Safe Passage Sidewalk Improvements

The Town of Severance, Colorado is soliciting bids for the Safe Passage Sidewalk Improvements project (Town Project No. CIP 139), with an optional virtual pre-bid conference on November 9, 2026 and bids due November 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bids are submitted exclusively through BidNetDirect.com. The bidding documents carry no set-aside or preference program, and Colorado licensure authorization is the only contractor qualification identified.

The scope covers new sidewalk construction within Town of Severance and Weld County rights of way, including removals, earthwork, grading, concrete sidewalk, pedestrian curb ramps, concrete and asphalt patchwork, signing, and drainage improvements. The project manual lists 54 line items, spanning site clearing and grubbing, removal of existing infrastructure, unclassified excavation, erosion control, utility adjustments, seeding and landscaping, chain-link fencing, and construction surveying and mobilization. Technical specifications reference Colorado Department of Transportation 2025 construction standards, and 72 sheets of construction drawings accompany the documents. Ayres Associates designed the project.

The project is locally funded by the Town of Severance, which is exempt from Colorado state sales and use taxes on materials and equipment incorporated into the work. The contract is a stipulated price agreement. Payment is 95 percent of work completed with 5 percent retainage during progress, rising to 100 percent upon substantial completion less punch list items, with final payment upon completion. Liquidated damages are $1,000 per day for delays to substantial completion and $500 per day for delays thereafter. Substantial completion is due March 1, 2027, and final completion is due March 15, 2027. Bid security equal to 5 percent of the maximum bid price is required in the form of a bid bond. The successful bidder must execute performance and payment bonds and provide insurance documentation within 15 days of the Notice of Award. The documents include three addenda.