NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF DECORAH, IOWA
General Notice
City of Decorah (Owner) is requesting Bids for the completion of the following Project:
2024 Tree Removal Project
Sealed bids for the completion of the Project will be received at the Decorah City Hall Office located at 400 Claiborne Drive, P.O. Box 138 in Decorah, Iowa 52101, until Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM local time.
The Project includes the following Work:
Removal of trees at various locations throughout the City of Decorah. The project consists of thirteen (13) boulevard trees. Stump grinding is not included as part of the project.
The project location(s) is as follows:
Various locations along City streets; all in the City of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Make bids on all items of Work. One contract will be awarded. The Contractor may begin work upon execution of the Notice of Award with a Substantial Completion date of August 30, 2024. Final payment will be made upon final acceptance of the Work.
The Owner may, at their discretion, reject any or all bids, waive informalities, irregularities or technicalities, or accept the bid and award the Project.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish insurance, as listed in the Request for Proposals (RFP), when the Contract is delivered to the Owner.
All Work and material are to be in strict compliance with the specifications listed in the RFP, and by this reference made a part thereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein.
In accordance with Iowa statutes, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.
Obtaining Bidding Documents
The Bidding Documents for the Project may be obtained either in printed or electronic formats for free.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project may be obtained in electronic format or printed format from the Issuing Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM:
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
City of Decorah
Street Department
108 Railroad Avenue
Decorah, IA 52101
Ph: 1-563-277-5153 / E: cityforester@decorah.iowa.gov
Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available in any format. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated Issuing Office. Owner will not be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated Issuing Office.
This Notice is issued by:
Owner: City of Decorah
By: Sam Hogenson
Title: City Forester
Date: July 15, 2024
