East canal efficiency improvements

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation seeks firm fixed price construction services for East Canal efficiency improvements, with sealed bids due November 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time. This procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance includes three work locations east of Olathe, Colorado, within the Uncompahgre Project. The principal work scope comprises approximately 4,200 linear feet of 36-inch HDPE diversion pipeline with inlet and outlet structures; a side channel spillway with concrete structure and approximately 165 feet of polypropylene profile wall pipe; a double barrel siphon with inlet and outlet structures (approximately 170 feet of two parallel 54-inch HDPE pipe); an East Canal Ramp Flume Structure; a GK Check Structure; miscellaneous metalwork; clearing and grubbing for new pipeline alignments; and installation of valves, appurtenances, and flow measuring equipment. The contract encompasses 52 contract line items requiring unit or lump-sum pricing. Contractors must provide complete cost, overhead, profit, and general and administrative rates for potential contract modifications.

The estimated project magnitude falls between $5 million and $10 million. Performance commences within 21 calendar days of notice to proceed, with substantial completion required by April 1, 2028, and final seeding, cleanup, and demobilization by November 1, 2028. The contract runs from January 25, 2027 to November 1, 2028, with liquidated damages assessed at $3,550 per day for delays. Performance and payment bonds are due within 21 calendar days of award.

Evaluation criteria are equally weighted across five factors: Technical Approach, Construction Schedule, Project Team Composition (including onsite project superintendent, HDPE welders, and concrete foreman with supporting resumes and letters of commitment), Past Performance on similar projects, and Cost/Price. Technical questions are due October 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time. A mandatory site visit occurred October 13, 2026. The NAICS code is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply. A post-award conference is mandatory.