NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF DUBUQUE
2024-2025 SNOW/ICE REMOVAL FROM PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
120.1 Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals
Sealed Bids for the work must be filed before 2:00 p.m. on December 5th, 2024, to the Office of the City Clerk, 1st floor City Hall, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa.
120.2 Time and Placed Sealed Proposals Will be Opened and Considered
Sealed proposals will be opened, and bids tabulated at 2:05p.m. on December 5th, 2024, at City Hall - Conference Room C, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.
120.3 Time for Commencement and Completion of Work
Contractor must be available when requested by City and Property locations must be cleared within 24 hours of notification. This contract will be for removing Snow and Ice from City sidewalks at random locations in the event the City receives complaints that specific property owners do not clear their city walks within 48 hours after a snow event.
120.6 Preference for Iowa Products and Labor
By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes.
120.7 Sales Tax
The Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project.
120.8 General Nature of Work
2024 – 2025 SNOW / ICE REMOVAL FROM PUBLIC SIDEWALKS CIP # 1001108 – Sidewalk Repair/Maintenance
1. Sidewalk snow/ice removal is handled on a daily complaint basis.
2. Subsequent to on-site review of the complaint location, a one-time courtesy notice is sent to the property owner.
3. Property owners are given 48 hours after a snow event ends to clear the sidewalk. (Note: If there is a significant snowfall, the city may elect to delay enforcement giving property owners additional time to clear snow accumulations.)
4. If after notice is sent, the property owner does not clear the sidewalk within the required timeframe, a city contractor will be notified of the work.
5. The contractor has 24 hours after inspector notification to do the necessary snow/ice removal of all properties provided on the list of locations.
6. If a complaint is given for a previously cited location, the property owner is not notified. The work is automatically done; the city contractor will have 24 hours from the inspector notification to complete removal.
Base Bid Estimated Total Cost = $6000.00
120.10 Title VI – Non-Discrimination Clause
The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award.
