Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in WDM, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The extent of work on this project is the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and materials for the construction of improvements generally described as follows: The project includes a multi-use trail, sidewalk, a step pool stormwater conveyance (SPSC) structure, storm sewer, subdrain, riprap, seeding, tree plantings, and native plug plantings. Approximately 1,600 linear feet of 10-foot wide PCC trail will be constructed through a neighborhood greenway. The SPSC structure is a stormwater best management practice intended to mitigate existing gully erosion and convey stormwater. The SPSC structure includes erosion stone, boulder stones, sand/wood chip soil mix pool areas. The project includes approximately 7,840 CY of excavation including 6,105 CY of import fill. The City Council of West Des Moines, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract, and Estimate of Costs for the construction of said improvements at 5:35 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022 in the Council Chambers, 4200 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines. At said hearing, any interested person may appear and file objections thereto or to the cost of the improvements. All bids shall be made on a form furnished by the City and shall be filed on or before the time specified above, in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk of West Des Moines, Iowa, clearly stating that the envelope contains a bid on this project. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a bid bond, a cashier's or certified check drawn on an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. If a bid bond is submitted it must be on the form provided with the contract documents. The bid security submitted should be made payable to the City of West Des Moines, Iowa, and not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. This bid security is provided to the City of West Des Moines as security that if the bidder is awarded the contract by the City, the bidder will enter into a contract on the form provided by the City at prices bid and shall furnish the required performance and payment bond to the City. If the bidder fails to execute the contract and to furnish an acceptable performance and payment bond or provide a Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) days after acceptance of the bid by the City, the bid security may be forfeited or cashed by the City as liquidated damages. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract and guaranteeing payment to all persons supplying labor and/or materials in the execution of the work provided for in the contract. Additionally, the contractor must provide the City with a guarantee of maintenance of said improvement in the form of surety for a period of four (4) years from the time of acceptance by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any and/or all technicalities and/or all irregularities. Work on said project shall commence within ten (10) days of the written notice to proceed and shall be completed by September 30, 2022 Low Bids: Division 1 Division 2 Caliber Concrete (Adair, IA) $433,711.50 $282,436.36 Wenthold Excavating (Elkhart, IA) $405,576.50 $270,965.00 Concrete Connection (Johnston, IA) $406,400.00 $351,600.00 Engineer's Estimate $386,100.00 $278,300.00