Site work, paving and new construction of a mixed-use development in De Soto, Iowa. Completed plans call for the construction of a fire / police facility; for site work for a fire / police facility; sidewalk / parking lot; for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot; pre-engineered storage facility; pre-engineered storage facility; and water / sewer project.

Construct a new fire station consisting of an insulated pre-engineered metal building with vertical metal siding and brick veneer on the east side, exterior sitework, and miscellaneous associated work, including cleanup. The west half of the building includes 4 apparatus bays with liner panels on the walls and ceiling. The east half of the building includes a training room, kitchen, 2 offices, 2 single user restrooms, storage, mechanical room, and a decontamination room with washer, dryer and shower with stud walls with gyp board finish. The hose tower is 10 feet wide, 10 feet deep, and 30 feet tall. The exterior sitework includes roughly; 5000 SY of 8" curb and gutter PCC pavement, 2100 SY of 6" curb and gutter PCC pavement, 7800 CY of modified subbase, 1500 LF of subdrain, 1000 LF of 12"-24" RCP Storm Sewer, 18 storm sewer intakes and structures, service pipe and connections, grading, plantings, traffic control, testing and other miscellaneous associated work. All work and materials are to be in accordance with the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost now on file in the office of the City Clerk of De Soto, Iowa and by this reference made a part thereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein. Also, at 6:00 P.M. on the 21st day of October, 2025, the City Council of said City will, in said Council Chambers, or at such time, date and place as then may be fixed, to act upon proposals and enter into a contract for the construction of said improvements. Liquidated damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day will be assessed for each day the work shall remain uncompleted after the end of the contract period. Separate damage assessments may be made for each of the completion dates with due allowance for extensions of the contract period due to conditions beyond the control of the Contractor. The work will commence within ten (10) calendar days after the date set forth in written Notice to Proceed and shall be completed by October 31, 2026. Each proposal shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the municipality and must be accompanied by bid security, as follows: a certified or cashier's check, drawn on a solvent Iowa bank or a 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, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa in a penal sum of five percent (5%) of the bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by responsible surety approved by the City Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained, and shall guarantee the prompt payment for all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the Contractor, and shall guarantee the work against faulty workmanship and materials for a period of two (2) years after its completion and acceptance by the City. Doc note: Plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed improvements, and also the prior proceedings of the City referring to and defining said proposed improvements are hereby made a part of this notice and the proposed contract by reference and the proposed contract shall be executed in compliance therewith. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities or technicalities in any bid and to accept the bid which it deems to be to the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any proposal for a period not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days from the deadline for submission of proposals.