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

The Dry Run Flood Control Structures project work will includes construction of five (5) earthen embankments with reinforced concrete pressure pipe outlets across ravines and channels for the purpose of flood reduction. Work includes but is not limited to access route establishment, tree clearing, topsoiling, grading and excavation, embankment construction, drainage diaphragm, rip rap placement, aggregates and roadstone, concrete pipes and risers, erosion control and site restoration. Seeding will be completed by the owner. All site grading will be balanced on site from three borrow areas. The sites are remote and access for equipment and deliveries must occur only along the designated routes shown on the plans, unless otherwise directed by the owner. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with 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 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 bid security must be in the minimum amount of 5% of the total bid. Bid security shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or drawn 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 executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in Iowa or satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid bond must be submitted on the enclosed Bid Bond form as no other bid bond forms are acceptable. All signatures on the bid bond must be original signatures in ink; facsimile (fax) of any signature or use of an electronic signature on the bid bond is not acceptable. Bid security other than said bid bond shall be made payable to Winneshiek County Conservation. "Miscellaneous Bank Checks," and personal checks, as well as "Money Orders" and "Traveler's Checks" issued by persons, firms, or corporations licensed under Chapter 533C of the Iowa Code, are not acceptable bid security Winneshiek 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. Tree Clearing work shall begin not later than January 15, 2025 and must be completed prior to April 1, 2025 without exception due to bat habitat. All other work may begin at the contractors discretion and as weather permits and must be substantially completed by December 1, 2025 so the county may complete dormant seeding. Question Deadline 11/05/2024 at 5:00 PM CT Questions regarding the project should be received in writing should be addressed to: Grant Krichel, Shive-Hattery, Inc., 4125 Westown Parkway, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266 or by email to: gkrichel@shive-hattery.com.