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Iowa Official State Web site
www.iowa.gov
Iowa's
official Web site is a good starting point for finding state government
resources organized by topic; government directories; links to
online government services, including income tax filing, job banks,
and corporation and UCC searches; online business services; and links to city and county
Web pages and sites.
Architectural Examining Board
www.state.ia.us/government/com/
prof/architect/home.html
Provides
information on licensing requirements for architects and on obtaining
authorization to practice architecture as a business entity; licensing,
change of address and renewal forms; complaint form and instructions;
exam, renewal, reciprocity and reinstatement information. Includes
full text of the Iowa Building Code Official's Handbook; full
text of related statutes, regulations, exceptions and definitions.
Alphabetical professional searches can be performed on the Department
of Commerce's Web site at www.state.ia.us/government/com/.
Attorney General Opinions
www.westlaw.com/iowaag/index.html
Provides searchable database of Attorney General Opinions issued after January 1977.
Bid Express
www.bidx.com
This private subscription service provides current and historical
Iowa highway construction bidding information for a fee. Can search
by keyword or scan current lettings; lists bidders; provides bid
tabulations, planholders, eligible bidders. Trns*port Expedite,
free electronic bidding software, allows users to submit bids
online and to download files for specific bids.
Department of Administrative Services, Procurement Services
das.gse.iowa.gov/procurement/index.html
Current bidding opportunities and contract listings are updated daily. Design and Construction provides ADA Advisory Committee project priority recommendations and office space standards. Describes vendor registration process; provides vendor registration forms; lists state government purchasing authorities. Provides "How to Do Business with the State of Iowa" vendor guide; service contracting guide; purchasing policies, procedures and regulations. Includes information about the Certified Targeted Small Business Program; lists purchasing contacts for targeted small businesses.
Department of Commerce, Insurance Division
www.iid.state.ia.us
Provides
online and downloadable complaint forms and complaint instructions;
databases of insurance agents and licensed companies; administrative
actions taken against agents or companies since 1998; complaint
ratios by type of insurance; online Commissioner's Law and Regulatory
Bulletins back to 1996; and insurance industry resources. Financial
Regulation Bureau alphabetically lists insurance companies that
are licensed to do business in Iowa and Iowa-domiciled companies.
Department of Economic Development
www.iowalifechanging.com/
Business lists financial assistance and infrastructure programs; provides Business License Information Center, a database of permit, license and registration resources; Business Resource Workbook; city and county links; workforce and business climate overview; database of available sites and buildings; International Business directories of exporters and international services; entrepreneurial/business links. Can download "Iowa Environmental Regulatory Guide for Industries." Division of Community and Rural Development provides information about and applications for the Rural/Community Planning Development Fund, Revitalization Assistance for Community Improvement Grant Program, Housing Fund and Local Housing Assistance Program; financing program documents and statistics. Community provides housing and income data. Iowa Facts provides statistics on business climate, corporate income tax, and quality of life. Can download "Business Factors" statistical publication.
Department of Natural Resources
www.iowadnr.com/
Energy Bureau provides information about energy programs, including Building Energy Management, Residential Energy, and energy efficiency incentives and assistance; energy guidelines for engineers; Life Cycle Cost Guidelines; and Building Energy Management publications. Engineering and Realty Services Bureau lists project lettings; letting results; and upcoming, under construction and completed projects. Air Quality Bureau provides permitting reports; construction permit forms and database; air quality consultant list; asbestos regulations, notification form and Compliance Sampling Manual. Water Quality Bureau provides wastewater consultant list, facility construction permit forms and design standards; septic system codes, construction permit forms, Design Manual; information, forms and participating lender list for the Onsite Wastewater Loan Program; Dam Safety permit information and forms; private water well construction information; stormwater permit guide and forms; water supply consultant list; pump installer registration forms; and information about the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program. Land Quality and Waste Management Assistance Division provides underground storage tank site listings, forms and technical documents; solid waste permitting requirements and forms. State Parks Bureau provides information and joint application for sovereign lands construction permits and information about environmental reviews. Resource Enhancement and Protection Program provides information about Historical Resource Development Program; Open Space Acquisition and Development Fund.
Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health
www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/default.asp
Bureau of Environmental Health Services provides contact information for backflow
prevention assembly tester registration program; link to the State
Plumbing Code; swimming pool and spa regulations; and Water Treatment
System Registration Program regulations. Bureau of Lead Poisoning
Prevention lists certified lead abatement contractors, workers
and inspectors; provides lead abatement certification regulations
and pre-renovation notification regulations.
Department of Public Health, Plumbers and Mechanical Systems Board
www.idph.state.ia.us/PMSB/
Includes full text of licensing act, list of board members, contact information.
Department of Public Safety, Division of State Fire Marshal
www.state.ia.us/government/dps/fm
Fire Inspection Bureau provides administrative rules by facility type; inspection forms and map; plan of correction guide; sprinkler inspection information. Building Code Bureau provides explanation and full text of the State Building Code; building code updates memo; building code advisory council meeting schedule and minutes; plan review requirements, forms, fee schedule. Alarm System Contractor and Installer Certification includes proposed rules and contact information. Automatic Fire Extinguishing System Contractor Certification Program provides rules, fee schedule, application, list of certified contractors.
Department of Public Safety, Electricians and Electrical Contractor Licensing
www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/electrician/
Includes board meeting agenda and minutes; license application; special endorsement requirements; continuing education approval forms; rules; fee schedule.
Department of Revenue
www.state.ia.us/tax
Provides
business tax information, including tax rates, Iowa tax forms
available that can be printed or accessed through the department's
Tax-Fax System, IRS forms and other states' forms. Provides informational
publications, including a guide for construction contractors;
annual Iowa legislative summaries on tax and finance issues back
to 1996; Iowa Tax News, a quarterly online newsletter with issues
dating back to 1996.
Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ia.us
Purchasing Section provides vendor guide and application; current lettings and bid awards; current equipment contracts and specifications; and procurement regulations. Office of Contracts provides current and next years' letting schedules; link to Bid Express bidding tool; DBE application, directory and program manual; contractor prequalification form; tentative lettings schedule; and letting process overview. Office of Construction contains construction manual; field inspection worksheets; Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates by zone; list of contractors participating in the Prevailing Wage Notification Program; electronic reference library; bridge construction, culvert construction and steel placement handbooks and online presentations; contractor cap and hammer database for pile driving; concrete material reports; hot mix asphalt reports; and erosion control primer. Consultant Utilization contains RFPs; prequalification information and forms; list of prequalified firms; policies. Office of Design contains design manual, design bulletins, consultant design packet, road design details, standard road plans and CADD files. Specifications Section contains electronic reference library and specification book order form. Used Equipment Auction page provides average used equipment sale prices, upcoming auction schedule and online form to request bid number. Iowa DOT Funding Guide contains information for local governments, organizations and individuals on funding assistance from DOT. Doing Business with the DOT contains index of construction, contract, consultant, specification, permit, bridge and structure, and other forms, organized by unit or searchable by number. Office of Materials lists approved materials and certified welders.
Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd
Provides
information on obtaining and renewing a driver's license through
the Office of Driver Services; map of the state with locations,
phone numbers, hours and testing schedules for all driver's license
stations; commercial driver's license manual; driver's license
manual and study guides; information on obtaining driver records;
information about vehicle registration, which is handled through
county treasurer offices; online registration forms; and phone
number for Iowa's special Commercial Vehicle Information Line.
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
www.state.ia.us/government/
com/prof/engineer/home.html
Contains
licensing requirements and forms for engineers and land surveyors;
comity information; change of address, license renewal, exam and
complaint information and forms; exam passing lists for engineers
and land surveyors. Provides full text of the Iowa Building Code
Official's Handbook; related statutes and regulations. Roster
of licensed engineers can be searched by city and county or alphabetically;
roster of land surveyors can be searched by license number or
alphabetically.
IowaJobs
www.iowajobs.org
Can browse job openings by category (including construction), region, full- or part-time status; lists workforce centers.
Iowa Finance Authority
www.ifahome.com
Contains program overviews, eligibility guidelines, applications, loan terms, and other resources for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Multifamily Preservation Loans, Mainstreet Revitalization Loans, Senior Living Revolving Loan Fund, construction loans for development of affordable single-family housing and other economic development programs. Provides information about environmental programs that finance underground petroleum storage tank improvements; State Revolving Fund to assist in upgrading or constructing local wastewater and drinking water projects; local housing assistance programs; and Correctional Facility Program created to finance the construction or renovation of correctional facilities.
Iowa Workforce Development
www.iowaworkforce.org
Employer resources include prevailing wage request form for alien labor certification; required posters; and unemployment insurance tax forms, publications, rate computations and tables. Labor Services Division provides asbestos permit information; licensee and permitee database; application forms for workers, contractors, designers, planners and inspectors; fees; code references; licensing and education requirements. Links to boiler safety code and rules; passenger and freight elevator permit and safety test forms; elevator inspector application form; wage and hour FAQs, wage claims form, statutes and rules. Iowa Business Directory lists businesses by county and city. Iowa Occupational Safety and Health provides information about consultation and education services, including non-enforcement advice on safety and health issues and on-site evaluations; lists safety consultants. Describes 10-hour voluntary compliance certificate for general and construction courses; lists reporting requirements; safety training videos and publications available on loan; provides forms, links to federal OSHA resources, statutes and rules. Unemployment Insurance Services provides online claim filing; unemployment insurance guide; employer information and forms; and employee benefits information. Labor Market Information includes economic trends; job outlook; occupational projections; employment and wage data; wage surveys; and unemployment rates. Guide to Iowa licensed occupations provides information on all regulated occupations, including architects, asbestos and lead professionals, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, boiler and elevator inspectors, well contractors.
Iowa Workforce Development, Construction Contractor Registration/Bonding
www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/contractor.htm
Provides
registration and bonding information; registered contractor database; Construction Administrative
Code, Contractor Registration Law and administrative rules; contractor
registration application; and out-of-state contractor bond form.
Iowa Workforce Development, Workers' Compensation Division
www.iowaworkforce.org/wc/
Provides
employer and worker FAQs; worker's compensation manual; hearing
schedule; reporting and compliance requirements; decisions; claim
and reporting compliance handbook; forms; benefit schedule; and
statutes and regulations.
Landscape Architectural Examining Board
www.state.ia.us/government/
com/prof/landscape/home.html
Contains
licensing requirements; information on examinations; registration
application; exam information; fee schedule; renewal, change of
address and complaint forms; full text of statutes and regulations;
and alphabetical roster of licensed landscape architects.
Office of the Iowa Governor and Lieutenant Governor
www.governor.state.ia.us
Comments
can be sent to the governor by mail, phone, fax and e-mail; includes
staff contact list, with phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Provides
online event invitation form; public schedules; news release and
speech archive; and alphabetical list of boards and commissions.
Office of the State Archaeologist
www.uiowa.edu/~osa/
General Contracts Program provides qualifications to conduct archaeological, architectural and geomorphological investigations. Highway Archaeology Program provides information about cultural resource assessments on transportation projects statewide.
Secretary of State
www.sos.state.ia.us
Provides
information on forming a corporation or other business entity.
Corporate records can be searched by name or corporate number;
UCC filings can be searched by personal name, business name or
UCC number. Can submit UCC filings online. Corporate and UCC forms
are available in PDF format. Provides fee schedule; business resource
links to other state agencies; and UCC and corporation statutes.
State Data Center
www.silo.lib.ia.us/specialized-services/datacenter/
Contains census and economic data; county economic profiles.
State Historical Society of Iowa
www.iowahistory.org
Provides
information, guidelines and applications for historical preservation
grants and federal and state tax credits; rehabilitation standards; historical preservation
review information, instruction form and list of consultants.
Targeted Small Business Database, Department of Inspections and Appeals
https://dia.iowa.gov/tsb/index.php/search
Can browse directory of Certified Targeted Small Businesses by business type or search by keyword.
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