ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
URBANDALE WATER UTILITY
URBANDALE, IOWA
170TH STREET AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY (ASR) WELL
CONTRACT 1-2026
Urbandale Water Utility (OWNER) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
170th Street Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well
Contract 1-2026
Sealed bids for the construction of the Project will be received at Urbandale Water Utility located at 3720 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322, until October 27, 2026, at 2 P.M.,
local time. At that time and location the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud, with the results being reported to the Urbandale Water Utility Board of Trustees
at their meeting on November 10, 2026 at 3:30 P.M., at 3720 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322, at which time and place the Board will also consider the bids, or at such later time as may then be fixed. The award and/or approval of the contract may be subject to the Utility’s receipt of a Notice of Funding Eligibility (NOFE) from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The Project includes the following Work: Drilling of an ASR Well at 5027 170th Street, Urbandale, Iowa, as detailed in the Contract Documents including site preparation for
well construction and material storage; drilling, casing, grouting, mechanical integrity pressure testing, cement bond log, well development, test pumping, water quality testing,
video record, disinfection, and other items; and noise mitigation.
The Work will commence around November 2026 and will be substantially complete on or before October 15, 2027 and will be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions on or before November 15, 2027.
Complete digital Project Bidding Documents are available at www.strand.com or at www.questcdn.com at no cost. Download the digital Bidding Documents by inputting Quest project number 10317872 on the website’s project search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital Project information.
Paper copies may be obtained from the Issuing Office, which is Strand Associates, Inc.®, 2802 South Loop Drive, Ames, IA 50010. A refundable fee of $250 will be required (shipping and handling fees included). Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents will not be provided. The fee will be refunded if Bidding Documents are returned in a reusable condition within 14 days after the award of the Project.
All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid shall obtain the Bidding Documents from QuestCDN.com or from Strand Associates, Inc.®
Plan Holders are requested to provide an e-mail address if they wish to receive addenda and other information electronically. Plan Holders are requested to designate whether
they are a prime contractor, subcontractor, or supplier if they want this information posted on the Project Plan Holders List.
Each bid shall be accompanied by Bid security, as defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa Code, made payable to URBANDALE WATER UTILITY in the form of a cashiers check or
certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered credit union, or a bidder’s
bond with corporate surety satisfactory to OWNER in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total amount bid as security that if awarded a contract, the Bidder will enter into a contract at the prices bid and furnish the required Performance and Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance.
By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa. To the extent required by Iowa Law,
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.
Contract award may be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. However, Urbandale Water Utility reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, informalities and irregularities in the form of the bid, and to to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the jurisdiction.
All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the time set for receiving Bids. The Contract Times will commence to run within 30 days after the Effective Date of the Contract or at the end of the bid acceptance period, whichever is earlier.
Any Contract or Contracts to be awarded are expected to be funded with assistance from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and
is subject to all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including small, minority, and women-owned businesses, are encouraged to submit Bids for this Project.
Bidders must demonstrate positive efforts to utilize DBEs. Failure to comply could result in disqualification of Bidder and termination of financial assistance or other sanctions.
The successful Bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. All iron and steel products used on the
project shall be produced in the United States and comply with the American Iron and Steel requirements.
The Strand Associates, Inc.® project manager is Jennifer S. Ruddy, P.E. Questions regarding the Project can be directed to the Strand Associates, Inc.® project engineer, Trevor J. Walker, who can be contacted at 2802 South Loop Drive, Ames, IA 50010, (515) 233-0000.
For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and Contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Published upon order of the Board of Trustees of the Urbandale Water Utility, Urbandale, Iowa.
URBANDALE WATER UTILITY
URBANDALE, IOWA
Dated, this 15th day of September, 2026
John McCune
Board Chair
Attest:
Neil Weiss
General Manager