Columbarium expansion rebid reset
City of IowaIowa- Detected
- Nov 2, 2026
- 5 days ago
- Sector
- Parks & Recreation
- Est. value
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From the meeting
At its November 2, 2026 meeting the council rejected all bids for the Columbarium Construction/Expansion Project. Two bids were received on October 27, 2026, but the lowest responsive bid exceeded the engineer's estimate by more than 41%. The packet says the columbaria had been procured through Sunset Memorial & Stone Ltd via request for proposal and would be installed by the same firm with the site work.
The next procurement step remains open after the bid rejection.
- Meeting date
- November 2, 2026
- Agency
- City of Iowa
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