SLED Opportunity · IOWA · CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS
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City of Cedar Rapids seeks bids for construction of park amenities at Cedar Lake including shelters, kayak launch, signage, restroom building, piers, boardwalk, trail reconstruction, and site preparation. Project cost estimate is $3.95M with completion by May 2027.
Project Description: The Public Improvement, upon which bids are requested, generally consists of construction and installation of park amenities features including shelters, accessible kayak launch, wayfinding and interpretive signage, trash receptacles, benches, bike racks, as well as construction of a new park restroom building, two (2) piers, a nature boardwalk, reconstruction of multi-use concrete paved trail, and site preparation and coordination with others to install playground equipment and surfacing located at Cedar Lake. The Engineer’s opinion of probable cost is $3,950,000. Early Start Date: Overall - Upon Receipt of Notice to Proceed Phase 01 - Upon Receipt of Notice to Proceed Late Start Date: Overall - 08/03/2026 Phase 01 - 08/03/2026 Milestones: None Final Completion: Overall: Completion Date - 05/28/2027 Phase 01: Completion Date - 12/31/2026 --- Q&A --- Q1: Will there be an addendum? A1: Yes, we will be issuing an addendum on Friday (6/12/26). The addendum will also extend the IonWave question cut-off until the end of day on Friday. Submitted: 6/11/2026 04:14:44 PM (CT) Q2: Spec sections 03 41 00 talks about designing the boardwalk system foundation, but it appears in the V sheets of the plans the entire boardwalk/pier system including the foundations are already designed. Can you confirm, are we to price this with the design in the V sheets, or is contractor responsible for providing a design for the boardwalk/pier foundation? A2: Pile lengths and diameters were determined by the EOR to achieve the required geotechnical capacity. The structural design of the precast concrete piles, including pile strength, reinforcement, handling, driving stresses, and all other requirements necessary to safely resist the design loads, is delegated to the pile provider. The delegated design shall be performed by a licensed Professional Engineer and shall comply with the project performance requirements and applicable codes. Submitted: 6/10/2026 04:11:39 PM (CT) Q3: Can the contracting authority give any past project examples of the floating island included in this contract? If not, can a basis of design be given for it? A3: The contracting authority declines to share past project examples of the floating island included in this contract. The Basis of Design for the Floating Islands are the Armor-Coated BioHaven Floating Islands Model 192 – Naturalized and Model 166 – Kidney products as listed in section 32 33 00 paragraph 2.10. Approved product substitutes have been requested and will be addressed by addendum. Submitted: 6/8/2026 03:59:40 PM (CT)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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