The Office of Contracts is at the focal point where all of the preletting activities converge so contracting can take place for construction.
The Office of Contracts is responsible for three major functions of the Iowa Department of Transportation:
- Estimating and contract letting.
- Bid review, monitoring and collusion detection.
- External civil rights compliance.
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View the 2009 Annual Employment Report on All Projects Let by the Iowa DOT Racial/Ethnic Minorities and FemalesLettings
Letting information
Iowa DOT's bid letting procedures and associated documents.
Letting guidelines
Electronic plan specification
Projects may be submitted electronically according to these guidelines.
Letting dates through 2011
The Iowa DOT maintains much of its contract letting information on an electronic database called Bid Express. General letting information and letting information older than six months is accessible to anyone. Current contract letting information is only available to subscribers.
Subscription information
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Program overview
How the Iowa DOT
plans to comply with
requirements of 49
CFR part 26.
Equal opportunity/Questions and answers
Contract Evaluation
Program
View events determining if and when a contract identification number appears on the choice list.
Download the most recent contract ID/project and vendor lists.
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