2026 Residential Concrete Project

The City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, in Jefferson County, is soliciting competitive bids for the 2026 Residential Concrete Project (ITB 26-31), a municipal public works initiative focused on the removal and replacement of concrete infrastructure, primarily residential sidewalks within Improvement Zone 3, with additional work extending beyond the mapped area as field-identified by City representatives. The scope of work encompasses approximately 2,500 linear feet of 5'-3" monolithic combo concrete, 300 linear feet of 6'-3" monolithic combo concrete, 670 linear feet of curb and gutter, 120 square yards of sidewalk without curb and gutter, four ADA ramp installations, six concrete speed humps with Davis Tile Red colored concrete featuring stamped English slate patterns, inlet repairs, valley pan installation, and traffic control signage and striping work on multiple residential streets, including potential modifications to striping on Upham Street pending City direction. Bidders must be qualified contractors capable of performing general contracting services including concrete flatwork, concrete paving, concrete structures, grading, and related work, and must comply with the 2021 Edition CDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Colorado's Keep Jobs in Colorado Act requiring 80 percent Colorado labor, Title VI Civil Rights regulations, Executive Order 11246, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, and all applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM via Microsoft Teams, with written questions due by May 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time, question responses provided by June 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM, and electronic bid submissions required through OpenGov Procurement by June 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time, with contract award anticipated within 60 calendar days to the lowest responsive and responsible qualified bidder and a one-year warranty period required from final completion.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged business enterprises or minority-owned vendors are explicitly stated; however, the City requires bidders to certify compliance with Title VI Civil Rights provisions ensuring that disadvantaged business enterprises are afforded full opportunity to submit bids as subcontractors or sub-consultants without discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Bidders must submit a Contractor's Qualification Form documenting ownership, management, project management team qualifications, the six largest contracts completed in the past three years with client references, and a letter from the firm's surety stating current bonding capacity; additionally, the contractor must obtain a City of Wheat Ridge Municipal Contractor's License within seven days of bid award approval. Required insurance coverage includes workers compensation with statutory limits, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, builder's risk insurance at 100 percent replacement value, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 per accident, with bidders required to submit a bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount and, upon award, performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. The contractor's organization must perform a minimum of 50 percent of the total contract cost, with subcontracted work not exceeding 50 percent of overall project value, and the City of Wheat Ridge is exempt from state and local sales and excise taxes. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents; the contractor will be subject to five percent retainage of all progress payments until final completion and acceptance, and must secure its own staging area independent of City property.