Opportunity
City of Bluffs Ionwave #PURCH - 2026 - 23
Big Lake Park Improvements Solicitation – Council Bluffs, IA
Posted
April 07, 2026
Respond By
April 22, 2026
Identifier
PURCH - 2026 - 23
NAICS
237310, 238990, 238910
This opportunity involves improvements to Big Lake Park in Council Bluffs, IA: - Government Buyer: - City of Council Bluffs Parks & Recreation Department - Scope of Work: - Removal of existing sidewalks, play equipment, play surfacing, and play gravel - Installation of new concrete sidewalks, play structures, play elements, swings, resilient surfacing - Storm drainage improvements - Drinking fountain and waterline installation - Seeding and erosion control blanket - Alternate work includes trail sections with pedestrian curb ramps, modular retaining walls, and pavement markings - Products/Services Requested: - Lump Sum Base Bid for all improvements (1 unit) - Alternate #1: Trail Section within Parking Lot Island (1 unit) - Alternate #2: Trail Section from Railroad Bridge to Parking Area (1 unit) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Notable Requirements: - Project awarded based on lump sum base bid with alternates - Compliance with equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination - Bid, performance, and payment bonds required - Electronic bid submission via IonWave - All work must be completed by the specified contract deadline
Description
The City of Council Bluffs Parks & Recreation Department is soliciting bids for the Big Lake Park Improvements project. The work includes removal of existing sidewalks, play equipment, and surfacing, and installation of new concrete sidewalks, play structures, swings, resilient surfacing, storm drainage improvements, a drinking fountain and waterline, seeding, and erosion control. Alternate work includes possible trail sections with pedestrian curb ramps, modular retaining walls, and pavement markings. Bids are to be submitted electronically via IonWave by April 22, 2026, and the project must be completed by May 6, 2027.