At a bid opening for Asbestos Abatement Services, Contract AB202508-01P, a staff member, bid clerk, read and recorded four bids and noted an engineering estimate of $170,000.

The bid amounts read were: Site Services Incorporated of Algona, Iowa, $126,500; All Star Environmental of Dubuque, Iowa, $163,800; REW Services Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa, $159,639; and Advanced Environmental of Waterloo, Iowa, $115,000. The staff member said each bidder provided a 5 percent bid security and closed the opening by saying, "Thank you for your bids."

The opening itself recorded the offers; no award or contract decision was made at the session. The bids and associated bid securities were entered into the procurement record for Contract AB202508-01P for subsequent review and evaluation under the agency's purchasing procedures.

The results show all bids were at or below the engineering estimate of $170,000. Further procedural steps, evaluation criteria, timelines for award, or contract start dates were not stated during the opening.