Renovation of an elderly care / assisted living facility in Ankeny, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a elderly care / assisted living facility.

The project consists of furnishing the following supplies, equipment, and/or services. The bids are for a single Prime Contract (civil, general, mechanical and electrical combined) for renovation of the Neveln Center and exterior site improvements. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis; segregated sub-bids will not be accepted. Work is anticipated to commence upon award of contract, and be completed by November 2022, in one phase as shown on the Contract Documents. Plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed Work have been prepared by OPN Architects, Inc of Des Moines, lowa. Bidders and Sub-bidders requiring interpretation of the bidding documents or substitution requests are required to make a written request to the Architect by 5:00 p.m. local time seven calendar days prior to the date for receipt of Bids. Clarifications or modifications of the Bid Documents will be addressed via Addendum by 5:00 p.m. local time five calendar days prior to the date for receipt of Bids. A Bidder receiving a Contract award may retain the Bidding Documents and the Bidder's deposit will be refunded. Bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid in the form of certified check, credit union share draft, orsurety bond written on an original AIA Document A310, Bid Bond is required for this project. The Successful bidder will be required to provide surety Performance and Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum. The bid security should be made payable to the Ankeny Community School District. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security shall be forfeited to the District as damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within 10 days after the award of contract and post bond satisfactory to the District insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and the other contract documents. The award of the contract may be made by the Board of Education of the Ankeny Community School District to any responsible bidder or bidders offering suitable supplies, equipment and/or service at the lowest price taking into consideration the quality of materials or service in the best interest of the Owner. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract or contracts as shall be deemed in the best interest of the Owner. This Project is tax exempt. Do Not include lowa State Sales Tax in any calculation of Bid totals. Contractors and Suppliers will be provided an lowa sales tax exemption certificate for this Project. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coalproduced within the State of lowa.Nonresident bidders shall comply with lowa Code Section 73A.21, subsection 4. In accordance with, Chapter 73A, Code of lowa, when a contract for a public improvement is to beawarded to the lowest responsible bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In accordance with Chapter 156, lowa Administrative Code the public body shall request a statement from each bidder regarding the bidder's resident status. The statement shall be on the form designated by the commissioner. The statement shall require the bidder to certify whether the bidder is a resident bidder or a nonresident bidder. In the case of a resident bidder, the statement shall require the resident bidder to identify each office at which the resident bidder has conducted business in the state during the previous three years and the dates on which the resident bidder conducted business at each office. In the case of a nonresident bidder, the statement shall require the nonresident bidder to identify the nonresident bidder's home state or foreign country as reported to the lowa secretary of state, to identify each preference offered by the nonresident bidder's home state or foreign country, and to certify that, except as set forth on the form, there are no other preferences offered by the nonresident bidder's home state or foreign country. Interested bidders shall submit a completed Bidder's Status Form (See Section 00 60 00 - Project Forms for a copy of this form) at the time of Bid. The award of the contract may be made by the Board of Education of the Ankeny Community School District to any responsible bidder or bidders offering suitable supplies, equipment and/or service at the lowest price taking into consideration the quality of materials or service in the best interest of the Owner. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract or contracts as shall be deemed in the best interest of the Owner. Further consideration of the Bids received and award of contract or other action may be made by the Board of Education of the Ankeny Community School District upon proposals received in accordance with law and plans and specifications at its meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of August, 20271 in the Ankeny Community School District Board Room, located at 306 SW School, Ankeny, lowa 50023. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities or irregularities allowed by law and to enter into such Contract or Contracts as may be deemed in the best interests of the Ankeny Community School District. Plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed improvements, and also the prior proceedings of the Board of Education referring to and defining said proposed improvements are hereby made a part of this notice and the proposed contract by reference. All bids will be governed by applicable provisions in the lowa Code and Ankeny Community School District policies, including its Non-Discrimination Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy.