Legend Government Bids & RFPs

Sealed bids will be accepted until 09:30 am, on Tuesday, july14, 2026 for the various items of construction work listed below.

As a condition precedent to being furnished a proposal form, a prospective bidder must be on the current iowa department of transportation or local county list of qualified bidders except that this requirement will not apply when bids are received solely formaterials, supplies, or equipment.

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Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and certificate of insurance within 30 days of the date of the approvalfor awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and the forfeiture of theproposal guaranty.

Bids must be received by the purchasing division on or before the specified bid opening date and time. Late bids will not be considered under any circumstances.

Payment terms are Net 30. Payment is to be made within 30 days after receipt of properly executed invoice or delivery, whichever is later.

Unless otherwise specified, all workmanship and materials must have at least one 1 year guaranty, in writing, from the date of delivery andor acceptance of the project.

The evaluation of the product offered and the determination of the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder will be the sole responsibility of the purchasing division.

Failure to deliver within the time specified in the bid will constitute a default and may cause cancellation of the contract. Where the city has determined the contractor to be in default, the city reserves right to purchase any or all products or services covered by the contract on the open market and to charge the contractor with cost in excess of the contract price.

Representative samples shall be submitted upon request, if appropriate. Bidders proposing an equivalent brand or model should submit with the bid information such as illustrations, descriptive literature, and technical data sufficient for the city to evaluate quality, suitability, and compliance with the specifications in the solicitation. Samples must be submitted within seven 7 days after the request or such.

Protests with regard to the specification documents will not be considered after bids are opened.

Altered or incomplete bids, including nonacknowledgement of issued addenda or the use of substitute forms or documents, will subject the bid to rejection on nonresponsiveness grounds. Failure to initial any erasures, strikeover andor changes to prices may be cause for rejection of the bid as nonresponsive. Failure to manually sign by a properly authorized party shall cause the bid to be rejected as nonresponsive.