GJ26-128 Highland City 2026 Trail Preservation Project

Highland City, Utah is procuring construction services for the GJ26-128 Highland City 2026 Trail Preservation Project, a sealed-bid construction contract for trail maintenance and preservation work across nine locations within the municipality. The project scope encompasses asphalt patching, crack sealing, mastic seal coat application, asphalt overlay, and one new trail construction at multiple sites including Highland Glen Trail, Windsor Meadows Trails, View Pointe Trail, Freedom Elementary Trail, American Fork Canyon Ditch Trail, Avonmore Court Trail, and Chamberry Fields Trail. Work specifications include excavation, grading, six-inch untreated base course installation, three-inch hot mix asphalt surface course application, and patching with either eight-inch HMA replacement or 2.5-inch overlay depending on existing conditions. All bids must be submitted electronically via the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) by April 21, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with mandatory pre-bid conference attendance required for bidding eligibility. Questions regarding the project must be submitted no later than April 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time via U3P. The contractor must achieve substantial completion by October 29, 2026, and final completion by November 30, 2026, with liquidated damages set at $500 per day for delays beyond contract completion dates. Evaluation will be based on unit price-based bids with lump sum pricing for each trail segment and directed patching priced per square foot.

The solicitation documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types eligible to respond, nor do they identify disadvantaged enterprise requirements or incumbent vendors. Successful bidders must submit 5% of their maximum bid price as bid security and must execute the contract with performance and payment bonds each equal to the contract price. Required insurance includes general liability coverage of $1 million combined single limit plus $1 million umbrella coverage, workers' compensation at statutory limits, and auto liability of $1 million combined single limit plus $1 million umbrella. The contractor is responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and securing property owner releases prior to work acceptance. Progress payments will be made monthly at 95% of completed work with 5% retainage held until final completion. The solicitation documents do not provide a stated contract value or budget range for this procurement.