City of Waterloo Municipal Bid Opening - Thursday, July 9, 2026

The City of Waterloo held a municipal bid opening on July 9, 2026, to receive bids for two projects. The first project was for asbestos abatement services at 1442 Sycamore Street, the former Rath building, with an engineering estimate of $2,210,000. Two bids were received: REW Services Corporation from Des Moines, Iowa, submitted the lowest bid at approximately $2,004,261, and Advanced Environmental from Waterloo, Iowa, bid nearly $3,985,000. The second project had an engineering estimate of $125,000 and received four bids from local contractors, with bids ranging from $100,000 to $154,900. All bidders provided the required 5% bid security. The meeting focused on opening and recording these bids for further evaluation and potential contract awards.