The Board believes the building plans of the District should provide for the most effective and efficient use of public funds in the operation of the District and its educational program while allowing a variety of contractors to compete for the project.
The Board supports economic development in Iowa, particularly in the District community. Therefore, all construction contracts shall be made in the District community or in Iowa from Iowa based companies if the bids submitted are comparable in price to those submitted by other bidders and meet the required specifications.
All construction projects undertaken in the name of the District shall be made in accordance with Iowa law and the board's policies. It shall be the responsibility of the board to approve construction contracts.
Public, competitive sealed bids are required for construction projects, including renovation and repair, with a cost exceeding the statutory minimums required by law. The public, competitive sealed bid requirement is waived in the case of emergency repairs when the repairs are necessary to prevent the closing of a school. The AEA administrator will clarify that the emergency repairs are necessary to prevent the closing of a school. The Superintendent will comply with the competitive quote process for those projects subject to the competitive quote law.
The award of construction contract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder based upon total cost considerations, including, but not limited to, the cost of the construction, the availability of service and/or repair, and completion date. The Board shall have the right to reject any or all bids and readvertise. The Superintendent of school shall recommend to the board with whom the contract should be made. A contract, which has been awarded, may be cancelled by the Board upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, who shall state the reasons for the recommendation to the Board.
*Reviewed: 09/16/02
*Revised: 12/11/06
*Revised: 12/13/10
*Reviewed: 06/08/15
*Revised: 06/08/20