Renovation of a mixed-use development in Dubuque, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a day care center.

Neither the District nor its agents will assume liability for the inability of a bidder to submit a bid in a timely manner or the designated location. Bidders bear full and complete responsibility for the timely submission of such bid. Bids received after the deadline will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. The scope of work for the project located at Dubuque Childcare Collaborative Project, 7900 Chavenelle Drive, Dubuque, IA 52002, includes, but is not limited to the following: Work for the project includes but is not limited to earthwork, utilities, landscaping and other site improvements, building concrete, carpentry, casework, roof patching, sealants, doors, frames, hardware, aluminum assemblies, carpet, resilient flooring, painting, ACT, gypsum ceilings, specialties, foodservice equipment, fire protection systems, plumbing, HVAC systems, temperature control, electrical systems, and telecommunications systems. Bids will be received and project constructed under a single prime contract. Bids must be on a lump sum basis. Work to commence on or about December 12, 2023 with completion of work as follows: Substantial Completion of the DCSD Preschool Renovation Project shall be by August 2, 2024. When requesting Bidding Documents, please register your name, company name and complete address, telephone number (with area code), fax number, and email address. This information will be used to transmit addenda to all who are known to have received Bidding Documents. Please contact Benjamin Beard, Straka Johnson Architects, PC at 563.556.8877 with questions related to bid documents or related protocol. Each Bid shall be submitted on the Bid Form provided with the Bidding Documents. No oral, facsimile or telephonic bids or modifications will be considered. Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the Dubuque Community School District, Forum Building, 2300 Chaney Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52001--Attention Chief Financial Officer, in sealed envelopes marked with the Project Name and name and address of Bidder. All bids shall be sealed and plainly marked. Any alteration of the bid form may be cause for rejection of the bid. Each Bid shall be accompanied by Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid submitted. Bid Security must be in the form set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. Bid Security must be in one of the following forms: Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Credit Union Certified Share Draft or an approved Bid Bond Form. All bidders must provide a statement regarding the bidder's resident status. This statement shall be on the Bidder Status Form designated by the Iowa Department of Labor commissioner and available online. The statement must be signed by an authorized representative of the bidder. Failure by any bidder to provide a completed statement with its bid may result in the Board of Education rejecting the bid as non-responsive. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Certificate of Insurance and Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds both in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price and in accordance with other requirements outlined in the Bid Documents. Should the successful bidder fail or neglect to furnish satisfactory performance/payment bonds, refuse to enter into a Contract on the basis of the bid, or fail to meet the requirements of this Notice and the specifications regulating the award, the bidder's security may be retained as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date and hour set for opening of bids. IOWA STATE SALES TAX: This project is tax exempt. Do Not include Iowa State Sales Tax in any calculation of Bid totals. Contractors and Suppliers will be provided an Iowa sales tax exemption certificate for this project. BASIS OF BIDS: The Bidder shall include all requested Forms and attachments with their submission of the Bid Form; failure to comply may be cause for rejection. Consideration of bids and the award of contract may be made by the Board of Education of the Dubuque Community School District to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder determined on the basis of a combination of the base bid and any selected alternates at its meeting on December 11, 2023, in the Dubuque Community School District Board Room, Forum Building, 2300 Chaney Road, Dubuque, Iowa. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities or irregularities and to enter into such Contract or Contracts as shall be deemed in the best interests of the Dubuque Community School District. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. All bids will be governed by applicable provisions in the Iowa Code and Dubuque Community School District Board Policies, including its Non-Discrimination Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy. Question Deadline 11/07/2023