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

The extent of work on this project is the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and materials for the installation of approximately 401 trees, minimum 1" DBH, including watering for the minimum 1-year warranty period. The trees will be located throughout the City and work will occur during the 2025 Fall tree planting season. Site restoration will be required for any damage caused during the tree planting. Site Directions: Multiple Locations throughout Hiawatha See Special Provisions for Part 2 - Special Construction for specifications directly related to the trees, installation and maintenance. 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. Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City of Hiawatha, Iowa and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless the City of Hiawatha, Iowa from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction for a period of two years from and after acceptance of the contract. Project may begin after council approval on July 2, 2025. Contractor shall have the project final completed by Friday, November 28, 2025. All paperwork shall be completed by Friday, November 27, 2026. The City of Hiawatha, Iowa does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the jurisdiction