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

The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. Work on the Project must be commenced within ten (10) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued and shall be fully completed by May 19, 2023. Each Bidder must accompany its Bid with a Bid security as security that the successful Bidder will enter into a contract for the work Bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety Bond, acceptable to the governmental entity, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The Bid security must be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the contract and must be in the form of a cashier's check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the Bidder may provide a Bid Bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The Bid Bond must contain no conditions except as provided in this section. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. The Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project. The City of Dubuque is issuing this RFP to remove and replace three existing high-rate sand filters with four new high-rate sand filters at Flora Swimming Pool in Flora Park. The selected contractor(s) will be responsible for providing all labor, materials, equipment, and services required to accomplish this work. Work is scheduled to be executed during the off-season months prior to pool opening at the end of May of 2023. Submittal of plans and application for a Swimming Pool Reconstruction Permit to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the responsibility of One Design and Engineering, LLC. Submittal of the reconstruction permit will occur immediately upon award of the RFP to the selected vendor and their submittal of filter make and model information to the City of Dubuque. Responsibility for inspections by the IDPH is the responsibly of the awarded vendor. The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award.