SLED Opportunity · IOWA · CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS
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City of Cedar Rapids requests bids for streetscaping, walkway, plaza construction at Tree of Five Seasons Park, and conversion of 1st Street NE to two-way traffic. Project includes landscaping, topsoil placement, and stormwater intake installation with a $2.79M budget and completion by October 2026.
Project Description: The Public Improvement, upon which bids are requested, generally consists of streetscaping, walkways and plaza at the base of the Tree of Five Seasons Sculpture and converting 1st Street NE from one way to two way between E Avenue NE and 1st Avenue East. Located at Tree of Five Seasons Park at the northwest corner of 1st Street NE and 1st Avenue East and 1st Street NE between E Avenue NE and 1st Avenue East. The Engineer’s opinion of probable cost is $2,790,000. Early Start Date: Tree of 5 Seasons Park - 3/30/2026 If USACE contractor still on site, must work around and coordinate with USACE 1st Street NE Conversion – 4/27/2026 or upon reopening of E and F Avenue bridges Late Start Date: Tree of 5 Seasons Park - 4/27/2026 1st Street NE Conversion - 5/18/2026 Milestones: All Tree of 5 Seasons Park Seeding complete – 9/11/2026 All 1st Street NE Conversion seeding complete – 9/25/2026 Final Completion: Overall: Completion Date - 10/15/2026 Tree of 5 Seasons Park: Working Days – 65 If all work is complete, working days will be suspended if the only seed germanation is remaining. 1st Street NE Conversion: Working Days - 65 --- Q&A --- Q1: Plans and specs appear to conflict on testing responsibilities. The plans indicate the Contractor performs compaction/trench compaction testing and the City performs concrete testing, while the specs state the City will retain testing for both compaction and concrete field testing. Can the City/Engineer confirm who is responsible for: (1) earthwork/trench compaction testing, and (2) concrete field testing? A1: Testing responsibilities will be revised as noted in a forthcoming Addendum #2. Submitted: 1/28/2026 10:30:22 AM (CT) Q2: For the park portion of this project, the landscape notes indicate to assume a minimum of 8 inches of topsoil in all landscaped areas. Can the City confirm how furnishing/placing this topsoil is to be paid? Is there a specific topsoil pay item intended to cover this work, or is it considered incidental to seeding/sodding and/or planting items? A2: A new bid item will be added to cover the topsoil using Addendum #2. Submitted: 1/28/2026 08:49:59 AM (CT) Q3: Looking for specific locations of items #75,76,84,85. Can these be hatched separately on the K sheets? A3: The K sheets will be updated in Addendum #2. Submitted: 1/27/2026 03:12:14 PM (CT) Q4: On page C501 the paver types 1-4 are noted. Paver type 1 is to be a premier finish brick and paver type 2 is listed as standard. Is the intent for type 1, type 2 and the mix on type 4 to be premier finish? It is not a good idea to place standard and premier finish pavers together in the same location. This needs to be congruent on both projects (1st St. and TO5S) A4: Type 2 finish will be changed to premier via Addendum #2. Submitted: 1/27/2026 10:11:50 AM (CT) Q5: On Sheet D.1, the plans call for installing new SW-510 intakes (replacing existing) but there are not any callouts for new rim or inlet/outlet elevations. Can the design elevations for the new SW-510's be provided? A5: Design elevations for SW-510 intakes will be provided in Addendum #2. Submitted: 1/27/2026 07:33:54 AM (CT)
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