2026 Residential Streets Project

The City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) #26-10 for the 2026 Residential Streets Project, a comprehensive infrastructure rehabilitation initiative serving Jefferson County and Weston CDP. The procurement encompasses asphalt and concrete rehabilitation across approximately 40 residential street segments, including milling and overlay operations (125,000 square yards of 1.5-inch milling and 14,000 tons of 2-inch asphalt), replacement of concrete sidewalks with curb and gutter installation (1,100 linear feet of 3-foot sidewalk and 350 linear feet of curb and gutter), storm water inlet installation, pavement markings including double yellow lines, solid white lines, stop bars, and 11 crosswalk bars, seven concrete speed humps with advance warning markings, and crack seal work. A separate Parks Parking Lot Paving component requires 26,000 square yards of milling and 2,800 tons of asphalt, with this work required between September 8 and October 9. The non-mandatory pre-bid conference was scheduled for March 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM via Microsoft Teams, with the deadline for questions set at March 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM and question responses due April 2, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Electronic bids were due through the OpenGov eProcurement portal on April 9, 2026, by 2:00 PM Mountain Time. Qualified bidders must demonstrate five years of relevant employment history for project management personnel, provide documentation of contractor licenses, disclose their six largest contracts completed within the past three years, submit letters from sureties confirming bonding capacity, and certify compliance with federal requirements including Executive Order 11246, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. All work shall comply with the 2023 Edition of the Colorado Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. Contract award is anticipated within 60 calendar days of bid opening to the lowest responsive and responsible qualified bidder.

Bidders must comply with the Keep Jobs in Colorado Act, which mandates that Colorado labor perform at least 80 percent of the project work, and must submit evidence of compliance with non-discrimination assurances under Title VI and 49 CFR Part 21, though no specific disadvantaged business enterprise set-aside percentage is mandated beyond the general commitment to affirmative opportunity for DBE participation. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid bond and, upon award, provide 100 percent performance and payment bonds with approved corporate sureties listed on the U.S. Treasury Department's Circular 570. Insurance requirements include workers compensation with statutory limits, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, builders risk coverage for 100 percent of replacement value, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. The prime contractor must perform at least 50 percent of total contract costs in-house, with all subcontractors and their work allocations requiring disclosure. The City retains 5 percent of all progress payments until final completion and acceptance, and contractors must provide a one-year warranty against defective materials and workmanship following final completion. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the procurement documents; however, the comprehensive scope of work encompassing 125,000 square yards of milling, 14,000 tons of asphalt, sidewalk and curb installation, speed hump construction, and pavement marking work suggests a project of substantial contract value. Contractors are responsible for locating and negotiating a staging area at no cost to the City, and pricing must exclude sales and use taxes, as the City of Wheat Ridge is tax-exempt.