1. When competitive quotations are required under section 26.14 for a public improvement, the governmental entity may proceed, in lieu of competitive quotations, as if the estimated total cost of the public improvement exceeds the competitive bid threshold under section 26.3.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 26.14A

  • estimated total cost: means the estimated total cost to the governmental entity to construct a public improvement, including cost of labor, materials, equipment, and supplies, but excluding the cost of architectural, landscape architectural, or engineering design services and inspection. See Iowa Code 26.2
  • Governmental entity: means the state, political subdivisions of the state, public school corporations, and all officers, boards, or commissions empowered by law to enter into contracts for the construction of public improvements, excluding the state board of regents and the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 26.2
  • Public improvement: includes a building or improvement constructed or operated jointly with any other public or private agency, but excludes all of the following:
     (1) Urban renewal demolition and low-rent housing projects. See Iowa Code 26.2
 2. If the total estimated cost of the public improvement does not warrant either competitive quotations under section 26.14 or competitive bidding under section 26.3, the governmental entity may nevertheless proceed with competitive quotations or competitive bidding for the public improvement.
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