Staff member, a staff member, opened public bids for two demolition and site‑clearance contracts and read bid amounts into the record. For contract DDash2020Five-eight-oneP, the staff member said the engineering estimate was $170,000 and that four bids were received: Midwest Demolition Contractors Incorporated of Wofford, Iowa, submitted $224,700 with 5% bid security; Peterson Co Contractors Incorporated of Rhinebeck, Iowa, submitted $283,200 with 5% bid security; De Carlo (listed also as DiCarlo in the transcript) Demolition Company of Des Moines, Iowa, submitted $242,600 with 5% bid security; and Lehman Trucking and Excavating Incorporated of Waterloo, Iowa, submitted $301,570 with 5% bid security.

The staff member then opened bids for contract RDDash2020Five-eight-twoP, saying the engineering estimate for that project was $140,000 and that two bids were received. The transcript records De Carlo/DiCarlo Demolition Company of Des Moines with a total bid of $324,011 and Lehman Trucking and Excavating Incorporated of Waterloo with a total bid of $317,375; each bidder provided 5% bid security. The staff member concluded the bid opening by saying, “Thank you for your bids.”

The record in the transcript reflects only the opening of bids and the amounts submitted; it does not show any evaluation, award, or selection decision. The bids and the listed engineering estimates are recorded in the public proceeding as read aloud by the staff member.

Clarifying details from the transcript: the engineering estimate for DDash2020Five-eight-oneP was stated as $170,000; the engineering estimate for RDDash2020Five-eight-twoP was stated as $140,000. Each bidder was recorded as having provided 5% bid security. No motions, votes, awards, contract start dates, or funding sources were stated in the transcript.