HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-04 H01B NW 6th St Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek_Award ContractAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: August 4, 2025
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of resolution awarding contract [NW 6th Street
Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek Project]
FORMAT:Resolution
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: Bids were received on July 30, 2025, with five
general contractors submitting bids. The engineer’s estimate for the project was $1,185,251.00.
The apparent low bid was submitted by Holzworth Construction LLC., of West Des Moines,
Iowa for $630,797.60. This bid is approximately 47% below the engineer’s estimate.
Staff recommend awarding the project to Holzworth Construction LLC., of West Des Moines, Iowa
for $630,797.60.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: Staff recommend awarding the project to Holzworth
Construction LLC., of West Des Moines, Iowa for $630,797.60.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Letter of Recommendation
II. Bid Summary
PREPARED BY:Lisa Bauman
REVIEWED BY:Rudy Koester RK
H1B
RESOLUTION 2025-
RESOLUTION MAKING AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT FOR THE NW 6TH STREET CULVERT OVER
LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, STATE
OF IOWA:
Section 1.That the following bid for the construction of certain public improvements
described in general as the NW 6th Street Culvert Over Little Walnut Creek, described in the plans
and specifications heretofore adopted by this Council on August 4, 2025, be and is hereby
accepted, the same being the lowest responsive, responsible bid received for such work, as follows:
Contractor:Holzworth Construction of West Des Moines, IA
Amount of bid:$630,797.60
Portion of project:All construction work
Section 2.That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby directed to execute the contract with the
contractor for the construction of the public improvements, such contract not to be binding on the
City until approved by this Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of August, 2025.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
8191 Birchwood Court, Suite L Johnston, IA 50131 Phone: (515) 254-1393 Fax: (515) 254-1642
July 31, 2025
Rudy Koester
Public Works Director
805 University Avenue
Waukee, IA 50263
RE: Recommendation of Award of Contract
NW 6th Street Culvert
Dear Mr. Koester:
The Bid Letting for the referenced Project was held on July 30, 2025, and bids were received
from a total of five (5) different bidders. A summary of the bids is as follows:
Bidder Location Total Bid Amount
Nagel Construction Allerton, IA $841,521.25
Gus Construction Co., Inc. Casey, IA $661,793.70
Jenco Construction, Inc. Dallas Center, IA $911,078.10
Elder Corporation Des Moines, IA $721,500.00
Holzworth Construction, LLC West Des Moines, IA $630,797.60
Our Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Cost for this project was $1,185,251.00
We have reviewed the lowest responsive bid and bid attachments, and everything appears to be
in order. Please find attached a detailed Tabulation of Bids. It is recommended that the City of
Waukee award contract for this work to Holzworth Construction, LLC of West Des Moines, IA in
the amount of $630,797.60.
Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC
Adam Schott, P.E.
Project Civil Engineer
Encl: Tabulation of Responsive Bids
Tabulation of Bids
Waukee, Iowa
NW 6TH STREET CULVERT
Over Little Walnut Creek
Foth Project Number: 0022W003.01
Bid Date:
ITEM NO. ITEM CODE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL
(NOT USED)
DIVISION 2 - EARTHWORK, SUBGRADE AND SUBBASE
2.1 2010-B-1000 CLEARING AND GRUBBING ACRE 1.6 10,000.00$ 16,000.00$ 3,500.00$ 5,600.00$ 4,000.00$ 6,400.00$ 5,000.00$ 8,000.00$ 6,100.00$ 9,760.00$ 5,000.00$ 8,000.00$
2.2 2010-D-1000 TOPSOIL, ON SITE CY 1149 15.00$ 17,235.00$ 9.00$ 10,341.00$ 5.00$ 5,745.00$ 6.00$ 6,894.00$ 7.90$ 9,077.10$ 7.90$ 9,077.10$
2.3 2010-D-3000 TOPSOIL, WASTE CY 1272 17.00$ 21,624.00$ 9.00$ 11,448.00$ 2.00$ 2,544.00$ 6.00$ 7,632.00$ 3.75$ 4,770.00$ 2.00$ 2,544.00$
2.4 2010-E-1010 EXCAVATION, CLASS 10, ROADWAY AND BORROW CY 16581 10.00$ 165,810.00$ 7.00$ 116,067.00$ 2.55$ 42,281.55$ 9.00$ 149,229.00$ 3.30$ 54,717.30$ 3.00$ 49,743.00$
2.5 2010-E-1110 EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE, STOCKPILE CY 15228 15.00$ 228,420.00$ 10.00$ 152,280.00$ 7.00$ 106,596.00$ 9.00$ 137,052.00$ 6.25$ 95,175.00$ 6.25$ 95,175.00$
DIVISION 3 - TRENCH AND TRENCHLESS CONSTRUCTION
(NOT USED)
DIVISION 4 - SEWERS AND DRAINS
4.1 SPECIAL FIELD TILE REPAIR AND FITTINGS, PVC, UNSPECIFIED DIAMETER LF
100 55.00$ 5,500.00$ 80.00$ 8,000.00$ 25.00$ 2,500.00$ 8.00$ 800.00$ 56.75$ 5,675.00$ 56.75$ 5,675.00$
DIVISION 5 - WATER MAIN AND APPURTENANCES
5.1 5010-B-1000
STEEL CASING PIPE, TRENCHED, 16 IN. LF 84 150.00$ 12,600.00$ 300.00$ 25,200.00$ 155.00$ 13,020.00$ 25.00$ 2,100.00$ 461.00$ 38,724.00$ 160.00$ 13,440.00$
DIVISION 6 - STRUCTURES FOR SANITARY AND STORM SEWER
(NOT USED)
DIVISION 7 - STREETS AND RELATED WORK
(NOT USED)
DIVISION 8 - TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL
8.1 8030-A-1000 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 3,150.00$ 3,150.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 3,315.00$ 3,315.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
DIVISION 9 - SITE WORK AND LANDSCAPING
9.1 9010-B-1400 CONVENTIONAL SEEDING, TYPE 4 (URBAN TEMPORARY MIX) ACRE 2 3,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 3,500.00$ 7,000.00$ 500.00$ 1,000.00$ 800.00$ 1,600.00$ 530.00$ 1,060.00$ 750.00$ 1,500.00$
9.2 9010-B-1000 HYDRAULIC MULCHING ACRE 2.5 2,800.00$ 7,000.00$ 3,000.00$ 7,500.00$ 1,800.00$ 4,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 6,250.00$ 1,900.00$ 4,750.00$ 2,250.00$ 5,625.00$
9.3 9040-A-2000 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) MANAGEMENT LS 1 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,000.00$ 3,000.00$ 2,900.00$ 2,900.00$ 3,200.00$ 3,200.00$ 2,750.00$ 2,750.00$
9.4 9040-J-1000 RIP RAP, CLASS E TON 294 50.00$ 14,700.00$ 80.00$ 23,520.00$ 65.00$ 19,110.00$ 75.00$ 22,050.00$ 85.00$ 24,990.00$ 78.50$ 23,079.00$
9.5 9040-N-1000 SILT FENCE, INSTALLATION LF 1214 2.00$ 2,428.00$ 2.50$ 3,035.00$ 1.50$ 1,821.00$ 3.00$ 3,642.00$ 1.50$ 1,821.00$ 2.35$ 2,852.90$
9.6 9040-N-2000 SILT FENCE, REMOVAL OF SEDIMENT LF 1214 0.25$ 303.50$ 2.50$ 3,035.00$ 0.01$ 12.14$ 0.20$ 242.80$ 0.25$ 303.50$ 0.10$ 121.40$
9.7 9040-N-3000 SILT FENCE, REMOVAL OF DEVICE LF 1214 0.50$ 607.00$ 0.25$ 303.50$ 0.19$ 230.66$ 0.20$ 242.80$ 0.25$ 303.50$ 0.10$ 121.40$
9.8 9040-O-1000 STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION EXIT SY 167 -$ -$ 30.00$ 5,010.00$ 27.00$ 4,509.00$ 25.00$ 4,175.00$ 22.75$ 3,799.25$ 17.00$ 2,839.00$
9.9 9040-T-1000 INLET PROTECTION DEVICE, INSTALLATION EA 2 250.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$ 1,000.00$ 190.00$ 380.00$ 200.00$ 400.00$ 200.00$ 400.00$ 185.00$ 370.00$
9.10 9040-T-2000 INLET PROTECTION DEVICE, MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL EA 2 55.00$ 110.00$ 500.00$ 1,000.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 15.00$ 30.00$ 26.50$ 53.00$ 10.00$ 20.00$
9.11 9060-F-1000 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE LF 950 5.50$ 5,225.00$ 3.50$ 3,325.00$ 3.00$ 2,850.00$ 4.00$ 3,800.00$ 7.25$ 6,887.50$ 3.70$ 3,515.00$
DIVISION 10 - DEMOLITION
(NOT USED)
DIVISION 11 - MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 11020-A-1000 MOBILIZATION LS 1 25,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 41,000.00$ 41,000.00$ 64,000.00$ 64,000.00$ 75,000.00$ 75,000.00$ 30,581.35$ 30,581.35$ 34,000.00$ 34,000.00$
11.2 11050-A-1000 CONCRETE WASHOUT LS 1 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 2,600.00$ 2,600.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$
DIVISION 12 - STRUCTURES
12.1 2107-0425020 COMPACTING BACKFILL ADJACENT TO BRIDGES, CULVERTS, OR STRUCTURES CY 120 21.00$ 2,520.00$ 20.00$ 2,400.00$ 25.00$ 3,000.00$ 20.00$ 2,400.00$ 47.50$ 5,700.00$ 42.00$ 5,040.00$
12.2 2402-0425040 FLOODED BACKFILL CY 156 75.00$ 11,700.00$ 60.00$ 9,360.00$ 80.00$ 12,480.00$ 35.00$ 5,460.00$ 190.00$ 29,640.00$ 50.00$ 7,800.00$
12.3 2402-2720000 EXCAVATION, CLASS 20 CY 1,370 70.00$ 95,900.00$ 9.00$ 12,330.00$ 8.00$ 10,960.00$ 8.00$ 10,960.00$ 7.25$ 9,932.50$ 4.20$ 5,754.00$
12.4 2402-3825025 GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR BLANKET CY 172 90.00$ 15,480.00$ 60.00$ 10,320.00$ 70.00$ 12,040.00$ 33.00$ 5,676.00$ 146.00$ 25,112.00$ 76.00$ 13,072.00$
12.5 2403-0100020 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE (RCB CULVERT) CY 386.2 875.00$ 337,925.00$ 605.00$ 233,651.00$ 564.00$ 217,816.80$ 800.00$ 308,960.00$ 630.00$ 243,306.00$ 600.00$ 231,720.00$
12.6 2404-7775000 REINFORCING STEEL LB 61,335 2.10$ 128,803.50$ 1.45$ 88,935.75$ 1.25$ 76,668.75$ 1.50$ 92,002.50$ 1.00$ 61,335.00$ 1.00$ 61,335.00$
12.7 2414-6460000 ORNAMENTAL METAL RAILING LF 171.2 300.00$ 51,360.00$ 300.00$ 51,360.00$ 249.00$ 42,628.80$ 275.00$ 47,080.00$ 260.00$ 44,512.00$ 249.00$ 42,628.80$
Elder Corporation Holzworth Construction, LLC
Des Moines, IA West Des Moines, IA 50265 at 2:00 pm Opinion of Cost
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Engineer's Nagel Construction Gus Construction Co., Inc.
Apparent Low Bidder
Allerton, IA 50008 Casey, IA 50048 Dallas Center, IA 50063
Jenco Construction, Inc.
Foth Infrastructure Environment, LLC
8191 Birchwood Court, Suite L
Johnston, Iowa 50131
Phone: 515.254.1393
Bid Tab
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Date Prepared: 9/12/2023
Date Printed: 9/12/2023
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Tabulation of Bids
Waukee, Iowa
NW 6TH STREET CULVERT
Over Little Walnut Creek
Foth Project Number: 0022W003.01
Bid Date:
ITEM NO. ITEM CODE ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL UNIT PRICE SUBTOTAL
Elder Corporation Holzworth Construction, LLC
Des Moines, IA West Des Moines, IA 50265 at 2:00 pm Opinion of Cost
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Engineer's Nagel Construction Gus Construction Co., Inc.
Apparent Low Bidder
Allerton, IA 50008 Casey, IA 50048 Dallas Center, IA 50063
Jenco Construction, Inc.
TOTAL BASE BID 1,185,251.00$ 841,521.25$ 661,793.70$ 911,078.10$ 721,500.00$ 630,797.60$
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct tabulation of bids received
on July 30, 2025 for NW 6th Street Culvert.
Waukee, Iowa - 2025.
___________________________________________________________
Adam D. Schott, P.E. License No. 24119 Date: 07/30/25
Bidders Status Form
Signed Proposal
Corrected
Bid Bond/Check
Foth Infrastructure Environment, LLC
8191 Birchwood Court, Suite L
Johnston, Iowa 50131
Phone: 515.254.1393
Bid Tab
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Date Printed: 9/12/2023
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