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Design/Bid/Build State of Colorado University of Colorado Boulder Notice Number: 25-36

Project No: UCB000817

Project Title: SITE-Potable Water Line Replacement

Estimated Construction Cost: $750K

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 project will be replacing 450 linear feet of 8-inch diameter waterline in 18th Street between Euclid Avenue and Broadway. There will be a connection to the City of Boulder main waterline in Broadway Ave. 18th Street is a major thoroughfare of campus and city buses, so restoring the roadway to account for this high traffic area is a large priority.

Scope of Services

This work will include open cut trenching, concrete restoration of sidewalk and roadway, asphalt mill and overlay, and pavement markings. Coordination with the University for roadway access will be a consideration as well, along with traffic control.

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 $ 1.5M (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 $ 1.5M 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. Comment by State Buildings Program: Note to Drafter: This language may be omitted for projects less than $1 million in construction Comment by State Buildings Program: Note to Drafter: This language may be omitted for project less than $500,000 in construction

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.

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.

*This project is exempt from Buy Clean Colorado because design was started before 1/1/24

7. Alternate bid options will include:

1) full mill and overlay of 18th St.

2) partial mill and overlay and partial full depth replacement

3) full removal and replacement of asphalt on 18th St.

4) bike ramp into painted bike lane on 18th

5) extended multi-use path, bike ramp, and bike lane The University of Colorado Boulder reserves the right to accept and/or decline bid alternates on this project in any order of the sequential numbering. Alternates should include prevailing wage rates.

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

University of Colorado Boulder – Open Notices https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/universityofcoloradodesignandconstruction 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:

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:

2. One (1) electronic copies of the sealed bid are due April 16th, 2025 and shall be received no later than 2:00 PM (MD/ST), and shall be submitted/accepted via Bidnet electronic mail, at the following address: https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/universityofcoloradodesignandconstruction

Whitney Gippe, Project Coordinator

3. The above schedule is tentative. Responding firms shall be notified of revisions in a timely manner by email or posted on Bidnet at ColoradoVSS https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/universityofcoloradodesignandconstruction 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

Whitney Gippe, Project Coordinator

Email:

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

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 Alternates (SBP-6.133)

Appendix B3: 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-6.17)

OSA-AFB-1 pg. 4

REV 1/2024

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