# Iowa City Community School District Bidopportunities #RFB950300-01

Woodward Resource Center Freezer Structural and Building-Envelope Repairs

**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** November 17, 2026
**Identifier:** RFB950300-01
**NAICS:** 238110, 238160, 238190, 238390

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services is seeking construction bids to repair freezer structures and building envelopes at the Woodward Resource Center Central Distribution Center.
- **Government buyer and facility**
  - Buyer: Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS).
  - Facility and project location: Woodward Resource Center Central Distribution Center (WRC CDC), Woodward, Iowa; Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is identified as the facility’s agency.
- **Requested work**
  - **BP 01 – Structural:** Structural steel and joist-connection repairs, demolition associated with the work, concrete replacement, grading and regrading, excavation and fill, and subdrainage. Includes a unit-price item for over-excavation and fill, priced per cubic yard.
  - **BP 02 – Building Envelope:** Localized EPDM/TPO roof repairs, roof-edge work, sheet-metal flashing and trim, gutters and downspouts, sealants, and applicable cold-storage door work. Coordinate downspout connections with below-grade drainage work.
  - **BP 02 Alternate 01 – Freezer #3 Additional Sealant:** Seal insulated-panel seams inside and outside Freezer #3. If accepted, replace the roof edge and salvage and reinstall the gutters and downspouts. Drawings also describe additional sealing at the connector to Freezer #2.
  - No product quantities or product part numbers are specified; the work is priced as construction packages and a unit-price item.
- **Important requirements and conditions**
  - Freezers 1, 2, and 3 must remain operational during construction. Coordinate work daily with the owner and plan for working conditions around 0–20°F.
  - Project scope includes freezer-envelope thermal-break sealing, roof membrane and drainage improvements, and replacement of an insulated metal-panel freezer door.
  - Warranty requirements include one year for repaired roof areas, at least five years for joint sealants, five years for cold-storage door parts and labor, and one year for door hardware.
  - The hazardous-material survey found no asbestos; sampled freezer-door coating lead was below 0.5%.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No OEMs, manufacturers, or product vendors are named in the available materials.

### Description

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services is soliciting bids to repair a freezer with heaving and structural issues at the Woodward Resource Center in Woodward, Iowa. The work includes site re-grading, concrete replacement, structural steel repairs, roof patching, and sealant, flashing, and downspout modifications. The bid documents specify structural and building-envelope bid packages, with an alternate for additional sealant at Freezer #3 and a unit price for over-excavation and fill. The notice states that construction is anticipated to run from December 21, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and requires bid security equal to 5% of the total bid amount.

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