East canal efficiency improvements

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, is soliciting construction proposals for the East Canal Efficiency Improvements project under Solicitation 140R4026R0025, with proposals due November 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. The Set Aside line designates this procurement as Total Small Business, and the award is a firm-fixed-price contract.

Work is performed at three locations east of Olathe, Colorado, with a site visit at 61173 David Road, Olathe, and deliveries go to the Western Colorado Area Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. The contract period runs January 25, 2027 through November 1, 2028, with substantial completion by April 1, 2028 and seeding, cleanup, and demobilization by November 1, 2028. Critical in-canal work must occur between November 1 and April 1 to avoid interference with irrigation operations. The estimated project magnitude is $5 million to $10 million, and liquidated damages are $3,550 per day for delays. The NAICS code is 237110 and the PSC is Y1NE.

Scope includes the West Loutzy Diversion Pipeline (approximately 4,200 feet of 36-inch HDPE), a double barrel siphon with two parallel 54-inch HDPE barrels, an East Canal Side Channel Spillway, an East Canal Ramp Flume Structure with flow-measuring equipment, a GK Check Structure, miscellaneous metalwork, clearing and grubbing, and valves. Pricing covers 52 contract line items, with unit or lump-sum prices. Required key personnel are an Onsite Superintendent, an HDPE Welder, and a Concrete Foreman, and full-time surveying support must come from a Colorado-licensed Professional Land Surveyor. Offerors must submit past performance for projects completed within the last 10 years that are similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude. The technical proposal is limited to 30 pages across three volumes. Offers require an offer guarantee, and performance and payment bonds are due within 21 days of award.

Evaluation uses five equally weighted factors: Technical Approach, Construction Schedule, Project Team Composition, Past Performance, and Cost/Price. The Government intends to award without discussion, and deviations from solicitation requirements may be detrimental to evaluation. Wage Determination WD CO20260003 (Heavy) governs the work.

Amendment 0003 fixed the proposal due date at November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM Mountain Time. Amendment 0002 removed Attachment 4 (building wage determination) and revised drawings. Amendment 0004, issued November 5, 2026, adds Questions 37 through 54 and updated drawings 31-417-1067 and 31-417-1069.