicalities in any bid, and accept any bid in whole or in part which it deems to be in its best interests. Contract shall be considered awarded when the selected Bidder receives a written "Notice of Award" from the Owner. Completed Contract and Contract Performance and Payment Bond shall be dated the same and executed in two (2) original counterparts. Cashiered parking for persons attending bid openings scheduled at the University Services Building is available in Lot 11, as shown on the map at the end of the Instructions to Bidders. Limited onthe-street metered parking is also available.