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

Plans, specifications, and proposal forms for the work may be seen at the Office of Contracts until noon on the day previous to the letting. A listing of projects open for bids and details for each project will be available to potential bidders and suppliers three weeks prior to the letting date at the provided websites or by calling the Office of Contracts. The Iowa Department of Transportation uses the Bid Express website as the official repository for bid submittal. The repository will be available for a two-hour period prior to the deadline for submission of bids. If there is an interruption or other necessary reason, the Iowa DOT may delay the deadline for bid submissions, and instructions will be communicated via the Bid Express Agency Notifications Page. The official bid submission deadline is the cut-off date and time listed on Bid Express. Opening and reading of the bids will be performed one half hour after the bid deadline unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified, a bidder shall submit a proposal as per Article 1102.09 of the Standard Specifications. Proposals received after the deadline will not be read. Proposals containing reservations not provided for in the forms furnished will be rejected. A proposal guaranty/bid bond must be submitted with each bid as per Article 1102.11 of the Standard Specifications. An exemption certificate for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies, and equipment used in the contract will be issued. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable performance bond and certificate of insurance within 30 days of approval will be just and sufficient cause for denial of the award and forfeiture of the proposal guaranty. All bidders are notified that disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids and will not be discriminated against. On federal-aid projects where DBE goals are established, Form 102115 must be submitted with the bid documents. On all projects without DBE goals, affirmative action to seek out DBEs as subcontractors must be shown. Preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within Iowa, and resident bidders will be allowed preference against nonresident bidders in certain cases.