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

**As of December 3rd, 2025, the project was awarded to Iowa Earth Works, LLC, with an awarded amount of $1,365,025.15** The SW 19th Street SRF Sponsored Pond project includes construction of a pond located south of SW 19th Street approximately 2,000 feet west of James Street. The improvements include the construction of approximately 225,000 CY of earthwork, 340 LF of RCP storm sewer between 12-inch diameter and 30-inch diameter, 4 storm sewer structures, 7 concrete aprons, subdrain, pavement patching, traffic control, erosion control, and miscellaneous associated work necessary to complete the project. Work on the improvement shall be commenced any time after a written Notice to Proceed is issued, no earlier than March 1, 2026, and no later than April 1, 2026, and shall be completed as stated below. The Notice to Proceed will be issued after the preconstruction conference, which is expected to occur in February 2026. 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 City of Grimes, for the faithful performance of the Contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract. The Bidder's security shall be in the amount fixed in the Instructions 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 City of Grimes. 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 one hundred percent (100%) of its Contract price. Said Bond shall be issued by a responsible Surety approved by the City of Grimes 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 Grimes 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 four (4) years from and after acceptance of the Contract. The Contractor shall fully complete work prior to September 30th, 2026. Full completion for the overall project shall be defined as all improvements, including restoration and seeding, ready for final acceptance. Should the Contractor fail to fully complete the work by these dates, liquidated damages of One Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per calendar day will be assessed for work not fully completed within the designated Contract term(s). The City of Grimes 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 City.