2016 Southeast Region Vault Toilets

The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife issued this formal invitation for bids solicitation for the 2016 Southeast Region Vault Toilets project, a construction procurement for the furnishing and installation of premanufactured vault toilet buildings at three state wildlife areas across multiple jurisdictions including Baca County. The project encompasses three base bid items and two optional bid items across Three locations: Two Buttes State Wildlife Area in Baca County (one single vault toilet), Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area in Fremont County (demolition of existing double vault and installation of one double vault toilet at the boat ramp, plus optional west-side installation), and Mount Ouray State Wildlife Area in Chaffee County (optional single vault toilet installation). Deliverables include supply and installation of premanufactured concrete toilet buildings with integrated 1,000-gallon minimum capacity vaults, mobilization and demobilization services, site preparation including excavation and backfilling, installation of aggregate base course materials, demolition of existing structures where applicable, signage installation, and comprehensive as-constructed documentation. The project is federally funded through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants utilizing Pittman-Robertson Act excise taxes and Dingell-Johnson taxes. Premanufactured toilet buildings must be supplied by Colorado Precast Concrete, CXT Environmental Concrete Products, or Project Manager-approved equivalents, featuring Grey's Peak single units and Redcloud Peak double units with Barnwood texture siding in Cliffside Brown and Cedar Shake roof simulation in Kailua color. Bidders must meet specific qualifications including carrying comprehensive general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit and automobile liability insurance of the same amount, plus worker's compensation as required by Colorado law, and all work must comply with local building codes, OSHA requirements, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The bid opening was scheduled for August 17, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., with questions due by August 10, 2016, site visits required, project completion within 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, and a 14-day deadline for submitting vault toilet manufacturing schedules after contract approval. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on grand total price.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that can respond; the solicitation appears open to all qualified contractors meeting the insurance and compliance requirements. Bidders must submit Federal Aid Debarment certification as required by the federally funded nature of the project and must obtain a bid bond of 5 percent of the total bid amount for bids exceeding $50,000, along with completed proposal schedules, Federal Aid forms, and W-9 documentation. The incumbent vendors identified for the premanufactured structures are Colorado Precast Concrete in Loveland, Colorado, and CXT Environmental Concrete Products in Spokane, Washington, with an addendum noting that Colorado Precast Concrete was acquired by Oldcastle Precast, Inc., though product approval remained unchanged. Mobilization costs are to be paid on a lump sum basis per location, with 50 percent payment upon completion of 10 percent of work and the remaining 50 percent upon equipment removal, and final payment is contingent upon receipt and acceptance of complete as-constructed and record documents. No specific overall budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the lump sum bidding structure for mobilization and demobilization at each of the three locations, combined with material and labor costs for vault installation, concrete work, and associated site work, indicates a project of substantial value requiring bids in excess of $50,000 based on the bid bond requirement threshold.