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Jeff Davis, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Parks and Wildlife Commission: Dallas May, Chair Richard Reading, Vice-Chair Karen Bailey, Secretary Jessica Beaulieu

Marie Haskett Jack Murphy Gabriel Otero Duke Phillips, IV Gary T. Skiba James Jay Tutchton Eden Vardy

Capital Development Program 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 P 303.291.7391 | F 303.291.7108

Questions and Answers

Ridgway SP – Lift Station Replacement

IFB1: 2024*0147

CPW PROJECT # C21RG1/C22RG1

Bid Opening: March 26, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Date: March 19, 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION:

These questions and answers have been provided to offer clarity to the bidding documents.

The project should be bid as the original drawings and specifications have been advertised.

This document is not considered an addendum and does not need to be acknowledged as such. However, these questions and answers shall be part of the final agreement.

An optional Pre-Bid Meeting was held at the Ridgway State Park Visitor Center on March 06, 2024. The Pre-Bid Meeting Agenda and Sign-In Sheet have been posted to the State VSS web site.

Anyone not in attendance may schedule a site visit by contacting the Project Manager or Park Manager in advance of visiting the site:

Project Manager: Patrick McKeever – 970-250-5600, patrick.mckeever@state.co.us Park Manager: John Freeborn – 970-626-5822 x17, john.freeborn@state.co.us mailto:patrick.mckeever@state.co.us mailto:john.freeborn@state.co.us

QUESTIONS:

The following are answers to questions asked about the project:

1. Are there any other milestones other than substantial and final completion?

After contract signatures and Notice to Proceed, no other contractual milestones are anticipated.

2. Please confirm that American Iron and Steel procurement provisions do not apply to this project.

The American Iron and Steel (AIS) provision does not apply to this project, however, at the end of the project, the contractor must report American iron and steel products as stated in the Instructions to Bidders, paragraph 10.

3. Please confirm that this is not a prevailing wage project.

This Project is not a Federal prevailing wage rate project so Davis-Bacon Wage Rates do not apply. The State of Colorado prevailing wage requirements do apply.

4. Please confirm that minority usage requirements are not part of this project.

Minority usage requirements do not apply to this project.

5. What is the engineer's estimate for this project?

CPW estimates the cost of this project to exceed $1,000,000.00.

6. Please provide the geotech report for this project.

No geotechnical investigation was conducted for this project.

7. Please confirm the provision of an engineer's/owner's office is not included in this project.

No engineer’s/owner’s office is required for this project.

8. Please confirm that formal photographs or video is not required as part of this project.

No formal pictures or video are required for this project.

9. Due to the possibility of winter weather conditions may the bid be submitted electronically?

No, only sealed, hard copy bids will be accepted at CPW headquarters in Denver.

10. Can the Bid Schedule be provided in an Excel format?

As long as the Bid Schedule matches the content of the Bid Documents an Excel format is acceptable, but must be submitted as a hard copy.

11. What is the period of subject to acceptance for this bid? Typically we have to hold our bids for 60 days. What's the length of time on this bid?

As stated in the General Conditions for Capital Construction, paragraph 3.6 EXECUTION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT: “…if the Contract is not executed by the Division within 60 calendar days from date of receipt of a complete and accurate Contract Documents accepted by the Division, the Bidder shall have the right to withdraw the Proposal without penalty.”

12. Are any special inspections required?

State electrical permits and inspections apply to this project. Appropriate inspections and certificates shall be obtained from the state or local inspector. The CPW Project Manager will evaluate the Contractor’s performance by performing site visits to verify quantities based on the Bid Schedule, inspections to verify quality of work, and reviews of performance data.

13. What is the warranty period for this project? The lift stations have manufacturers warranties provided, however what is the general contractors warranty period for workmanship?

As stated in the General Conditions for Capital Construction, paragraph 9.9

CORRECTION OF WORK AFTER FINAL PAYMENT (WARRANTY PERIOD):

“Contractor shall be liable for defects in concrete work which appear within a period of two years from the date of final acceptance of the project and one year for all other construction work from the date of final acceptance…”

14. What, if any, licenses are required for construction? i.e. plumbers, electricians, etc.?

Local city or county building codes shall be used for all construction. Where there is no local authority and/or code, the current codes required by the Office of the State Architect, State Electrical Board or State Plumbing Board shall be utilized.

15. Is a project sign required for this job?

No project sign is required for this project.

16. Are we to assume reusing all conduit from the boxes in the buildings for the electrical connections?

For bidding purposes assume using existing conduit in the buildings, if new conduit needs to be installed it will be a change order to the contract.

17. May we wait until the notice to proceed is provided to get the performance bond?

Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Bond are not required until after Award of the contract and before signing the Contract.