26.3 - COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS.
26.3 COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTS.
1. If the estimated total cost of a public improvement exceeds
the competitive bid threshold of one hundred thousand dollars, or the
adjusted competitive bid threshold established in section 314.1B, the
governmental entity shall advertise for sealed bids for the proposed
public improvement by publishing a notice to bidders. The notice to
bidders shall be published at least once, not less than four and not
more than forty-five days before the date for filing bids, in a
newspaper published at least once weekly and having general
circulation in the geographic area served by the governmental entity.
Additionally, the governmental entity may publish a notice in a
relevant contractor organization publication and a relevant
contractor plan room service with statewide circulation, provided
that a notice is posted on a website sponsored by either a
governmental entity or a statewide association that represents the
governmental entity.
2. A governmental entity shall have an engineer licensed under
chapter 542B, a landscape architect licensed under chapter 544B, or
an architect registered under chapter 544A prepare plans and
specifications, and calculate the estimated total cost of a proposed
public improvement. A governmental entity shall ensure that
sufficient paper copies of the plans, specifications, and estimated
total costs of the proposed public improvement are available for
prospective bidders.
3. Sections 26.4 through 26.13 apply to all competitive bidding
pursuant to this section. Section History: Recent Form
2006 Acts, ch 1017, §3, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §3; 2009 Acts,
ch 179, §107
Referred to in § 8A.311, 26.4, 26.5, 26.12, 26.14, 26.14A, 28J.9,
35A.10, 73A.2, 73A.18, 105.11, 161C.2, 218.58, 273.14, 297.8, 314.1,
314.1B, 330A.12, 331.341, 357.14, 904.314, 904.315