AFB- Ft. Lyon - Life Safety Upgrades Multiple Buildings_FINAL_7-29-2024.pdf

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Design/Bid/Build - 2 Projects Ft. Lyon Campus, Bent County
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IFB1-NHAA-2025000029
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Larimer County, Lakewood City, Colorado

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This is an Advertisement for Bids (AFB) issued by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for two life safety upgrade projects at the Fort Lyon Campus in Bent County, Colorado. The solicitation covers two separate appropriations: Project 1 (HB1408) involves life safety upgrades and code improvements for buildings 4, 5, 6, 8, and 401, with an estimated construction cost of $1,025,000, while Project 2 focuses on safety upgrades for buildings 3, 201, and 221, with an estimated construction cost of $420,000. The mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 2nd, 2024, at 10 am, with sealed bids due on August 14th, 2024. The anticipated construction period is from August 26th, 2024, to May 31st, 2025, with a requirement that construction be completed no later than May 16th, 2025, to meet funding expiration.

Bidders must meet specific minimum requirements, including providing general contracting services for at least two projects over $500,000 in the past three years, demonstrating relevant experience, and showing bonding capability up to $1,000,000. The project is subject to several state regulations, including the Buy Clean Colorado Act, prevailing wage rates, and apprenticeship program requirements. Vendors must submit bids electronically through BidNet, with a preference given to Colorado resident bidders. The project is funded through state appropriations and is part of a broader effort to improve life safety and code compliance at the historic Fort Lyon Campus, which currently serves as a supportive housing facility for homeless veterans.

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OSA-AFB-1 pg. 1

REV 1/2024

Project No: 2021-035M21 Project Title: HB1408 Improve Life Safety and Code, Multiple Buildings Estimated Construction Cost: $1,025,000

Project No: 2024-110M23 Project Title: Life Safety, Three Buildings Estimated Construction Cost: $420,000

Settlement Notice For all projects with a total dollar value above $150,000 Notice of Final Settlement is required by C.R.S. §38-26-107(1). Final Settlement, if required, will be advertised in the same location as the original solicitation.

Project Description

This solicitation consists of two separate appropriations at the Fort Lyon Campus in Bent County Colorado. Fort Lyon is a registered Historic District with National and State Historic Register. Its beginnings date back to 1867 but most of the buildings were built between 1929 and 1944 as a Navy Hospital. In 2001 it served as a hospital for the Colorado Department of Corrections. In 2012 It was 2012 ownership was transferred to the Department of Local Affairs to offer supportive housing, health services, substance abuse treatment, counseling and training for homeless veterans. Many of the buildings on the Ft. Lyon campus do not meet current code and life safety requirements. Project 1: HB1408 Improve Life Safety and Code, Multiple Buildings entails life safety upgrades and code improvements for buildings 4, 5, 6, 8 and 401. Project 2: Life Safety, Three Buildings entails safety upgrades and code improvements for buildings 3, 201 and 221.

Each building has varying degrees of renovation including providing accessible restrooms and showers, stair and handrail modifications, door and hardware modifications, emergency lighting, exit signs, smoke detectors and fire annunciators.

Scope of Services

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Design/Bid/Build State of Colorado

Department of Local Affairs Notice Number: 1

IFB1-NHAA-2025000029

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 2

Review Bid Documents for each of the seven buildings as part of this solicitation for the full scope of work. Bids shall include fire department, State Plumbing and State Electrical Board inspections.

Hazardous materials abatement should be included where necessary to perform the modifications. Full remediation is not required.

The Apparent Low Bidder will be based on the total cost of Project 1 and Project 2. The general contractor awarded the first seven buildings will be asked to propose on Building 221 when those Bid Documents are completed and receive code compliance from the Office of the State Architect.

Building 221 will be added as an Amendment to the contract.

Minimum Requirements

Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that all firms will be required to meet all minimum requirements to be considered for this project. Interested bidders should be prepared to show evidence of the following to be considered as qualified, as a minimum:

1. Provided General Contracting services within the last three (3) years for at least two (2) projects each in excess of $500,000 (hard costs), utilizing the expertise present in their Colorado Office;

and

2. Demonstrated specific General Contracting experience in projects of similar scope and complexity; and

3. Demonstrated bonding capability up to $ 1,000,000 for an individual project coincidentally with current and anticipated workloads; provide letter from surety that affirms this capacity.

4) Per C.R.S. §24-92-115 unless prohibited by applicable federal law, contract for any public project in the amount of one million dollars or more, that does not receive federal money, in the amount of one million dollars or more shall require the general contractor to which the contract is awarded to submit, at the time the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing subcontractor is put under contract, documentation that Identifies the contractors or subcontractors that will be used for all mechanical, sheet metal, fire suppression, sprinkler fitting, electrical, and plumbing work required on the project and certifies that all firms identified participate in apprenticeship programs registered with the United States department of labor’s employment and training administration or state apprenticeship councils recognized by the United States department of labor and have a proven record of graduating a minimum of 15% of its apprentices for at least three of the past five years.

5) Per C.R.S. §24-92-Part 2, a public construction project in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars or more shall be subject to the State prevailing wage rate, of the regular, holiday, and overtime wages paid and the general prevailing payments on behalf of employees to lawful welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice training, and educational funds in the State, for each employee needed to execute the contract. Payments to the funds must constitute an ordinary business expense deduction for federal income tax purposes by contractors and subcontractors.

Contractors are required to pay their employees at weekly intervals and shall comply with the enforcement provisions of C.R.S. §24-92-209. Contractors awarded a project of this size will be required to utilize the LCPTracker cloud-based labor compliance and certified payroll application.

Per C.R.S. §24-92-117, a public construction project in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars or more shall be subject to the Buy Clean Colorado (BCCO) Act program requirements.

The BCCO Act requires the Office of the State Architect to establish a maximum acceptable global

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 3 warming potential (GWP) limit for each category of eligible materials, which include asphalt and asphalt mixtures, cement and concrete mixtures, glass, post-tension steel, reinforcing steel, structural steel, and wood structural elements. For any solicitation for a contract for the design of an eligible project, a State Agency or institution shall require the designer who is awarded the contract to include, in project specifications when final construction documents are released, a current Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) that meets the maximum acceptable GWP limits for each eligible material specified for the project. A contractor that is awarded a contract for an eligible project shall not install any eligible materials on the project until the contractor submits an EPD for each eligible material procured for the project.

Firms meeting the minimum requirements may obtain the bidding documents on the website accompanying this advertisement.

Other Information

Preference shall be given to Colorado resident bidders and for Colorado labor, as provided by law.

Per C.R.S. §24-105-201 If the construction value is $50,000 or greater a Bid Bond and Power of Attorney or Proposal Guaranty is required in an amount not less than 5% of the total Bid.

Pre-Bid Meeting

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at:

Address: Ft. Lyon Campus – 30999 Co Rd 15, Las Animas, CO 81054 Room: Meet in front of building 401 along second street, adjacent to the parade grounds / large green space.

Date/Time August 2nd, 2024 at 10am.

Schedule/Submission Details

1. The schedule of events for the AFB process and an outline of the schedule for the balance of the project is as follows:

Advertisement July 29th,2024 Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Tour August 1st, 2024 at 10am Date Email Questions Due August 7th, 2024 at 10am Date Email Answers Issued August 9th, 2024 at 11am Sealed Bids Due/Public Bid Opening August 14th, 2024 Contract Approval (projected) September 4th , 2024 Anticipated General Contractor Start September 23rd, 2024 Anticipated Construction Start/Finish August 26th, 2024 - May 31st, 2025

Funds expire 6/1/25. Construction must be complete no later than May 16, 2025 in order to advertise for Final Settlement

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 4

1. Vendors must respond electronically through BidNet. If you need assistance please contact BidNet’s Vendor Support Department at 800-835-4603, Option 2, https://www.bidnetdirect.com/ Please note that vendors must register on BidNet in order to submit their proposals electronically. This is a free service. Upload a zip folder that is titled with the Invitation for Bid#: IFB1-NHAA-2025000029, Ft. Lyon Locksmith Shop Rebuild, and the Offeror’s name.

Comments: Late bids may or may not be accepted at DOLA’s discretion. The Department of Local Affairs and the State of Colorado assume no responsibility for costs related to the preparation of bid submittals.

2. The above schedule is tentative. Responding firms shall be notified of revisions in a timely manner by email or posted Bidnet website. Respondents may elect to verify times and dates by email, but no earlier than 36 hours before the scheduled date and time.

Point of Contact/Clarification

Name: Brett Appel - DOLA Agency: Department of Local Affairs Phone: 720-668-0383 Fax: N/A Email: brett.appel@state.co.us

This Notice is also available on the web at:

https://codpa-vss.cloud.cgifederal.com/webapp/PRDVSS2X1/AltSelfService Media of Publication(s): Colorado VSS and Bidnet Publication Dates: July 29th, 2024

APPENDICES:

Appendix A: Information for Bidders (SBP-6.12)

Appendix B1: Bid Form (SBP-6.13) Appendix B2: Bid Alternates (SBP-6.131) Appendix B3: Multiple Project Bid Form (SBP6.134) Appendix B3: Bid Bond (SBP-6.14)

Appendix C: Sample: Direct Labor Burden Calculation (SBP-6.18)

Appendix D1: Applicable Prevailing Wage Rates Appendix D2: Apprenticeship and Fringe Rates https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bidnetdirect.com_&d=DwQGaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=51MoPZ6uTnsX17xDC825V2jmB6YRfaO7Z0LLSvdlkkU&m=Wd1pEkuEQDxYUGNtp0rL9nbm_3FhoJqAgJAuCEnBEjQ&s=pJ2Uj5TyLrYhwIQJUwQKfck885OlcUUld2oI5fhDM_k&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bidnetdirect.com_&d=DwQGaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=51MoPZ6uTnsX17xDC825V2jmB6YRfaO7Z0LLSvdlkkU&m=Wd1pEkuEQDxYUGNtp0rL9nbm_3FhoJqAgJAuCEnBEjQ&s=pJ2Uj5TyLrYhwIQJUwQKfck885OlcUUld2oI5fhDM_k&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bidnetdirect.com_&d=DwQGaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=51MoPZ6uTnsX17xDC825V2jmB6YRfaO7Z0LLSvdlkkU&m=Wd1pEkuEQDxYUGNtp0rL9nbm_3FhoJqAgJAuCEnBEjQ&s=pJ2Uj5TyLrYhwIQJUwQKfck885OlcUUld2oI5fhDM_k&e= mailto:brett.appel@state.co.us https://codpa-vss.cloud.cgifederal.com/webapp/PRDVSS2X1/AltSelfService

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 5

Appendix E: Sample: Apprenticeship Utilization Certifications (SBP-2.1)

Appendix F1: Sample: SC6.21 Design/Bid/Build Contractor’s Agreement Appendix F2: SC6.23 Design/Bid/Build Contractor’s General Conditions of the Contract

Appendix G: Gobbell Hays Facility Asbestos Inspection November 2009

Appendix H1: Building 4 Bid Documents Appendix H2: Building 5 Bid Documents Appendix H3: Building 6 Bid Documents Appendix H4: Building 8 Bid Documents Appendix H5: Building 401 Bid Documents Appendix H.6: Building 3 Bid Documents Appendix H.7: Building 201 Bid Documents

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