Site work for a road / highway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The Work generally consists of fabrication and installation of wayfinding signage throughout the Downtown, New Bohemia, and Czech Village Districts A pre-Bid conference has not been scheduled for this Project. Bid security, as defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa Code, in the amount of FIVE percent of the Bid must accompany each Bid. The successful bidder shall be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price The City of Cedar Rapids seeks to enhance worker safety by creating workplaces that are free of drugs and substance abuse. All contractors and subcontractors shall be responsible for pre-employment drug screening of prospective employees. All contractors and subcontractors shall have in place a drug and alcohol testing policy that conforms to the requirements of Iowa Code and will be required to submit with their Bid an affidavit attesting to this practice. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to Iowa produced products and Iowa domestic labor to the extent lawfully required under State Statutes, providing that award of contract will be made to the bidder submitting the lowest responsible bid. In all contracts to be awarded for a public improvement, which shall include building or construction Work to be paid for in whole or in part by the use of funds of the municipality, resident bidders shall be allowed a preference against nonresident bidders from a state or foreign country which gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state or foreign country. The preference is equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country with which the nonresident bidder is a resident. "Resident bidder" means a person authorized to transact business in Iowa and having a place of business for transacting business within Iowa at which it is and had conducted business for at least six months prior to the first advertisement for the public improvement and in the case of a corporation, at least fifty percent of the common stock is owned by residents of this state. If another state or foreign country has a more stringent definition of a resident bidder, the more stringent definition is applicable as to bidders from that state or foreign country. The City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and technicalities, and to enter such contracts as it deems in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any proposal for 45 calendar days after the bids have been received and opened. The estimate of cost for this project is $650,000.