FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 10/12/2022 Contact: Nicole Davies, Finance Director Phone: 319-356-5085
Online bidding platform available for vendors - register to learn about the latest bid opportunities
The City of Iowa City has moved to a new online bidding platform, Ion Wave, which requires that those interested in bidding, sign up using the new registration link. This step applies to new and current vendors.
This new platform allows vendors to more easily bid on City projects, view the status of bids, see active contracts, and engage with staff.
Current vendors
If you are a current vendor, and you don't haven't already done so, you will need to register with Ion Wave in order to receive emailed announcements on bid notifications, view bids, and submit bid responses.
New vendors
If you are a new vendor, and you haven't already done so, you will need to register as a vendor to receive notifications when new bids are posted. Vendor registration instructions can be found here.
Please note that the City will be using both our current bid notification system and Ion Wave until we fully transition to Ion Wave. In the interim, you may receive bid notifications from both systems. We expect this transition to take place over the next few months.
Please note that this registration does not give you approved vendor status. Your registration is only used to provide us the contact information we need in order to email you when a new bid is posted for goods, services, etc. To be an Approved Vendor, applicants will need to be awarded a contract and will need to provide additional information at that time.
