Ankeny Community School District Innovation Hub

The Ankeny Community School District (Owner) will receive sealed bids for the Innovation Hub project, to be located on the campus of Northview Middle School in Ankeny, Iowa. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 3, 2026, in the Cottonwood Room, Ankeny Community School District, 406 SW School Street, Ankeny, IA 50023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The Architect is INVISION Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa. The Construction Manager is Stahl Construction, Grimes, Iowa.

Bidding Documents

Bidding Documents will be issued on or about February 3, 2026, and will be made available to prospective bidders electronically at www.beelineandblue.com and through Procore. To obtain access to the Bidding Documents through Procore and other means, contact the Construction Manager, Donna Foster at dfoster@stahlconstruction.com.

The Work

The Work is defined by the Contract Documents and consists generally of construction of a two-story, approximately 160,000-square-foot secondary school and related site work. The Project will be delivered using the Agency Construction Management, multiple-prime delivery method, with separate prime contracts awarded directly by the Owner.

Work being Bid

Cast-in-place concrete, polished concrete floors, furnish precast concrete, furnish metals, erect precast concrete and metals, carpentry, casework, thermal and moisture, roofing and sheet metal, metal wall panels, metal roofing, cementitious wall panels, applied fireproofing, overhead and coiling doors, glass and glazing, drywall, acoustical ceilings, tile, wood flooring, carpet and resilient flooring, painting, specialties, food service equipment, athletic equipment, window shades, greenhouse, elevators, fire protection, mechanical, electrical, earthwork, rammed aggregate piers, concrete paving, fencing, landscaping, and site utilities.

Schedule

The anticipated start of construction is approximately April 6, 2026. Substantial Completion is anticipated within 24 months following the start of construction.

Pre-Bid Meeting

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on February 10, 2026. Meet in the Cottonwood Room, Ankeny Community School District, 406 SW School Street, Ankeny, IA 50023. Attendance is not mandatory, but bidders are encouraged to attend.

Bid Security

Each bid must be accompanied by bid security in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bonds
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the full amount of the Contract, in accordance with the Contract Documents and Iowa law.

Prevailing Wage

This Project is not subject to prevailing wage requirements.

Statutory Requirements

This Project is a public improvement subject to Iowa Code Chapter 26. All applicable provisions of Iowa law apply to the bidding process and performance of the Work.

Owner’s Rights

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities or irregularities, and to award contracts in the best interest of the Owner.

The School Board will conduct a Board Meeting on March 23, 2026, to consider the bids for this project.

Sarah Murphy
Secretary
Board of Directors
Ankeny Community School District
Ankeny, Iowa