2-A-Contractor Requirements for Stage II (VBS Stage I), 2.12.25.pdf

DFCM Contractor Requirements for Stage II Construction Solicitations, 2.12.2025 1

Contractor Requirements for Stage II Construction Solicitations In addition to the requirements that will be provided in the project specific Stage II solicitation documents, short listed Contractors must be able to acknowledge the stated DFCM terms and provide the following documents required to bid and hold a Contract with DFCM:

Acknowledgement of Pricing Terms Contractors will be required to acknowledge that their bid shall be good for 45 days after bid opening date.

Bid Bonds (requirement of all bidding Contractors) A bid bond properly signed by the Contractor and a qualified surety and submitted on the AIA Document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond form, or equivalent, in the amount of 5% of the cost proposal, shall accompany the cost proposal submitted to DFCM via email at dfcm_vbs@utah.gov. If the bid bond is not provided with the cost proposal, the cost proposal is nonresponsive, and the Contractor may be disqualified from the selection process.

The bid bond must be submitted on the AIA document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond Form, or equivalent, to be accepted unless only one cost proposal is received by DFCM, or the failure to comply with the bid bond requirements is determined by the Director of DFCM to be immaterial based on the following:

1) the bid bond is submitted on a form other than the AIA Document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond form, or equivalent, and the bid bond meets all other requirements including being issued by a surety firm authorized to do business in the State of Utah and be listed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Circular 570, Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Securities on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies for an amount not less than the amount of the bond to be issued. A co-surety may be utilized to satisfy this requirement; and

2) the Contractor provides a bid bond properly signed by a qualified surety and on the AIA Document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond form, or equivalent, by the close of business of the next business day after DFCM notifies the Contractor of the defective bid bond.

Subcontractors List (requirement of all bidding Contractors) All Contractors are required to email their Subcontractors List Form to dfcmcontracts@utah.gov by the time and date specified on the Solicitation Schedule. The DFCM Subcontractors List Form & Instructions can be found on the DFCM website – Construction Management - Standard Documents page and is also posted in U3P - Bonfire website.

DFCM retains the right to audit or take other steps necessary to confirm compliance with requirements for the listing and changing of subcontractors. Any Contractor who is found incompliant with these requirements is subject to a debarment hearing and may be debarred from consideration for award of DFCM contracts for a period not to exceed three years.

Contract Bonding (requirement of the Awarded Contractor only) DFCM intends to enter into a Construction Contract with the awarded Contractor. A copy of the Construction Contract can be found on the DFCM website – Construction Management - Standard Documents page. The Contractor is required to provide performance and payment bonds on the AIA Document A312 - 2010 Performance and Payment Bond Forms (or equivalent) in the amount of 100% of the Contract Sum and secured from a company that meets the requirements specified in UAR 23-1-1102. The bonds are to be emailed to dfcmcontracts@utah.gov within ten (10) business days of receipt of the Contract for signature. The Contract Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the bonds have been received by DFCM.

Health Insurance Statement of Compliance Form (requirement of the Awarded Contractor only) The Health Insurance Statement of Compliance Form applies to: (i) a prime Contractor (and design professional) if the prime contract (or design professional contract) is in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 or greater; and (ii) applies to a https://dfcm.utah.gov/construction-management/standard-documents/ https://dfcm.utah.gov/construction-management/standard-documents/ https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities https://dfcm.utah.gov/construction-management/standard-documents/ subcontractor (and subconsultant of design professional) if the subcontract is in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or greater. For benchmark information, please visit Health Insurance Statement of Compliance Benchmark Information.

The awarded Contractor must submit the Health Insurance Statement of Compliance Form to DFCM via email at dfcmcontracts@utah.gov before the Construction Contract Notice to Proceed will be issued. The form can be found on the DFCM website – Construction Management - Standard Documents page and is also posted in U3P - Bonfire.

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2) the Contractor provides a bid bond properly signed by a qualified surety and on the AIA Document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond form, or equivalent, by the close of business of the next business day after DFCM notifies the Contractor of the defective bid bond.