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Design/Bid/Build State of Colorado University of Colorado Boulder Notice Number: 25-47

Project No: UCB001321

Project Title: SITE-Lot 548 Reconstruction

Estimated Construction Cost: $1,000,000

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 is the complete removal and replacement of parking lot 548 - approximately 70,000SF.

Scope of Services

This work is being awarded to a general contractor rather than an asphalt paving contractor due to affected systems of the replacement. Work includes irrigation modifications to allow for full-depth replacement, light pole modifications, addition of stormwater quality features, tree plantings, etc. Work to take place summer of May 12 – August 15, 2025. Liquidated damages of $2,702/day will be assessed if the contractor does not substantially complete parking lot areas per the agreed schedule. Building access will need to be maintained during construction. Due to the anticipated construction value, prevailing wage AND Buy Clean Colorado will be in effect. It is understood that all utilities shall be potholed prior to construction start.

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 $ 1,000,000 (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 $ $1,000,000 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.

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 Friday 5/15/2025 and shall be received no later than 10 AM MDT, 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 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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