AHEC-27402-D- Professional Moving Services for Boulder Creek

The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is requesting quotes for professional moving services to relocate seven health sciences academic programs to the new Boulder Creek Health & Science Center in Denver, with quotes due October 5, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting and facility walkthrough on September 23, 2026.

The scope encompasses relocating Health & Wellness, Dental Hygiene, Veterinary Technology, Surgical Technology, Phlebotomy, Nursing, and Radiologic Technology programs from the Cherry Creek Building (Auraria Campus) and Lowry Campus to the new facility at 950 10th Street, Denver. The relocation includes classroom furnishings, office contents, specialized instructional materials, medical equipment, laboratory equipment, and over 100 individual pieces of specialized equipment ranging from dental chairs and X-ray systems to mammography units, C-arm imaging equipment, surgical tables, and analyzers. Respondents must provide a firm lump-sum price encompassing all labor, supervision, transportation, insurance, fuel, equipment, materials, packing, reusable totes, specialized medical and laboratory equipment relocation with manufacturer-certified technicians, rigging services, calibration, and recommissioning. Pricing must include detailed breakdowns by major task or phase, hourly rates for additional services outside the base scope, and unit pricing for reusable moving totes and packing materials, valid for a minimum of 90 days.

Minimum qualifications require five years of commercial relocation services experience, ability to provide reusable moving totes and all necessary labor and equipment, capability to perform phased relocations while maintaining schedules, and maintenance of all required Colorado licenses, registrations, and insurance. Mandatory requirements include documentation of at least three completed projects involving specialized medical and laboratory equipment relocation within the past five years with client references, demonstration of at least three comparable healthcare or higher education projects within the past five years, assignment of a dedicated project manager as primary point of contact, and attendance at the entire mandatory pre-bid meeting. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business respondents must provide U.S. Small Business Administration certification.

Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and general aggregate limits, automobile liability with $1,000,000 combined single limit, and cargo/inland marine insurance with minimum limits of $150,000 per occurrence and $120,000 sublimit for specialized equipment. The State of Colorado and CCD must be named as additional insureds. The project is anticipated for completion by December 31, 2026, with phased relocation beginning in late November 2026 to allow Spring 2027 semester classes beginning mid-January 2027. Award is anticipated October 10, 2026, with a desired Purchase Order start date of October 14, 2026. Written inquiries are due September 28, 2026, with responses published by September 30, 2026.