Mountain Vista Bridge Replacement Project

The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, is soliciting bids for the Mountain Vista Bridge Replacement Project (Bid No. 10204) located in Larimer County, with an electronic bid submission deadline of September 26, 2025, at 3:00 PM MT through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System. The primary procurement involves replacing an existing corrugated metal culvert with a cast-in-place concrete box culvert, with major work items including ditch grading, 24" metal pipe removal, PVC pipe installation, shoring, and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) paving. A mandatory pre-bid conference and job walk is scheduled for September 11, 2025, at 10:30 AM MT at the project site, with contractors required to submit a 5% bid bond. The project timeline mandates substantial completion within 180 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed, with final completion required within 14 calendar days thereafter. Evaluation criteria will focus on selecting the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the City reserving the right to reject any submissions. Contractors must provide detailed safety records, including experience modification rates and total recordable incident rates, and comply with equal employment opportunity requirements.

The procurement appears to have no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, and the bid documents do not mention incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure integration requirements. The total project budget is estimated at $165,000, which includes a bid subtotal and force account allocations of $150,000 for minor contract revisions, $10,000 for utilities, and $5,000 for erosion control. Liquidated damages are structured at $2,500 per calendar day for delays in substantial and final completion, with a significant additional penalty of $25,000 per calendar day for work impeding the No. 8 Ditch water flow after April 1, 2026. The project will be funded by the City of Fort Collins, which holds a tax-exempt status for Colorado State Sales and Use Tax. Successful bidders will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, and the geotechnical report indicates specific engineering requirements, including foundation design specifications with a maximum net allowable bearing pressure of 1,500 psf and considerations for potentially expansive soils.