This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ames, Iowa. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Boiler Maintenance Services Contract for Power Plant, City of Ames The general nature of the work on which bids are requested is: Services contract for routine maintenance and emergency service repairs to two gas fired boilers at the Ames Electric Services Power Plant located at 200 East Fifth Street, Ames, Iowa. The first term of the contract shall be from contract award date through June 30, 2023. The contract is renewable for up to four additional one-year terms. The City of Ames, Iowa has imposed a one-percent local option sales tax. Each bidder is responsible for determining how applicable taxes may affect the bid submitted for the project. Questions concerning application of Iowa state and local taxes should be addressed to the Iowa Department of Revenue, Hoover State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Code of Iowa Section 26.8 and as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. Said bid security shall be based on an amount equal to at least 5% of the total budgeted amount of $325,000. Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of its contract price. Said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement in good repair for a period of one (1) year from and after the completion and acceptance by the City. Written questions due 5:00 pm local time June 28, 2022 The City does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City.