Courthouse Limestone Repairs

Weld County Finance Department Purchasing Division is requesting proposals for restoration, repair, and rehabilitation of exterior stone cladding at the Weld County Courthouse in Greeley, Colorado under a Design-Bid-Build best-value RFP, with proposals due October 29, 2026, and mandatory pre-bid conference attendance on October 7.

The scope encompasses stone cleaning, repairing scaling and spalling, stone-in-kind replacement, and removal and replacement of mortar and sealants on the first level of the courthouse. Pricing is structured as a lump-sum base bid for cleaning and restoring the East Elevation, with three separate alternates covering the North, West, and South elevations. Proposals must itemize costs by category including General Requirements, Demolition, Historic Stone Masonry Cleaning, Repair, Repointing, Thermal and Moisture Protection/Joint Sealants, and Other. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of documented experience with historic masonry repair work and provide a minimum of five similar project references.

For projects exceeding $50,000, contractors must provide Performance and Payment Bonds at 100% of contract value at execution. A 5% retainage fee applies to construction contracts exceeding $150,000. Contractors must submit certificates of insurance including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence/$4,000,000 aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per accident), Professional Liability ($2,000,000 per loss/$4,000,000 aggregate), Umbrella Liability ($1,000,000), Pollution Liability ($1,000,000 per loss and aggregate), and Builders' Risk Insurance.

Evaluation weighs cost and schedule (8.0), scope understanding (4.0), qualifications (4.0), project control (3.0), and work location/familiarity (1.0). RFP responses are limited to 15 pages. Technical questions are due October 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with answers posted by October 22. Bid opening occurs via Microsoft Teams on October 29 at 10:30 a.m. The anticipated Notice of Award is November 16, 2026, with contract execution anticipated by November 30.