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This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued by the City and County of Denver, Department of Aviation, for preconstruction and construction services at Denver International Airport (DEN). The AGTS Maintenance Facility Expansion project will modernize the existing Automated Guideway Transit System maintenance facility to support growing fleet operations and increasing passenger traffic. The scope of work includes structural upgrades such as additional maintenance bays, expanded heavy and light maintenance capacity, increased storage for larger train configurations, modernized power distribution systems, upgraded administrative and breakroom spaces, and sustainability-focused features including energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems. Construction will be phased to minimize disruption to ongoing operations. The mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference is scheduled for July 22, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. MT, with an optional site visit immediately following at 10:00 A.M. MT. Written questions are due by July 29, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. MT. Proposals must be received by August 12, 2026, by 2:00 P.M. MT via the BidNet website. The anticipated contract start date is January 2027, with a scheduled duration of approximately four years.
Proposers must be prequalified in category 2B (General Building - Occupied Buildings) at the $50,000,000 monetary level and must request project-specific permission to bid. The City requires an 18% Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation commitment, with certified firms meeting requirements or demonstrating sufficient good faith effort. A proposal guarantee of 5% of the maximum contract amount is required, and the awarded contractor must provide Payment and Performance Bonds equal to 100% of the maximum contract amount. Evaluation criteria include Cost Effectiveness and Pricing (15%), DEN Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan (15%), Understanding the Project (15%), Proposed Work Plan and Approach (20%), Key Personnel and Ability to Respond (15%), and Company Experience and Qualifications (20%). All insurance requirements are outlined in Attachment 5, and the project is subject to prevailing wage requirements, Denver Construction Careers Program requirements, and compliance with wage ordinances and equal employment opportunity provisions.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
AGTS MAINTENANCE FACILITY EXPANSION
RFP NO. 202684635
JULY 10, 2026
Request for Proposal Letter
RFP NO. 202684635 AGTS MAINTENANCE FACILITY EXPANSION JULY 10, 2026
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Denver International Airport (DEN) 8500 Pena Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80249-6340
Contract Administrator (CA): Diane Folken E-Mail: contract.procurement@flydenver.com Request for Proposals (RFP): #202684635
PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026, BY 2:00 P.M. MT AS NOTED BELOW
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL E-MAIL OR FACSIMILE RESPONSES BE ACCEPTED
Schedule of Activities This projected schedule is an estimated timeline and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the City and County of Denver, through its Department of Aviation (City). All times listed in this document are understood to be Mountain Time (MT).
Event Date RFP Advertisement July 10, 2026 Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference July 22, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. MT Optional Site Visit July 22, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. MT Last Date to Submit Written Questions July 29, 2026, by 2:00 P.M. MT Proposal Due Date August 12, 2026, by 2:00 P.M. MT
Pre-Proposal Conference – MANDATORY A mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held virtually via a Microsoft Teams meeting on the date and time listed above in the Schedule of Activities. The Pre-Proposal meeting may be viewed at JAG (26100 E. 68th Ave. #280, Aurora, CO) in the Amelia Earhart/Charles Lindbergh conference rooms if interested in attending prior to the site visit. Otherwise, click on the following link to access:
**Meeting Link**
At this conference, City representatives will explain the opportunity and answer questions regarding this RFP, including any written questions submitted to the City prior to the conference.
Site Visit - OPTIONAL The optional site visit is scheduled for the date and time listed above in the Schedule of Activities. Preregistration is required and must be completed no later than Friday, July 17, 2026, by 12:00 P.M. The registration link is provided below.
** Eventbrite Registration Link**
Participants will meet on their scheduled day in the JAG Parking Lot at 26100 E. 68th Avenue #280, Aurora, CO, to board the DEN shuttle to the AGTS Facility.
No more than two members per firm may attend the site visit due to the staff required to escort participants to the site. Protective Personal Equipment (PPE), including a hard hat, eye protection, high visibility vest, and closed-toed shoes are required for tour participants. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of your scheduled site visit and bring your DEN SIDA badge or the state issued picture ID used for registration.
RFP Questions The City will not answer any telephone inquiries about this RFP. Written questions are due by the deadline for questions listed in the Schedule of Activities above and shall be submitted electronically via the BidNet website: (https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/ cityandcountyofdenverdepartmentofaviation) mailto:contract.procurement@flydenver.com https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/cityandcountyofdenverdepartmentofaviation https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2MzMmJjZjEtNjIwZC00NzM5LWIyZjEtMjU1NDA2MmUzMzVj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2279c62162-b85e-4b0e-a863-ebe7817ad70d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2281bb498f-79df-41df-a879-d0ad8ba47cd0%22%7d https://www.eventbrite.com/e/optional-site-visit-den-agts-maintenance-facility-expansion-cmgc-tickets-1993718403414?aff=oddtdtcreator
Request for Proposal Letter
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The City requires all questions to be submitted individually on this site.
Note: BidNet limits the character spaces available for the response to each question. Multiple questions may not be submitted as a single question, as the City is unable to respond in the space provided. Due to this limitation, the City reserves the right to reject groups of questions submitted in a single question or to respond to only the first question in the group. A multi-part question containing an initial question with a follow-up question is the exception to this rule. All questions and responses will be posted on the BidNet website as an addendum to the RFP following the deadline for submittal of questions.
Proposal Submittal The proposal shall be prepared in accordance with the Instructions to Preparation of Proposal as described in Section IV of this RFP. Proposers shall submit their proposal and all required forms via the BidNet website. Proposals are due by the date and time listed in the Schedule of Activities above.
Allow ample time for the electronic submission of your proposal. Following is a link to a BidNet Electronic Bid Submission (EBS) guide. The City strongly encourages Proposers to review this information prior to starting your submission in addition to starting the submission process at least one business day prior to the proposal due date. The City will not extend the submission deadline due to any technical issues or outages you may experience.
EBS Guide: http://faq.bidnetdirect.com/electronic-bid-submission/
Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Participation Pursuant to Article III of Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) the Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO) has established the following participation requirement for this project:
18% Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE)
The participation requirement must be met with certified firms, §§ 28-62, 28-66, D.R.M.C., found in the Small Business Certification and Contract Management System, or through the demonstration of a sufficient good faith effort. §§ 28-60, 28-64, D.R.M.C. The project is subject to additional requirements pursuant to the D.R.M.C.
General Statement of Work The project consists of Preconstruction and Construction Services at DEN. The AGTS Maintenance Facility Expansion project will enhance and modernize the existing facility to support the growing fleet of Automated Guideway Transit System (AGTS) vehicles and the airport’s increasing passenger traffic. The scope of work includes structural upgrades such as additional maintenance bays, expanded capacity for both heavy and light maintenance, and increased storage to accommodate larger train configurations.
Facility improvements will also include modernized power distribution systems, upgraded administrative and breakroom spaces, and sustainability‑focused features such as energy‑efficient lighting and HVAC systems. Construction will be phased to minimize disruption to ongoing operations.
Prequalification Requirements Each Proposer must be prequalified in category 2B. General Building – Occupied Buildings at or above $50,000,000.00 monetary level in accordance with the City’s Rules and Regulations Governing Prequalification of Contractors. For projects valued over $50,000,000, each Proposer must (1) be prequalified in the required category at the $50,000,000 level and (2) request and receive project-specific permission to bid. Each Proposer must have submitted a prequalification application a minimum of ten
(10) calendar days prior to the response due date. Applications must be submitted via B2Gnow.
To view the Rules and information on how to apply, please visit our website at:
www.denvergov.org/prequalification.
http://faq.bidnetdirect.com/electronic-bid-submission/ https://denver.mwdbe.com/FrontEnd/SearchCertifiedDirectory.asp?tn=denver https://denver.mwdbe.com/ http://www.denvergov.org/prequalification
Proposal Submittal Requirements
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PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
The following is a checklist for reference when compiling the proposal submission. The documents listed below are required. Omission of the required documents will result in a non-responsive finding:
□ Proposal Narrative:
• Complete responses to the Narrative Contents as outlined in Section IV, which includes the required DEN Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan (DEN EDI Plan)
□ Proposal Forms - completed and signed
• Proposal Acknowledgement Letter –completed and acknowledging all addenda
• Proposal Data Form
• Disclosure of Legal & Administrative Proceedings & Financial Conditions
• Proposal Declaration
• List of Proposed Subcontractors
□ DSBO Forms
• Commitment to MWBE Participation
• DSBO Program Requirements Handbook – Signature Statement
• MWBE Utilization Plan Form
□ Financial Forms (to be submitted as separate electronic file from the proposal)
• Exhibit J - Fee Proposal Worksheet
□ Executed Proposal Guarantee Form
□ Sample Agreement (If Applicable):
• List of proposed modifications or legal issues regarding the Sample Agreement as outlined in Section III-2
□ DEN Conflict Question Submission Form (if applicable)
Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGTS MAINTENANCE FACILITY EXPANSION PAGE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
I. CITY, AIRPORT AND PROJECT OVERVIEW
II. SCOPE OF WORK
III. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Issuing Office Introduction and Acceptance of RFP Terms Means of Communication Interpretation of Proposal Documents Addenda BidNet Website Withdrawal of Proposal Rights of the City Confidentiality of Records
Proposer Agreements Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program Certification of Independent Price and Work Determination Designation of Subcontractors Payment Disclosure of Legal and Administrative Proceedings and Financial Condition Insurance Requirements Governmental Immunity Security Wage Ordinances Taxes Conformed Technical Specifications and Contract Documents Site Inspection and Investigations Materials and Substitutions Permit Fees Construction Scheduling Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion Bond Requirements Proposal Guarantee Payment & Performance Bonds Project Controls Requirements Equal Employment Opportunity Conflicts of Interest
Table of Contents
Title VI Solicitation Notice Denver Construction Careers Program (DCCP)
IV. PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL
IV-1 Preparation of Proposal - Proposal Forms IV-2 Preparation of Proposal - Proposal Narrative IV-3 Proposal Narrative Contents
V. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
Evaluation of Proposals Past Performance Shortlisting and Interviews (If Necessary) Best and Final Offers Evaluation Criteria
VI. ATTACHMENT 1, PROPOSAL FORMS
VII. ATTACHMENT 2, EXHIBIT J
VIII. ATTACHMENT 3, DSBO FORMS
IX. ATTACHMENT 4, DCCP FORMS
X. ATTACHMENT 5, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
XI. ATTACHMENT 6, SAMPLE AGREEMENT
XII. ATTACHMENT 7, PROPOSAL GUARANTEE
XIII. ATTACHMENT 8, PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND
XIV. ATTACHMENT 9, PREVAILING WAGES
XV. ATTACHMENT 10, DEN CONFLICT QUESTION SUBMISSION FORM
City, Airport and Project Overview
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I. CITY, AIRPORT AND PROJECT OVERVIEW
The values of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility (“EDIA”) are inherent to the City’s strategy to develop and maintain prosperous communities. Accordingly, these values are imbedded into the City’s procurement processes to ensure competitive procurements that offer equitable opportunities for potential Proposers, including greater contracted, significant participation for historically underutilized businesses to ensure Denver’s long-term economic, social, and environmental health. Through equitable procurements, the City is committed to working to remove barriers and increase access to City contracting opportunities for all historically underutilized and small businesses. It is a core value to promote economic equity by engaging a more inclusive community of Proposers and contractors, both as prime and sub-contractors to address socioeconomic disparities. The City strives to improve opportunities that ensure fair and just access to jobs, housing, education, mobility options, and healthier communities. It is the City’s expectation that all successful Proposers demonstrate their commitment to these City values through their procurement responses and post contract and/or lease activities.
Each procurement opportunity is to be approached with ethical and honest behavior. The City will solicit, evaluate, and award contracts based upon the Proposer’s alignment with the City’s values as it relates to its approach, proven experience, ability to perform work, costs, and pricing. The City is committed to selecting Proposers that demonstrate a history of equity, diversity, integrity, stewardship, innovation, humanity, and community representation and seeks to partner with proposers who demonstrate EDIA efforts embedded in their policies, procedures, practices, initiatives, exhibit actionable results and ensures that of those that they partner with. The City deems EDIA as a core principle for which best value will be determined and work awarded to. The City’s values may be demonstrated through, but are not limited to: (a) workforce expansion and (b) utilization of, and work with the historically underutilized business community, separate from required certified goals.
DEN plays a unique role as a gateway to the world for the region, our passengers, our communities, and our partners. As such, the City has a generation of operators, concessionaires, designers, builders, planners, and small businesses that are stronger and more successful because of this work. The City has also helped build new businesses that have flourished and grown into mature industry leaders. As part of its Vision 100 plan for DEN, the City intends to expand this legacy by looking to the community that has succeeded in the past at DEN to bring the next generation forward.
In its review of this opportunity, the City believes that the scope of work and firms in the industry lends itself to unique partnership opportunities, and therefore, strongly urges firms that have historically proposed as prime contractors to serve as subcontractors to small, historically underutilized firms in their contract with the City, or to create joint ventures with small, historically underutilized firms. A focus of this partnership should be for the contracting partners to build a meaningful relationship that is not merely transactional to meet a numerical goal. The objective is to afford those firms the opportunity to learn from the large contractor, grow its financial capacity, build its generational wealth and its portfolio, and increase its capability to perform new commercially useful functions on future contracts.
In accordance with procedures described herein, you are hereby invited to submit a proposal for this project as described in the Scope of Work incorporated herein. The work under this Contract is anticipated to start on or about January, 2027 and has a scheduled duration of approximately four (4) years. The proposal must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the requirements and procedures contained in this RFP document and the City’s ordinances, rules, policies, and procedures. Compliance with these requirements by the Proposer is mandatory and is a condition of responsiveness. Any failure to satisfy these requirements will be a sufficient basis for the City to disqualify the Proposer. The City shall not be liable for any of the Proposer’s expenses associated with its preparation of the proposal or the City’s consideration of it. The Proposer, if selected, shall not include any such expenses as part of its fee for performing the Scope of Work.
Scope of Work
II. SCOPE OF WORK
See Attachment 1, Part 5 Exhibit A – Scope of Work
Administrative Information
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III. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Issuing Office The City, through DEN Contract Procurement, is the issuing office for this RFP. This RFP is governed by the City’s ordinances and Procurement Rules in effect at the time of its issuance. DEN Contract Procurement is the sole point of contact concerning this RFP. All communication must be done through DEN Contract Procurement.
Introduction and Acceptance of RFP Terms The Proposer, by submitting its proposal, acknowledges that it understands and will agree to the corresponding Exhibits and the Scope of Work, and that the Proposer shall be able to perform as required.
Acknowledgement of this condition shall be indicated by the signature of the Proposer on the Proposal Acknowledgement Letter, which is attached hereto and incorporated here in as Attachment 1, or an officer of the Proposer legally authorized to execute contractual obligations. A submission in response to this RFP acknowledges acceptance by the Proposer of all terms and conditions as set forth herein. The Proposer shall identify clearly and thoroughly any variations between its proposal and this RFP. Failure to do so shall be deemed a waiver of any rights to subsequently modify the terms of performance, except as outlined or specified in this RFP.
Proposers shall undertake a detailed review of Attachment 6, the Sample Agreement and submit with their proposal a list of all legal issues or proposed modifications which the Proposer would like the City to review and address, should they be selected as the apparent best Proposer. The Proposer may submit questions regarding the sample agreement using the same method designated for other questions related to this RFP. Proposers are strongly advised to seek legal counsel for advice regarding the sample agreement. The City will not respond to legal questions such as about the interpretation of a provision of the sample agreement or provide legal advice regarding the agreement to proposers. The City shall assume that the sample agreement has been thoroughly reviewed and discussed with legal counsel prior to submission of the proposal. If the Proposer does not identify any issues or proposed modifications to the sample agreement, the City may refuse to consider any proposed revisions received later from the Proposer, if they are selected as apparent best Proposer. The City may consider the Proposer’s comments in considering whether to select Proposer as the apparent best Proposer.
Attachment 6 is a sample agreement and, as such, is subject to revision or modification by the City at any time. The City reserves the right to modify any term or condition of the sample agreement, and to add, delete or modify terms and conditions, as the City’s interests may require, prior to execution of a final agreement. The sample agreement contains provisions required by Federal, State, and/or City law and policy, and these provisions may not be revised or negotiated.
Means of Communication
During the solicitation process for this RFP, all communication between DEN Contract Procurement and Proposers will be via postings on the BidNet website.
DEN Contract Procurement will post notices, which include, but are not limited to, any modifications to administrative or performance requirements, answers to inquiries received, clarifications to requirements, addenda, and the announcement of the apparent best Proposer. It is the responsibility of each potential Proposer to monitor the BidNet website regularly to be aware of changes, communications and/or addenda to this RFP.
The City will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan holders. Please use the BidNet website to obtain solicitation information for the airport.
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Interpretation of Proposal Documents The Proposer may request, in writing, a clarification or interpretation of any aspect of the RFP documents.
Such requests must be made via the BidNet website by the due date and time specified in the Schedule of Activities listed on Page 2. The City shall post all questions and answers on the BidNet website following the deadline for submittal of questions as an addendum to the RFP. The City will not accept or respond to oral inquiries except for those made at the Pre-Proposal Conference. The only ‘official’ responses are those that are posted to the BidNet website for this RFP.
Addenda The City reserves the right to revise the RFP documents at any time up to the time set for submission of the proposals. Any such revision(s) shall be described in an addendum to the RFP and shall be posted on the BidNet website.
If the City determines that the addendum may require significant changes to the Scope of Work, the deadline for submitting the proposals may be postponed by the number of days that the City determines will allow Proposers sufficient time to revise their proposals. Any new submittal deadline date for delivering proposals to the City shall be included in the addendum.
Proposers must acknowledge in the proposal submission that they received all addenda to the RFP documents (see Attachment 1, Part 1). Failure to acknowledge receipt of addenda may disqualify the proposal.
BidNet Website It shall be conclusively presumed that the Proposer did, before submitting a proposal and prior to the final proposal deadline, read all addenda, posted decisions and other information items relevant to the RFP which appeared on the BidNet website. Proposer may also contact the DEN Contract Administrator, Diane Folken, by email at contract.procurement@flydenver.com to confirm all posted information.
Please visit the BidNet website, which contains services and information such as:
• Advertisements for RFx and IFB opportunities
• Status of RFx and IFB opportunities
• Addenda including vendor questions and responses
• Plan holder’s/Document Taker’s list
• Award information
Withdrawal of Proposal
A Proposer may withdraw its proposal by submitting to the City a written request signed by the Proposer’s authorized representative. The withdrawal of a proposal does not prejudice the right of the Proposer to submit future proposals.
Rights of the City The City reserves the right to cancel or modify this RFP at any time and to reject any or all proposals for any reason or for no reason. This RFP is an open and equitable invitation for proposals, and each proposal constitutes an offer to contract that the City may consider in its sole and absolute discretion. Any errors or omissions in a proposal may result in the rejection and disqualification of the entire proposal. Errors, omissions, and other acts that may result in proposal rejection and disqualification include, but are not limited to, failure to strictly comply with the RFP requirements or any applicable ordinances, rules, or policies; the submission of any inaccurate or false information; any improper communications or collusion involving Proposers; default or termination for cause of any public or private contracts within the past five mailto:contract.procurement@flydenver.com
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years; delinquent arrearages owed to the City; and failure to submit proof of licensing or franchise authority and any related exclusivity requirements.
Notwithstanding the broad rights reserved to the City to reject and disqualify any or all proposals, the City may waive any immaterial deficiencies in proposals and may allow Proposers to cure any such deficiencies if an opportunity to cure is determined by the City to be in the City’s best interests. If given an opportunity to cure, Proposers will be notified of the allotted time to correct the identified deficiency; failure to correct the deficiency in the time allotted may result in proposals being deemed non-responsive and disqualified.
DEN’s waiver of an immaterial deficiency will in no way modify the RFP or excuse Proposers from full compliance with all RFP specifications. the City may exercise the foregoing rights at any time without notice and without any liability whatsoever to any Proposer or other party. By responding to this RFP, each Proposer is deemed to accept and agree to all of these terms and conditions and to waive any rights to challenge the City’s determinations regarding proposal deficiencies in accordance with this section.
During the evaluation process, the City reserves the right to request additional information from any Proposer, to seek clarification of information provided, to conduct its own due diligence with respect to any Proposer or proposal, including self-guided tours of a Proposer’s other operations, reference checks, credit checks, health department checks, or any other investigations deemed necessary.
Confidentiality of Records Documents submitted pursuant to this RFP will be subject to the Colorado Open Records Act, C.R.S. §§ 24-72-201, et seq. Information clearly marked as confidential and proprietary will be kept confidential by City, unless otherwise provided by law. The City will attempt to notify the Proposer if a request is made for pages of documents clearly marked as confidential and proprietary so that the Proposer may take any action it deems necessary to defend the request. The Proposer, not the City, shall be the entity responsible for defending against Colorado Open Records Act disclosures for any records claimed by the Proposer to be confidential and proprietary.
Proposer Agreements Proposers may submit proposed supplemental terms and conditions that the Proposer wants the City to consider for inclusion in the contract. Such forms may include Proposer’s software licensing agreements, maintenance contracts, and technical support agreements. By accepting delivery of these items, the City is not bound to accept them as part of an ensuing contract. the City may negotiate such supplemental terms and conditions that do not materially conflict with the contract terms and conditions detailed in this RFP and do not materially change the nature of this solicitation or adversely affect competition. If the parties cannot agree on the terms of the contract, including any terms desired by Proposer, the City may terminate negotiations with the Proposer and enter into a contract with another responsive Proposer.
Certain of the City’s contract provisions are required by Federal, State and/or City law and policy and are not subject to modification.
Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program MWBE Responsiveness Requirements The below-listed DSBO proposal requirements are all conditions of responsiveness. Failure to submit a responsive proposal constitutes cause for rejection thereof.
A. Non-Competition
Proposer shall not restrict an MWBE from providing subconsulting or subcontracting quotations to other Proposers. Any Proposer who does so shall cause their proposal to be rejected. §§ 28-59(f), 28- 63(f), D.R.M.C.
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B. Joint Ventures If Proposer is participating in a joint venture with a certified MWBE firm, proposer must submit the firm’s Joint Venture Agreement to DSBO at least 10 working days prior to the RFP-response submission. The Joint Venture must be approved by DSBO.
A Joint Venture is an association of an MWBE firm and one or more other firms to carry out a single, for-profit business enterprise, for which the parties combine their property, capital efforts, skills and knowledge, and in which the MWBE is responsible for a distinct, clearly defined portion of the work of the contract and whose share in the capital contribution, control, management, risks, and profits of the joint venture are commensurate with its ownership interest.
DSBO will count a portion of the total dollar value of the joint venture contract toward the MWBE requirement equal to the distinct, clearly defined portion of the work that the MWBE performs with its own forces in a NAICS code in which the firm is MWBE certified. The joint venture agreement MUST specify the services, dollar value, reporting structure, and details of the MWBE’s performance requirements associated with their percent of the joint venture ownership.
C. Commitment to MWBE Participation Proposer shall include with their proposal a completed DSBO form, entitled “Commitment to MWBE Participation,” stating their committed MWBE participation percent on this project. The committed participation level will be inserted into any resulting contract and the Contractor/Consultant must comply with that committed participation amount during the term of the contract.
D. Good Faith Effort
If Proposer cannot meet the MWBE requirement established by DSBO or is able to only meet part of the requirement, they shall include with their proposal a completed DSBO Good Faith Effort form, available on the DSBO website and linked here.
Unless otherwise indicated on the form, Proposer must complete each field of the Good Faith Effort form, the purpose of which is to furnish to DSBO a comprehensive statement of their good faith efforts to meet the requirement. This means that Proposer must show that they took all necessary and reasonable steps to achieve the MWBE requirement which, by their scope, intensity, and appropriateness to the objective, could reasonably be expected to obtain sufficient MWBE participation, even if they were not fully successful
The statement of good faith efforts should address each of the categories outlined in the DSBO Ordinance, §§ 28-60, 28-64, D.R.M.C., and any additional criteria established by rule or regulation. As part of their good faith efforts, Proposers are encouraged to solicit the support and assistance of DSBO by contacting the procuring agency’s Contract Administrator (CA) with specific questions; the CA will coordinate with DSBO to reply thereto. All good faith efforts information must be complete, accurate, adequately documented, and submitted with the proposal. Good faith efforts must be demonstrated to be substantive and not merely for formalistic compliance with the DSBO Ordinance.
To award a contract to a proposer that has failed to meet the MWBE requirement, DSBO will determine whether Proposer made good faith efforts to actively, effectively, and aggressively seek MWBEs to meet the MWBE requirement prior to proposal submission, which determination shall include consideration of Proposer’s MWBE Utilization Plan strategies to meet their MWBE participation commitment. Failure of Proposer to show good faith efforts shall render their proposal ineligible for further consideration with the City.
https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Economic-Development-Opportunity/Do-Business-With-the-City/Compliance https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/v/1/economic-development/documents/dsbo/compliance/dsbo-good-faith-effort-form.pdf
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E. DSBO Program Requirements Handbook (DSBO Handbook) – Signature Statement Proposer must submit the completed and signed Signature Statement of the DSBO Program Requirements Handbook with their proposal documents to be found responsive. The signed Signature Statement evidences proposer’s review and agreement to comply with the requirements outlined in the DSBO Handbook.
F. MWBE Utilization Plan Proposer shall include with their proposal a completed DSBO form, entitled “MWBE Utilization Plan,” stating their strategy for meeting the MWBE requirements, including certified small business utilization and expectations for their lower tiered MWBE-certified firms. To meet the MWBE Utilization Plan minimum responsiveness requirements, Proposer must meaningfully address each of the form’s sections; any section that is blank or has “N/A” as a response may deem the proposer non-responsive. Contract execution will be conditioned upon a DSBO-approved MWBE Utilization Plan, unless DSBO has determined that Proposer made a 0%-participation good faith effort.
Exception: if Proposer is submitting documentation of a good faith effort that states that they can only meet 0% of the MWBE requirement, they are exempt from this responsiveness requirement and need not submit a completed MWBE Utilization Plan form.
G. Authority The DSBO Ordinance and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto apply to this project and are incorporated into these solicitation documents by reference. Compliance with those, and any additional requirement contained herein, are conditions of responsiveness. The DSBO Ordinance, its accompanying rules and regulations, and additional MWBE guidance are available here:
https://www.denvergov.org/dsbo. Proposer is encouraged to contact the procuring agency with specific questions related to compliance therewith, who will coordinate with DSBO to reply to Proposer’s questions.
Certification of Independent Price and Work Determination
By submission of this proposal, each Proposer, and in the case of a joint proposal, each party thereto, certified, that, in connection with this RFP:
A. Prices and specific work processes in this proposal have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices with any other Proposer or with any competitor, or with any party contracted by the City to design and/or manage all or part of the program or work of which this RFP is a part;
B. Unless otherwise required by law, the prices quoted and specific work processes described in this proposal have not been knowingly disclosed by the Proposer and will not knowingly be disclosed by the Proposer prior to opening, directly or indirectly to any other Proposer or to any competitor or to any party contracted by the City to design and/or manage all or part of the program or work of which this RFP is a part; and
C. No attempt has been made or will be made by the Proposer to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a proposal for the purpose of restricting competition.
Further, each person signing Attachment 1, Part 1 Proposal Acknowledgement Letter, for this proposal certifies that:
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D. They are the person in the Proposer’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered herein and that they have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subsection (A) through (C) above; or
E. They are not the person in the Proposer’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered herein but that they have been authorized in writing to act as agent for the persons responsible for such decision in certifying that such persons have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subsections (A) through (C), above, and as their agent does hereby so certify; and they have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subsections (A) through (C), above.
A proposal will not be considered for award where subsections (A), (C), (D) or (E), above, have been deleted or modified. Where (B) above has been deleted or modified, the proposal will not be considered for award unless the Proposer furnishes with the proposal a signed statement which sets forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure and the CEO, or its designee, determines that such disclosure was not made for the purpose of restricting competition.
Designation of Subcontractors
The Proposer shall describe the qualifications of each subcontractor which it intends to use and the percentage and scope of the work which will be assigned to each of them. Resumes for the subcontractor’s key personnel must be included.
Proposers who submit a proposal in response to this RFP are precluded from participation as a subcontractor with any other Proposers who submit a proposal for this RFP. However, subcontractors may be named on more than one (1) proposal. Subcontractors who are named in more than one proposal are prohibited from sharing information about one Proposer with another Proposer or utilizing such information to assist in the preparation of another proposal.
Payment
Appropriate clarifications and additions to the Scope of Work may be made during negotiations with the successful Proposer. It is the intent of the City to enter into a contract in which the Proposer will be paid pursuant to the terms of the contract.
Disclosure of Legal and Administrative Proceedings and Financial Condition A. The Proposer shall submit (at time of submittal) a statement which shall disclose all legal or administrative proceedings that involve a civil claim in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in which the Proposer, its principals or key personnel were a party in the last five years. The Proposer shall include in the statement:
1. The caption of the action naming all parties;
2. The case number, jurisdiction and the date the action was filed;
3. A brief description of the action, the amount of the claim and whether the action involved performance under any public or private construction contract; and
4. The outcome or disposition of the action.
B. The Proposer shall submit (at time of submittal) a statement which shall disclose whether Proposer has filed for protection under the laws of the U. S. Bankruptcy Code within the last ten (10) years.
C. The Proposer shall submit (at time of submittal) a statement as to whether the Proposer, its principals or key employees presently, or in the past, are or have been involved in any debarment or suspension proceedings. Please include a description of any proceedings which prohibited or limited the Proposer
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from bidding or entering into any contract with any federal, state or local government entity. Include a brief description of the reason(s) for such action having been taken, the effective dates thereof and the governmental agency.
1. If the Proposer is a partnership or joint venture, please include a statement disclosing the information listed in subparagraph A and B, above, for each partner or joint venturer. If the Proposer is fifty percent (50%) or greater owned by another entity or individual, please include a statement disclosing the above information for such entity or individual.
D. The Proposer shall submit (at time of submittal) a statement as to whether the Proposer, its principals or key employees have been convicted of any crime related embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property, fraud, unfair trade practices, violation of state of federal antitrust statutes, or other law indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty or have been convicted of any other felony in any jurisdiction within the last five (5) years. Include the current status of any such principal or key employees.
E. The Proposer shall submit (at time of submittal) its Dun & Bradstreet identification number. If the Proposer is a partnership or joint venture, it must submit the Dun & Bradstreet identification number for each partner of a joint venture.
F. If the Proposer is a publicly held company, it shall submit (at the time of submittal) a list of any holders of ten percent (10%) or more of its stock.
G. During contract negotiations or at any time during the term of the executed contract, the Proposer may be asked to submit the following:
1. An audited statement of overhead rates, payroll taxes and operating (profit) margin used to calculate hourly billing rates for the City’s approval. If the Proposer does not have audited overhead rates, a Core Staff Labor Rates Sheet, may be requested for each entity without audited overhead rates. This statement shall cover the Proposer’s most recently completed fiscal year and shall be signed by a certified public accountant as a Certified Audited Statement in which the accountant expresses his or her opinion as to the fairness with which the statement represents the Proposer’s financial position, results of operations and changes in financial position.
2. If the Proposer is a partnership or joint venture, a Certified Audited Statement is required for each partner or joint venture. If the Proposer does not have audited overhead rates, a Core Staff Labor Rates Sheet, may be requested for each entity without audit overhead rates. If any individual owns thirty-two percent (32%) or more of the Proposer, a Certified Audited Statement is required for each such individual or if a Certified Audited Statement is not available, then the individual must supply copies of his or her federal tax returns for the prior two (2) years.
3. If a Proposer is a small business as defined by the United States Small Business Administration, the Proposer may elect to submit copies of its Federal tax return for the prior two (2) years and prepare a Core Staff Labor Rates Sheet, in lieu of a Certified Audited Statement.
4. A signed statement certifying that no material or significant changes have occurred since the date of completion of the Certified Audited Statement, or the filing of the Federal tax return and the date of the proposal.
Insurance Requirements
Proposer shall adhere to all insurance requirements stated in Attachment 5, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The official repository for Certificates of Insurance (COIs) within
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the City for DEN is PINS Advantage. Upon contract execution, an email will be sent to the Commercial Operator with instructions for uploading COIs to ensure insurance compliance. The City reserves the right to modify submission requirements at any time, including the use of third-party software and/or services, which may involve an additional fee to the Commercial Operator.
Governmental Immunity Proposers and subcontractors understand and agree that the City, its officers, officials and employees are relying on, and do not waive or intend to waive by any provisions of this Contract, the monetary limitations or any other rights, immunities and protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, §§ 24-10-101 - 120, C.R.S., or otherwise available to the City, its officers, officials and employees.
Security
After receiving an executed contract, the Proposer shall be deemed a contractor of the City. The Contractor and their subcontractors will be required to comply with the Airport security requirements as set forth in Part 20 of the DEN Rules and Regulations, available at https://www.flydenver.com/about-den/governance/rules-and-regulations/.
Wage Ordinances The services being requested in this RFP may involve services that are covered pursuant to Article IV of Chapter 20, D.R.M.C., which is designed to address the issue of wage equity and cost of living affordability in the City & County of Denver. Proposer agrees that any contract with the City shall include a requirement that Proposer will comply with the provisions of D.R.M.C. relating to minimum and prevailing wages, including, but not limited to, paying all covered workers no less than the City Minimum Wage for all covered services rendered in connection with the resulting contract. Additionally, Proposer agrees that the contract shall require compliance with all current and future federal and state laws and City ordinances.
Taxes A. General: Proposers shall refer to the General Conditions, G.C. 323 regarding taxes to which Proposer may be subject in performing the Work under this Contract, including but not limited to, sales and use taxes and the Denver Occupational Privilege Tax. The following instructions are to be considered along with the General Conditions – and not in lieu of them.
B. Sales and Use Tax: Construction and building materials sold to contractors and subcontractors for use on structures, roads, streets, highways and other public works owned by the City at DEN are exempt from state, RTD and Cultural Facilities District sales and use taxes. However, such materials will be subject to sales and use taxes imposed by the City.
C. Exemption Certificates – Sales and Use Tax: Contractor and Contractor’s subcontractors are responsible for applying to apply to the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) for a certificate or certificates of exemption, indicating that their purchase of construction or building materials is for a public project, and to deliver to the City copies of such applications as soon as possible after approval by the CDOR. Proposers shall not include in their proposal amounts the State, RTD and Cultural Facilities District Sales and Use Taxes.
D. Denver Occupational Privilege Tax: Any employee working for a Contractor or a subcontractor who earns over Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) working in Denver during a calendar month is subject to the payment of the Employee Occupational Privilege Tax. The Contractor and any subcontractor must pay the Business Occupational Privilege Tax for each of its employees who are subject to such tax.
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Conformed Technical Specifications and Contract Documents If applicable, and when Technical Specifications are included and/or referenced herein, Proposer understands that the Technical Specifications and Contract Drawings included in this RFP have been conformed by the City. The conformed Technical Specifications and Contract Drawings were prepared by posting or otherwise incorporating the changes noted in any addendum(s) into the Technical Specifications and Contract Drawings to form a single set of construction documents.
Site Inspection and Investigations Prior to submitting its proposal, the Proposer shall inspect the work site and its surroundings. A site visit may be scheduled immediately following the Pre-Proposal Conference as indicated herein. For purposes of a contract, it shall be conclusively presumed that the Proposer has made a thorough inspection of the site and has waived the right to later claim extra payment or time extension(s) for conditions which would have been evident during an inspection or investigation.
Drawings and Specifications which define the Work to be done were prepared on the basis of interpretation by design professionals of information derived from investigations of the work site and site condition data provided by the City. Such information and data are subject to sampling errors, and the interpretation of the information and data depends to a degree on the judgement of the design professional. In view of this, the Proposer is invited to make additional investigations as the Proposer’s judgement dictates the need for such investigations.
Because the proposal information cannot be guaranteed, the Contractor shall have assumed the risks attendant to successful performance of the Work, except for the risk of encountering differing site conditions which are defined in the General Conditions and shall never make claim for additional payments or time extensions on the grounds that the nature or amount of Work to be done was not understood by the Proposer at the time of proposal submission.
Materials and Substitutions It is often convenient and practical to specify materials and equipment to be incorporated into the Work by a proprietary name or by the name of its manufacturer. When so specified and further qualified by the phrases “or equal” or “or equivalent,” it shall be understood that such specification is not intended to limit the material and equipment selection process. Rather, the specification is intended to indicate a standard of quality and capability which will be accepted. However, all Proposers desiring to use materials other than the specified materials must obtain the written approval of the Project Manager.
Proposers requesting substitutions will submit a Request for ‘or Equal’ Approval Form contained herein.
All requests for approval of equal or equivalent material shall contain adequate technical data to clearly demonstrate equivalency. Requests containing inadequate or incomplete information will not be reviewed.
Any such Request for ‘or Equal’ Approval Form must be submitted via email to contract.procurement@flydenver.com, must include in the email Subject line: “Request for Substitution” and the RFP name, and the email must be received no later than ten (10) calendar days before the posted deadline for RFP submittals. All approvals of equal or equivalent materials will be posted to the Contract Procurement website as addendum(s) to ensure full and complete disclosure to all potential Proposers.
All requests for approval of equal or equivalent material shall contain adequate technical data to clearly demonstrate equivalency. Incomplete submittals will not be reviewed.
If the Proposer is awarded the Contract and elects to use an ‘or equal’ that has been added by addendum(s), the Proposer shall be deemed to have warranted that:
1. The use of the ‘or equal’ fulfills the specification requirements contained in this RFP.
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2. The installation of the ‘or equal’ will not impact the spatial requirements for the Work or the scheduling of work performed by the City or other contractors.
Additionally, the Proposer agrees that it shall modify any building system(s) (i.e., HVAC, structural, electrical) impacted by the use of an ‘or equal’ at no cost to the City or any other contractors under contract with the City and shall make no claims for delay or disruption arising out of such ‘or equal’ modification.
Permit Fees For the construction of this project, the awarded contractor agrees to pay the permit fees described in General Condition 317 and in the Special Conditions and Technical Specifications.
Construction Scheduling The Proposer shall refer to the General Conditions, Special Conditions and Division 013210 of the Technical Specifications for scheduling requirements for this project.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
The Proposer certifies, by submission of its proposal or acceptance of this contract, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared…
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