State of Colorado Invitation for Bid

IFB1 2017*0160

BIDS DUE: February 3, 2017 by 5pm MST

All Bids shall be submitted F.O.B. Destination unless Otherwise Specified

Per the attached specifications, terms, and conditions

Bidders are urged to read the bid thoroughly before submitting a bid.

Issuing Office This Information for Bid (IFB1) is issued by the State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, on behalf of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife. All contact regarding this solicitation is to be directed to:

Department of Parks and Wildlife Lisa Hollerbach, CPW Purchasing Office

1313 Sherman St., Room 618, Denver, Co 80203 P-303-866-3203 X 4695 or emailed to:

Email: dnr_cpw_bids@state.co.us

Purpose

The purpose of this Invitation for Bid is to obtain competitive quotations from qualified individuals and firms for Fabrication and Delivery of Steel Conduit Liner.

Bidders are responsible for addressing information that address products being bid and must include published information, such as brochures, descriptions, or other information made available in the general course of the vendor's business.

It is the intent of Colorado Parks and Wildlife to make one award to one vendor from this solicitation.

Brief Project Description

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), owns and operates Steamboat Lake State Park. CPW will be rehabilitating Willow Creek Dam in 2017. Water impounded by Willow Creek Dam forms Steamboat Lake. The steel conduit liner is being purchased separately by CPW to expedite the 2017 dam rehabilitation construction schedule.

The selected Conduit Liner Manufacturer (herein referred to as "Successful Bidder") will be responsible for fabricating and furnishing approximately 283.5 feet of 66-inch-outside-diameter (OD) steel conduit liner sections including annular space grout holes; grout hole plugs and sleeves; the construction blind flange and gaskets. The steel conduit liner sections are referenced as Mark Nos. 1 through 16 on the Drawings.

The Successful Bidder will be responsible for coordinating shipping to the Project Site with CPW and the selected General Construction Contractor.

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Specifications/Bid Basis

The bids shall be based on the following 95 Percent Submittal Drawings and Technical Specifications:

Drawings – Appendix A

• Drawing S1 – General Structural Notes

• Drawing S6 – Outlet Works Conduit Lining Pipe Profile and Sections

• Drawing S7 – Outlet Works Lining Pipe Details 1

• Drawing S9 – Outlet Works Lining Pipe Details 3

Specifications

• Section 01092: Appendix B: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Definitions

• Section 01300: Submittals

• Section 05510: Steel Conduit Liner

Delivery

The Successful Bidder shall ship the above referenced items.

Steamboat Lake State Park

61105 RCR 129

Clark, CO 80428

Deliveries must be made on or before 5/26/2017.

Insurance Required

The contractor shall obtain, and maintain at all times during the term of this contract, insurance in the following kinds and amounts:

1) Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by state statute, and Employer’s Liability Insurance covering all of contractor’s employees acting within the course and scope of their employment.

2) Commercial General Liability Insurance written on ISO occurrence form CG 00 01 10/93 or equivalent, covering premises operations, fire damage, independent contractors, products and completed operations, blanket contractual liability, personal injury, and advertising liability with minimum limits as follows:

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a. $1,000,000 each occurrence;

b. $1,000,000 general aggregate;

c. $1,000,000 products and completed operations aggregate; and

d. $50,000 any one fire.

If any aggregate limit is reduced below $1,000,000 because of claims made or paid, the contractor shall immediately obtain additional insurance to restore the full aggregate limit and furnish to the State a certificate or other document satisfactory to the State showing compliance with this provision.

3) Automobile Liability Insurance covering any auto (including owned, hired and non-owned autos) with a minimum limit as follows: $1,000,000 each accident combined single limit.

5) The State of Colorado shall be named as additional insured on the Commercial General Liability (leases and construction contracts will require the additional insured coverage for completed operations on endorsements CG 2010 11/85, CG 2037, or equivalent). Coverage required of the contract will be primary over any insurance or self-insurance program carried by the State of Colorado.

6) The Insurance shall include provisions preventing cancellation or non-renewal without at least 45 days prior notice to the State by certified mail.

7) The contractor will require all insurance policies in any way related to the contract and secured and maintained by the contractor to include clauses stating that each carrier will waive all rights of recovery, under subrogation or otherwise, against the State of Colorado, its agencies, institutions, organizations, officers, agents, employees and volunteers.

8) All policies evidencing the insurance coverages required hereunder shall be issued by insurance companies satisfactory to the State.

Inquiries Prospective proposers may make written inquiries concerning the solicitation. No inquiries will be accepted after the date and time specified in the Schedule of Activities, Inquiry Deadline. Questions must be submitted in writing on the proposer’s letterhead to:

Department of Parks and Wildlife Lisa Hollerbach, CPW Purchasing Office

1313 Sherman St., Room 618, Denver, Co 80203 P-303-866-3203 X 4695 or emailed to:

Email: dnr_cpw_bids@state.co.us

Inquiries sent by fax will not be accepted. The preferred method for submitting inquiries is via email as an attachment that can be opened by Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007 An amendment will be posted on the ColoradoVSS; see below. The amendment will respond to all questions submitted.

Amendments to Invitations for Bid In the event it should be necessary to revise any portion of this Invitation for Bid, addenda will be posted on the ColoradoVSS; website (see below).

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Solicitation Schedule

Bid Posted January 19, 2017

Written Inquiry Deadline January 25, 2017 by 3pm MST

Answers to Written Solicitation Questions to be posted on VSS

January 27, 2017 by 3pm MST

Bid Closes February 3, 2017 at 5pm MST

Bid Award Expected by close of business day February 6, Project Schedule

Key bidding and construction milestones are provided below.

Milestone Date Activity Within 21 Days of Notice-to-Proceed from award date of February 6, 2017

Steel Conduit Liner Submittal Due to CPW’s Engineer

April 28, 2017 Pipe Marks Nos. 1 and 2 delivered to Project Site May 26, 2017 Pipe Marks Nos. 3 to 16 delivered to Project Site

Damages CPW will assess Liquidated Damages in the amount of $5000.00 per calendar day if the delivery dates are not met by the Successful Bidder.

Measurement and Payment Payment for the solicited commodity will occur on a reimbursement basis, following the delivery and acceptance of the product(s) by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife project manager.

Bid Submittal The bid submission due date for this IFB1 is February 3, 2017. Bids will only be accepted by mail (USPS, Fed Ex, UPS, etc.) or hand-carried and will need to be sent to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Purchasing Agent:

Lisa Hollerbach, Purchasing Agent Department of Natural Resources Purchasing Office

1313 Sherman Street #618 Denver, CO. 80203

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Phone: (303) 866-3203 X4695 Email: dnr_cpw_bids@state.co.us

How to submit a bid response

All Vendors wishing to submit a bid response for this Solicitation should prepare their bid on company letter head and the bid letter must be signed by someone authorized to make commitments for your organization.

Failure by the vendor to submit the above items shall be deemed a non-responsive bid and will not be evaluated. Vendors may submit additional information if it assists in explaining their bid but cannot replace or be provided in lieu of the below items.

The bid letter must include the following:

1) Your lump sum bid to fabricate and deliver everything described in this Solicitation.

2) Your company name, contact information and your companies EIN number along with evidence that your company is registered to do business in the State of Colorado with the Colorado Secretary of State.

3) A Statement that your company will warrant and guarantee that the materials shipped will be free from manufacturer defects for a period of two years after the delivery date.

4) Any vendor payment terms of conditions

5) Any exceptions to the bidding documents

6) A statement of qualifications that your company has successfully manufactured at least five similar steel pipe projects in the last five years. Similar projects shall be documented as follows:

a. The length, material type, and diameter of the fabricated steel pipe;

b. The location, date, and cost of the Project;

c. Contact information of the Project Owner including contact name, organization name, contact phone number, and e-mail phone number.

7) Page 7 and 8 of the bid solicitation document

Please note: Bids must be received in the Procurement Unit at 1313 Sherman, Room #618 Denver CO 80203 by 5:00 P.M. on February 3, 2017 or the bid will not be accepted. – NO EXEPTIONS.

Bid Evaluations The Successful Bidder will be the organization that had the lowest, responsive price from a qualified bidder with acceptable payment terms and acceptable exceptions to the bidding documents.

ColoradoVSS Website

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This solicitation is published using the ColoradoVSS.; www.colorado.gov/vss. Solicitation documents and information (including any amendments or modifications) will be updated with revisions on this site.

Vendor Recommendations

• It is recommended that Vendors register on the Vendor Self-Service (VSS) website. Vendors will receive email notifications about current bid opportunities with the State of Colorado.

• VSS and its registration information can be found at: https://codpa-vss.hostams.com/webapp/PRDVSS1X1/AltSelfService

NOTE: Vendors that were registered in the state BIDS system prior to the implementation of the VSS system on July 1, 2014, and are having trouble registering in VSS, please contact the purchasing agent in charge of the solicitation and they will assist you.

Colorado Purchase Order A Purchase Order will be issued to the awarded bidder. The Purchase Order will include all documents associated with the bid including this Invitation for Bid, the bidder’s response, the Colorado Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and fully completed, recently signed and dated W-9, which are attached to this solicitation.

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) SDVOSBs, who are incorporated or organized in Colorado or maintain a place of business or have an office in Colorado and who are officially registered and verified as a SDVOSB by the Center for Veteran Enterprise within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (www.vip.vetbiz.gov), may receive a 5% preference on their bid. This preference applies only to the price, and the SDVOSBs must still meet all other qualifications required in the bid.

SDVOSBs claiming this preference shall submit documentation of SDVOSB certification Issued through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in their response to the solicitation. Bid submissions without this documentation will not be given a preference.

Residence Bidder Preference When a contract for commodities or services is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference against a nonresident bidder equal to the preference given or required by the state in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.

If the bid or contract price exceeds $500,000 for State Funded projects, the following apply:

a) Colorado statute (§8-19-104 C.R.S.) requires that a comparable percentage disadvantage be applied to a bid from a contractor based in a state that provides a percentage bidding preference. More information is available at www.colorado.gov/spo.

b) A good faith effort must be made by the Contractor to report the use of foreign goods on any public works project. Upon completion of the project, the contractor must report to the Project Manager the total cost and country of origin for each of the five most costly goods used in the project, (§24-103-210 C.R.S.).

http://www.colorado.gov/vss https://codpa-vss.hostams.com/webapp/PRDVSS1X1/AltSelfService https://codpa-vss.hostams.com/webapp/PRDVSS1X1/AltSelfService http://www.colorado.gov/spo

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Vendor Information

Company Name

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone/Fax

Email Address

Signature

Typed/Printed Name

Title

Date

Have all requirements for this solicitation, as stated above, been met? Yes No

Do you accept Colorado PO Terms and conditions without modifications? Yes No The State of Colorado reserves the right to reject the incorporation of vendor terms and conditions including potentially determining that a bid with vendor terms and conditions is non-responsive.

Registered on VSS? Yes No If Yes, VSS #:_____________________________ If No, have you included your vendor W-9? Yes No

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Have you included a copy of your Insurance Certificate?

Yes No If no, ___________________________

All costs, including delivery, trade-in value and discounts, shall be figured into the final bid price. State of Colorado will NOT pay for shipping and/or freight.