PKAA, 1000, Striker Project

The State of Colorado, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS), in coordination with Gunnison County, is soliciting sealed bids for the Striker Project (Bid Number PKA-15-751) to safeguard hazardous mine openings associated with the Ute-Ulay Mine Complex located approximately four miles west of Lake City, Colorado. The procurement encompasses closure and stabilization work on seven mine features including one collapsed stope, three adits, two shafts, and one open pit, utilizing methods such as installation of steel grates, fencing, backfill operations, and polyurethane foam application. Specific deliverables identified in Amendment 1 include: reducing the fence around the UU-04 stope to 600 linear feet of eight-foot-high welded steel fencing with specified construction standards; installing an 8' x 10' grate within shaft UU-08 anchored to exposed rock; reducing the highwall at open pit UU-09 to a minimum 10 feet in height using mine waste for backfill; and installing a 9' x 6' grate at shaft UU-10 anchored approximately 8 feet deep on existing rock shelf. Required deliverables also include a Project Safety, Health, and Environmental Action Plan (SHEAP), mobilization and demobilization, and contingent machine time (estimated 20 hours for a tracked excavator). Mandatory qualifications include submission of a five percent bid guarantee, performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price, certificates of insurance with minimum coverage of $1,000,000 combined single limits, and completed equipment lists. Key dates include a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site inspection held on April 9, 2015, at 9:00 AM at the BLM office in Lake City; bid submissions due April 22, 2015, at 4:00 PM; and bid opening scheduled for April 23, 2015, at 10:00 AM. Project completion is required within 40 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with the anticipated construction window between June 22, 2015, and July 31, 2015, with liquidated damages assessed at $400.00 per day for delays beyond the deadline.

Colorado labor law requirements mandate that 80 percent of employed laborers must be Colorado residents, and no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or women/minority-owned businesses are identified in the solicitation, though contractors must submit minority and women business enterprise participation forms prior to contract execution. Equipment must be cleaned and inspected for noxious weeds prior to mobilization, and contractors must comply with OSHA regulations and white-nose syndrome mitigation protocols applicable to mine workers. The project is federally funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (CFDA 15.252), with funding administered through Hinsdale County's Office of Surface Mining for all six hazardous opening closure features. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the available documentation. Retainage will be withheld at either 10 percent (for bid amounts between $50,000–$149,999) or 5 percent (for bids of $150,000 or greater) until project completion and advertisement of final settlement; however, specific overall contract award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation documents. Eight contractors from Colorado and Utah attended the pre-bid meeting, indicating significant industry interest in this procurement opportunity.