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REV 7/2025

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Design / Bid / Build State of Colorado

Auraria Higher Education Center

Notice Number: AHEC-27705-B Project Number: P1004332 Project Title: 7th St. Garage High-Priority Structural Repairs

NOTICES

1. 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.

2. For State Public Works C.R.S. §8-17-101 - Colorado labor shall be employed to perform at least 80% of the work. Colorado labor means any person who is a resident of the state of Colorado at the time of the Public Works project.

3. All respondents accept the conditions of this AFB, including but not limited to, the following:

a. All bids shall become the property of the State of Colorado and will not be returned.

b. Late bids shall not be evaluated.

c. The State reserves the right to reject any or all bids on the basis of being unresponsive to this AFB or for failure to disclose requested information.

d. The State shall not be liable for any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation of bids nor in costs related to any element of the selection and contract negotiation process.

4. The respondent has reviewed Appendix F and by responding has agreed that the terms and conditions of the sample Contractor’s Design/Bid/Build (D/B/B) Agreement (SC-6.21) and the General Conditions of the Contractor’s Design/Bid/Build Agreement (SC- 6.23) are expressly workable without reservation. Any exceptions to the contract must be communicated formally in writing before the bid closes.

5. 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

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 2 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.

6. 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 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.

7. 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.

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

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

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is soliciting bids from qualified concrete restoration or structural repair contractors for the concrete restoration or structural repair contractor for structural repairs and waterproofing of its 7th St. Garage High- Priority Structural Repairs project located on the Auraria Campus at 799 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80204.

The selected contractor must work closely and collaboratively with AHEC and Martin/Martin, Inc., project engineer, on this project.

Scope of Services

Contractor will perform the work shown per drawings dated 4/8/26 by Martin/Martin, including shoring for the inverted-tee beams, concrete and embedded rebar repair, flange to flange repair, and the spandrel repair. Garage must remain operational for the duration of the construction project. Contractor shall coordinate work with AHEC Project Manager (PM) to phase work to minimize disruption to the parking garage.

Work must be sequenced so only half of a parking level is closed at any time.

Add Alternate #1 is to complete additional sealant and coating work at Level 4 of the garage; AHEC has included Appendix B1 - Bid Alternates Form to remove existing traffic coating, remove and replace existing horizontal joint sealant with a polyurethane sealant, remove and replace existing cove joint sealant with a polyurethane sealant, prepare surface and apply heavy duty traffic coating, prepare concrete surface and apply 100% solids silane sealer in areas that will not receive traffic coating, re-stripe areas that received traffic coating to match the original parking layout.

The scope of services will include full Construction Contracting Services for the project specified during the process of construction and warranty period to the State as per the Advertisement for Bid. Specific tasks to be performed by the Contractor include those generally performed by the construction community where the Contractor is the prime vendor to the State. Bidders shall reference the drawings, specifications, and supporting documents in the Appendices for an understanding of the entire scope of the project.

Per C.R.S. §38-26-106, if a contract amounts to $150,000 or more, the awarded contractor shall provide payment and performance bonds not less than 50% of the value of the contract. The costs associated with this bond must be included in the bid.

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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 must show evidence of the following to be considered as qualified, as a minimum:

1. Not previously terminated by the State for non-performance on a State Buildings contract or procurement.

2. The bidding contractor must have been in the same business, under the same name, for the last two (2) years.

3. Demonstrated specific contracting experience in projects of similar scope and complexity for at least three (3) projects each in excess of $1,750,000 (hard costs), utilizing the expertise present in their Colorado Office. Please be sure to specify project names, amounts, dates for each project, and references (name, phone number, and e-mail address) for each project, with bid submission. Submit project profiles with project narrative, progress photographs, and completion photographs for the three projects listed.

4. Demonstrated contracting experience with concrete structural repairs, shall include descriptions, number of years of experience in concrete repair work including shoring, localized demolition, and repair of pre-stressed concrete members with bid submission. A minimum of five (5) years of experience in work related to scope for this Project is required to be considered qualified.

5. Submit ICRI Concrete Surface Repair Technician certification and AWS structural weld certifications for the people who will be assigned to this project.

6. Demonstrated bonding capability up to $2,021,000.00 for an individual project coincidentally with current and anticipated workloads; provide letter from surety that affirms this capacity with bid submission.

7. Attended and signed in at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.

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

ColoradoVSS: https://prd.co.cgiadvantage.com/PRDVSS1X1/Advantage4

Or BidNet:

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado

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MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE TOUR

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at:

Building Address: AHEC Facilities – 1156 7th Street, Denver, CO 80204 Room: Facilities Conference Room Date/Time Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 9:00AM

SCHEDULE

The following is a tentative schedule of events for the Bid Submittal process and an outline of the schedule for the balance of the project. All dates are subject to change and changes in the schedule will be issued via addendum. All times listed are Mountain Time.

Advertisement for Bids Issued September 14, 2026 Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Tour September 22, 2026, at 9:00AM Request for Clarifications Due September 25, 2026, at 12:00PM Final Addendum Issued (anticipated) September 30, 2026, at 5:00PM Bid Submittals Due (date and Time) October 9, 2026, at 2:00PM Public Bid Opening October 9, 2026, at 2:00PM Award Intent Notification (anticipated) October 14, 2026 Contracting (anticipated) October 15 – October 30, 2026 Contract Approval (anticipated) November 2, 2026 Anticipated Construction Start November 12, 2026 Anticipated Construction Finish May 14, 2027

The above schedule is tentative. Responding firms shall be notified of revisions in a timely manner by email or posted on the ColoradoVSS and Bidnet websites.

Respondents may elect to verify times and dates by email, but no earlier than 36 hours before the scheduled date and time.

QUESTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA

Owner initiated changes to this AFB will be issued under numerically sequenced addenda.

Owner initiated changes to this AFB will be posted in the form of addenda on ColoradoVSS and Bidnet.

Questions and requests for clarifications regarding this project shall be submitted before the deadline listed in the above Schedule.

Communication regarding the project during the procurement, outside of this submission process or scheduled procurement milestones is not permitted.

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POINT OF CONTACT/CLARIFICATION

Name: Ken Kasparek, NIGP-CPP, Assistant Director of Procurement Agency: Auraria Higher Education Center Email Address: ken.kasparek@ahec.edu Phone: Office: (303) 556-3281 or Cell: (720) 595-1217

BIDDING

Bids shall be submitted on the required bid form as indicated on the Information for Bidders document (SBP-6.12) in Appendix A.

One (1) hard copy of the sealed bid submittal with bid bond, including the minimum requirements documentation, is due October 9, 2026, and shall be received no later than 2:00 PM Mountain Time, as described in the Information for Bidders (SBP- 6.12).

Bid Forms and Appendices to be included with bid submittal:

Bid Form (SBP-6.13) with minimum qualifications documentation Bid Bond (SBP-6.14) with properly executed power of attorney Bid Alternates (SBP-6.131)

Late bid submittals will be rejected without consideration. The State of Colorado assumes no responsibility for costs related to the preparation of bid submittals.

BID OPENING

Opening of the bid submittals will be In-person at the address listed for bid submission.

APPENDICES:

Appendix A: Information for Bidders (SBP-6.12) Appendix B: Bid Form (SBP-6.13) Appendix B1: Bid Alternates (SBP-6.131) Appendix B2: Bid Bond (SBP-6.14) Appendix C: Sample: Direct Labor Burden Calculation (SBP-6.18) Appendix D: Applicable Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship and Fringe

Rates Appendix E: Sample: Apprenticeship Utilization Certifications (SBP-2.1) Appendix F: Sample: SC6.21 and SC6.23 Contractor’s Design/Bid/Build

Agreement and General Conditions of Contractor’s Design/Bid/Build Agreement

Appendix G: Drawings by Martin/Martin dated April 8, 2026 Appendix H: Project Specifications