Site work and paving for a civil project in Marion, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; water / sewer project; road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and bridge / tunnel.

The project generally includes furnishing all labor, material, and equipment necessary for construction and installation of a tunnel crossing under Lakeside Road, excavation, approach trail grading, drainage, roadway patching and associated appurtenances in Linn County near Wanatee Park. No Prebid Meeting, but online Q&A will close at 12 pm on 02/19/2024. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, 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, in a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in the amount fixed in the Instruction to Bidders and shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or on an FDIC insured bank chartered under the laws of the United States; or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States; or a bid bond on the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price. Contractor shall fully complete the project no later than September 13, 2024. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, a disincentive of $500 will be charged per calendar day for work not completed within the designated contract term. Contractor is expected to begin project work on or before the late start date of June 17th , 2024. Should the contractor fail to complete the milestone work within this designated timeframe, a disincentive of $500 will be charged per calendar day for work not completed within the designated milestone contract term. Linn County Conservation reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. The project generally includes furnishing all labor, material, and equipment necessary for construction and installation of a tunnel crossing under Lakeside Road, excavation, approach trail grading, drainage,roadway patching and associated appurtenances in Linn County near Wanatee Park. The Engineer's Opinion of Probable Construction cost for the project is $754,000.