Project Information

Bid Title

Notice to Bidders - BE#250498 Waukee CSD 2026 Playground Improvements Project

Issuing Agency

Waukee Community School District

Location

Iowa

Published Date

Feb 24, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 12, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Notice to Bidders - BE#250498 Waukee CSD 2026 Playground Improvements Project

Bid Deadline:
March 12 2026 at 1:00 PM CST

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Sealed lump sum bids will be received by the Owner at Waukee School Administration Building, 560 SE University Avenue until 1:00PM, Central Time, on MARCH 12, 2026.

Sealed lump sum bids will be opened and publicly read at the Waukee School Administration Building, 560 SE University Avenue at 1:00PM, Central Time, on March 12, 2026 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.

Lump Sum Bids will be considered by the Owner at a public meeting to be held at Waukee School Administration Building, 560 SE University Avenue at 6:00PM, Central Time, on March 31, 2026.

The general nature of the work is as follows: The project sites are located at Maple Grove Elementary,1455 98th St., West Des Moines, IA, and at Waukee Elementary, 850 6th St., Waukee, IA.

Project includes the removal of approximately 21,800 SF of playground surfacing and the removal of playground equipment. Includes the installation of approximately 21,800 SF of turf playground surfacing, playground equipment, 250 LF of subdrain, sodding and other work.

The project will be available starting June 1, 2026 for commencement of work.

Substantial completion shall be by July 31, 2026.

Final completion shall be by September 18, 2026.

Bidding documents may be examined at the Engineer’s office, and copies of the bidding documents obtained at: Beeline and Blue, 2507 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312. Phone: 515-244-1611. Copies will be made available upon receipt of a refundable check or cash in the amount of $100. The deposit will be refunded in full upon return of the documents in good condition within ten days after receipt of bids.

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PROJECT: WAUKEE CSD 2026 PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS

BIDS DUE: MARCH 12, 2026 at 1:00PM

BIDS TO: The Owner (hereinafter referred to as OWNER):

Waukee Community School District

560 SE University Avenue

Waukee, IA 50263

TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS

Sealed lump sum bids will be received by the Owner at Waukee School Administration Building,

560 SE University Avenue until 1:00PM, Central Time, on MARCH 12, 2026.

Sealed lump sum bids will be opened and publicly read at the Waukee School Administration

Building, 560 SE University Avenue at 1:00PM, Central Time, on March 12, 2026 or at such later

time and place as may then be fixed.

Lump Sum Bids will be considered by the Owner at a public meeting to be held at Waukee

School Administration Building, 560 SE University Avenue at 6:00PM, Central Time, on March

31, 2026.

The general nature of the work is as follows:

The project sites are located at Maple Grove Elementary,1455 98th St., West Des Moines,

IA, and at Waukee Elementary, 850 6th St., Waukee, IA.

Project includes the removal of approximately 21,800 SF of playground surfacing and the

removal of playground equipment. Includes the installation of approximately 21,800 SF of

turf playground surfacing, playground equipment, 250 LF of subdrain, sodding and other

work.

The project will be available starting June 1, 2026 for commencement of work. Substantial

completion shall be by July 31, 2026. Final completion shall be by September 18, 2026.

Bidding documents may be examined at the Engineer's office, and copies of the bidding

documents obtained at:

Beeline and Blue, 2507 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312. Phone: 515-244-1611.

Copies will be made available upon receipt of a refundable check or cash in the amount of

$100. The deposit will be refunded in full upon return of the documents in good condition

within ten days after receipt of bids.

Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid security, in a separate envelope, as security that

the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the

award of the contract corporate surety bond or bonds, acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful

performance of the contract, in an amount equivalent to one hundred percent of the amount of

the contract. The bidder's security shall be in an amount equivalent to 5% of the bid amount, and

shall be in the form of a cashier's or certified check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered

under the laws of the United States of America, or a certified bank share draft drawn on a credit

union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with

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corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner. The bid security will be held by the Owner until a

contract is fully executed and bonds are approved by the Owner.

All Bidders are required to provide a statement regarding their residency status as required by

875 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156.

Contractors using “materials, supplies, and equipment” on projects in designated “exempt

entities” may purchase these items without liability for the sales tax. The contractor must have a

purchasing agent authorization letter and an exemption certificate from the public entity to

present to the retailer, which specifies the construction project and will be available for that

project only.

Waukee Community School District will issue an authorization letter and an exemption certificate

to the contractor and/or subcontractors for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies,

and equipment to be used on this project only. DO NOT include sales tax on your bid form.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the date of the scheduled closing time for

the receipt of bids.

Bidders shall be prepared to submit a performance bond and payment bond conditioned on the

faithful performance of the contract. Out-of-state bidders shall be prepared to submit an Out-of-

State Contractor Bond to the Iowa Division of Labor in accordance with Chapter 91C of the Code

of Iowa.

By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and

coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa labor to the extent lawfully required under

Iowa law.

The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and waive informalities in Bidding.

Published by order of the Board of Education

Waukee Community School District

Waukee, Iowa.

By: Board President

Attest: Chief Financial Officer/ Board Secretary

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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