Bid Notices
Beginning July 1, 2016, Jones County will post notice on this page of bidding opportunities for public improvement projects when the estimated cost of the project is expected to exceed the threshold established in Iowa Code Section 26.3, as adjusted. Visit the Iowa DOT website for more information on the dollar threshold.
In addition, the bid notices will be submitted to the Master Builders of Iowa for email distribution to its entire subscriber base.
Jones County may choose to also publish notice in various local publications and may solicit bids from applicable vendors, depending on the project.
Notices are required to be published on this site no fewer than 13 days and not more than 45 days prior to the bid filing deadline. See 2016 Senate File 2170.
Public Safety Storage Facility
Department: Board of Supervisors
Deadline: June 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
The Jones County Board of Supervisors are seeking bids for a new Public Safety Storage Building to be located at 119 Davidson Blvd., Anamosa, IA 52205. The project consists of a new building for use by Jones County for the storage of public safety vehicles and equipment. In addition to the base bid, there are two add-alternates as described on the cover sheet of the drawings. Per owner request, the exterior building envelope has been envisioned as two shell types. Upon receipt and opening of bids, the owner will decide which shell type will be constructed, and if any alternates will be selected. The Architect for the project is Solum Lang Architects located at 1101 Old Marion Road NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402. The owner representative for the project is Whitney Hein, Jones County Auditor located at 500 W Main St., Anamosa, IA 52205. Bids must be submitted in person to the Jones County Auditor’s Office at 500 W Main St., Anamosa, IA 52205 before 2:00 PM on June 17, 2025. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. The Board will publicly open the bids at 2:00 PM on June 17. There is a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 3, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Jones County Courthouse Boardroom, 500 W Main St., Anamosa, IA. Interested bidders may examine bid documents online at www.rapidsrepro.com or in-person at Rapids Reproductions, 6105 Huntington Ct. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Rapids Reproductions will require a deposit of $100 for printed documents. For the full details on the bidding process, please see the link below. If you are not able to view the full details of the bidding process online, please call the Jones County Auditor’s office at 319-462-2282.
Please note that the bid time has been moved to 2:00PM on June 17, 2025.
