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IA Code § 26.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.5 - Prohibited contracts.

26.5 Prohibited contracts.   If the estimated total cost of a public improvement exceeds the competitive bid threshold of one hundred thousand dollars, or as established in section 314.1B, a governmental entity shall not divide the public improvement project into separate parts, regardless of intent, if a resulting part of the public improvement project is not let in accordance with section 26.3.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §5, 42, 43  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1
IA Code § 26.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.6 - Donated funds.

26.6 Donated funds.   If private funds are offered to a governmental entity for a building or an improvement to be used by the public and such funds are conditioned upon private construction of the building or improvement, this chapter shall not apply to the project if the governmental entity does not contribute any funds to such construction.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §6, 42, 43  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1
IA Code § 26.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.7 - Notice to bidders.

26.7 Notice to bidders.   1. The notice to bidders shall adequately notify a potential bidder of a proposed bid and shall include the following items:   a. The time and place for filing sealed proposals.   b. The time and place sealed proposals will be opened and considered on behalf of the governmental entity.   c. The general nature of the public improvement on which bids are requested.   d. In general terms, when the work must be commenced and completed.   e. That each bidder shall accompany the bid with a bid security as defined in section 26.8 and as specified by the governmental entity.   f. Any further information which the governmental entity deems pertinent.   2. The notice to bidders may provide that bids will be received for the furnishing of all labor and materials and furnishing or installing equipment under one contract, or for parts thereof in separate sections.   3. On public improvements to be financed wholly or partially by special assessments against benefited property, the governmental entity, in the notice to bidders, may request aggregate bids for all projects included in any resolution of necessity, notwithstanding variations in the sizes of the improvements and notwithstanding that some parts of the improvements are assessable and some nonassessable, and may award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder submitting the lowest aggregate bid.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §7, 42, 43  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1
IA Code § 26.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.8 - Bid security.

26.8 Bid security.   1. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with a bid security as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety bond, acceptable to the governmental entity, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bid security shall be in an amount fixed by the governmental entity, and shall be in the form of a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the governmental entity may provide for a bidder’s bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The bidder’s bond shall contain no conditions except as provided in this section.   2. The governmental entity shall fix the amount of bid security prior to ordering publication of the notice to bidders and such amount must equal at least five percent, but shall not exceed ten percent, of either the estimated total contract cost of the public improvement or the amount of each bid.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §8, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §5  Referred to in §26.3, 26.7, 314.1
IA Code § 26.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.9 - Award of contract.

26.9 Award of contract.   1. The contract for the public improvement must be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. However, contracts relating to public utilities or extensions or improvements thereof, as described in sections 384.80 through 384.94, may be awarded by the city as it deems to be in the best interests of the city. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a governmental entity in the award of a contract for a public improvement or a governing body of a city utility from providing, in the award of a contract for a public improvement, an enhancement of payments upon early completion of the public improvement if the availability of the enhancement payments is included in the notice to bidders, the enhancement payments are competitively neutral to potential bidders, the enhancement payments are considered as a separate item in the public hearing on the award of contract, and the total value of the enhancement payments does not exceed ten percent of the value of the contract.   2. A governmental entity shall not require a potential bidder on a public improvement to provide any information which the potential bidder may deem to be confidential or proprietary as a requirement for being deemed a responsive, responsible bidder. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a governmental entity from obtaining information from the lowest responsive bidder to determine the bidder’s responsibility relating to the bidder’s experience, number of employees, and ability to finance the cost of the public improvement. However, a governmental entity shall require nonresident bidders to comply with section 73A.21, subsection 4.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §9, 42, 43; 2017 Acts, ch 65, §1, 9, 10  Referred to in §26.3, 26.10, 26.14, 314.1  2017 amendment to section takes effect April 13, 2017, and applies to notices to bidders for public improvements, bids awarded for public improvements, and contracts for public improvements entered into on and after that date;  2017 Acts, ch 65, §9, 10
IA Code § 26.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.10 - Opening and considering bids.

26.10 Opening and considering bids.   1. The date and time that each bid is received by the governmental entity, together with the name of the person receiving the bid, shall be recorded on the envelope containing the bid. All bids received after the deadlines for submission of bids as stated in the project specifications shall not be considered and shall be returned to the late bidder unopened. The governmental entity shall open, announce the amount of the bids, and file all proposals received, at the time and place specified in the notice to bidders. The governmental entity may, by resolution, award the contract for the public improvement to the bidder submitting the lowest responsive, responsible bid, determined as provided in section 26.9, or the governmental entity may reject all bids received, fix a new date for receiving bids, and order publication of a new notice to bidders. The governmental entity shall retain the bid security furnished by the successful bidder until the approved contract form has been executed, a bond has been filed by the bidder guaranteeing the performance of the contract, and the contract and bond have been approved by the governmental entity. The provisions of chapter 573, where applicable, apply to contracts awarded under this chapter.   2. The governmental entity shall promptly return the checks or bidder’s bonds of unsuccessful bidders to the bidders as soon as the successful bidder is determined or within thirty days, whichever is sooner.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §10, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §6  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1
IA Code § 26.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.11 - Delegation of authority.

26.11 Delegation of authority.   When bids are required for any public improvement, the governmental entity may delegate, by motion, resolution, or policy to the city manager, clerk, engineer, or other public officer, as applicable, the duty of receiving and opening bids and announcing the results. The officer shall report the results of the bidding with the officer’s recommendations to the next regular meeting of the governmental entity’s governing body or at a special meeting called for that purpose.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §11, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §7  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1
IA Code § 26.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.12 - When hearing necessary.

26.12 When hearing necessary.   If the estimated total cost of a public improvement exceeds the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as adjusted in section 314.1B, the governmental entity shall not enter into a contract for the public improvement until the governmental entity has held a public hearing and has approved the proposed plans, specifications, and form of contract, and estimated total cost of the public improvement. Notice of the hearing must be published as provided in section 362.3 and shall include a description of the public improvement and its location. At the hearing, any interested person may appear and file objections to the proposed plans, specifications, contract, or estimated cost of the public improvement. After hearing objections, the governmental entity shall by resolution enter its decision on the plans, specifications, contract, and estimated cost. This section does not apply to the state.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §12, 42, 43; 2016 Acts, ch 1009, §2  Referred to in §26.3, 314.1, 384.20
IA Code § 26.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.13 - Early release of retained funds.

26.13 Early release of retained funds. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1097, §6. See §573.28.
IA Code § 26.14A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.14A - Alternative procedures.

26.14A Alternative procedures.   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.   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.  2007 Acts, ch 144, §10
IA Code § 26.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.15 - Structure demolition project.

26.15 Structure demolition project.   A governmental entity may enter into annual contracts with multiple contractors for structure demolition projects, with each project having a total estimated cost of one hundred thousand dollars or less, or each project having a total estimated cost equal to or less than the competitive bid threshold as established in section 314.1B. The governmental entity shall solicit contractors by publishing a notice as provided in section 362.3. A contractor is eligible to perform structure demolition work for the governmental entity after the contractor executes an annual demolition contract in a form satisfactory to the governmental entity, including a bond and insurance. For the twelve-month period following execution of the contract or contracts, the governmental entity may obtain competitive proposals from each eligible contractor as necessary for the demolition of structures. The contractor submitting the lowest responsible proposal shall enter into a contract addendum to perform the work.  2006 Acts, ch 1017, §15, 42, 43
IA Code § 26.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 26 - PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BIDDING|Section 26.16 - Prequalification requirements prohibited.

26.16 Prequalification requirements prohibited.   A governmental entity shall not by ordinance, rule, or any other action relating to contracts for public improvements for which competitive bids are required by this chapter impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to any predetermined class of bidders defined by experience on similar projects, size of company, union membership, or any other criteria. However, a governmental entity shall require nonresident bidders to comply with section 73A.21, subsection 4.  2017 Acts, ch 65, §2, 9, 10  Section takes effect April 13, 2017, and applies to notices to bidders for public improvements, bids awarded for public improvements, and contracts for public improvements entered into on and after that date;  2017 Acts, ch 65, §9, 10
IA Code § 27.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS|Section 27.1 - Definitions.

27.1 Definitions.   For purposes of this chapter:   1. “Monitoring device” means a digital video or audio streaming or recording device that is part of a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a system in which signals are transmitted from a video camera or microphone to the receivers by cables or wirelessly, forming a closed circuit.   2. “Public hospital” means a hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B and governed pursuant to chapter 145A, 263, 347, 347A, or 392.   3. “Public library” means a library district as described in chapter 336.   4. “Public school” means a school district as described in chapter 274.   5. “Reasonable expectation of privacy” means a person’s reasonable belief, under the circumstances, that the person can disrobe or partially disrobe in privacy without being concerned that the person is being viewed, photographed, or filmed when doing so.  2017 Acts, ch 135, §1, 6; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §31
IA Code § 27.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS|Section 27.2 - Monitoring devices prohibited.

27.2 Monitoring devices prohibited.   The state or a political subdivision of the state, including but not limited to a public library, public school, or other government office open to the public, shall not use a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.  2017 Acts, ch 135, §2, 6
IA Code § 27.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS|Section 27.3 - Removal of monitoring devices.

27.3 Removal of monitoring devices.   On or before July 1, 2017, the state or a political subdivision of the state, including but not limited to a public library, public school, or other government office open to the public, using a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy shall cease use of and remove the monitoring device.  2017 Acts, ch 135, §3, 6
IA Code § 27.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS|Section 27.4 - Limitation on political subdivisions.

27.4 Limitation on political subdivisions.   On July 1, 2017, any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure adopted or enforced by a political subdivision of the state permitting the use of a monitoring device in a toilet, bath, or shower facility; locker room; common area within such a facility or room, including an area where a sink or changing table is located; or other space open to the public where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy is void.  2017 Acts, ch 135, §4, 6
IA Code § 27.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27 - MONITORING DEVICES IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS|Section 27.5 - Public hospital exception.

27.5 Public hospital exception.   This chapter does not apply to a public hospital where use of a monitoring device is necessary to protect the health or safety of a patient during a patient’s course of treatment.  2017 Acts, ch 135, §5, 6
IA Code § 27A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS|Section 27A.1 - Definitions.

27A.1 Definitions.   1. “Immigration detainer request” means a written federal government request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien, including a United States department of homeland security form I-247 or a similar or successor form. “Immigration detainer request” includes only written federal government requests that are accompanied by any of the following properly completed forms or similar or successor forms, if such forms or similar or successor forms are signed by an authorized United States immigration and customs enforcement officer:   a. United States department of homeland security form I-200.   b. United States department of homeland security form I-205.   2. “Immigration law” means a law of this state or a federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including but not limited to the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. §1101 et seq.   3. “Lawful detention” means the detention of a person by a local entity for the investigation of a public offense. “Lawful detention” excludes a detention if the sole reason for the detention is that a person is a victim of or witness to a public offense or is reporting a public offense.   4. “Local entity” means the governing body of a city or county. “Local entity” includes an officer or employee of a local entity or a division, department, or other body that is part of a local entity, including but not limited to a sheriff, police department, city attorney, or county attorney.   5. “Policy” includes a formal, written rule, policy, procedure, regulation, order, ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment and an informal, unwritten policy.   6. “Public offense” excludes a moving traffic violation under chapter 321.  2018 Acts, ch 1089, §1, 12
IA Code § 27A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS|Section 27A.2 - Law enforcement agency duties — immigration detainer requests.

27A.2 Law enforcement agency duties — immigration detainer requests.   A law enforcement agency in this state that has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States immigration and customs enforcement shall fully comply with any instruction made in the detainer request and in any other legal document provided by a federal agency.  2018 Acts, ch 1089, §2, 12
IA Code § 27A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS|Section 27A.3 - Completion of sentence in federal custody.

27A.3 Completion of sentence in federal custody.   1. The court, in a criminal proceeding in this state in which the sentence requires a defendant who is the subject of an immigration detainer request to be confined in a correctional facility, shall issue an order at the time of sentencing requiring the correctional facility in which the defendant is to be confined and all appropriate government officers to require the defendant to be transferred to serve in federal custody the final portion of the defendant’s sentence, not to exceed a period of seven days, if a facility or officer determines that the change in the place of confinement will facilitate the seamless transfer of the defendant into federal custody. The court in a criminal proceeding in this state shall retain jurisdiction to issue such an order at a later date if the court receives notice from a federal agency that a defendant was the subject of an immigration detainer request at the time of sentencing. The court shall issue such an order as soon as practicable after receiving such notice.   2. In the absence of an order issued under this section, a facility or officer acting under exigent circumstances may perform such a transfer after making a determination that the change in the place of confinement will facilitate the seamless transfer of the defendant into federal custody.   3. A defendant shall be transferred pursuant to this section only if appropriate officers of the federal government consent to the transfer of a defendant into federal custody under the circumstances described in this section.  2018 Acts, ch 1089, §3, 12
IA Code § 27A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS|Section 27A.4 - Restriction on enforcement of immigration law prohibited.

27A.4 Restriction on enforcement of immigration law prohibited.   1. A local entity shall not adopt or enforce a policy or take any other action under which the local entity prohibits or discourages the enforcement of immigration laws.   2. A local entity shall not prohibit or discourage a person who is a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, county attorney, city attorney, or other official who is employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the local entity from doing any of the following:   a. Inquiring about the immigration status of a person under a lawful detention or under arrest.   b. Doing any of the following with respect to information relating to the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any person under a lawful detention or under arrest, including information regarding the person’s place of birth:   (1) Sending the information to or requesting or receiving the information from United States citizenship and immigration services, United States immigration and customs enforcement, or another relevant federal agency.   (2) Maintaining the information.   (3) Exchanging the information with another local entity or a federal or state governmental entity.   c. Assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration officer as reasonable or necessary, including providing enforcement assistance.   d. Permitting a federal immigration officer to enter and conduct enforcement activities at a jail or other detention facility to enforce a federal immigration law.  2018 Acts, ch 1089, §4, 12
IA Code § 27A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 27A - ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS|Section 27A.5 - Written policies.

27A.5 Written policies.   No later than January 1, 2019, each state or local law enforcement agency subject to this chapter shall do all of the following:   1. Formalize in writing any unwritten, informal policies relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.   2. Update the agency’s policies to be consistent with this chapter, to require each officer or other employee of the law enforcement agency to fully comply with this chapter, and to prohibit an officer or other employee of the law enforcement agency from preventing law enforcement agency personnel from fully complying with this chapter.  2018 Acts, ch 1089, §5, 12