Virginia Canyon Rd & Virginia St Utility Improvements

The City of Idaho Springs is seeking prequalified prime contractors for the Virginia Street/Virginia Canyon Road infrastructure improvement project, located in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The project encompasses two phases of comprehensive utility and roadway upgrades, involving underground utility relocations, storm drainage improvements, curb and gutter installation, hot mix asphalt paving, striping, signage, traffic control, and public information services. The project spans approximately 0.31 miles and includes significant infrastructure modifications such as installing 6" PVC sanitary sewer and water lines, replacing existing utilities, constructing sidewalks, and managing complex utility interactions with existing underground infrastructure like CDPHE Argo Mine drain lines and Xcel Energy gas lines. Prequalification packages are due by 5:00 pm MDT on May 20, 2024, with bid submissions required by 5:00 pm MDT on June 25, 2024, and an anticipated contract award date of July 8, 2024. Contractors must submit an AIA A305 prequalification document and are strongly encouraged to provide three years of financial statements, with the construction start date projected for July 31, 2024.

The procurement is exclusively open to prime contractors, with subcontractors explicitly excluded from the prequalification process. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the documents. The estimated construction cost for phase 1 ranges between $5 million and $7 million, indicating a substantial infrastructure investment. Interested parties can submit prequalification packages through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System or via email to the City Administrator, with technical inquiries directed to Paul Crain, Public Works Superintendent, at pcrain@idahospringsco.com or (303) 961-4942. The City reserves the right to prequalify additional contractors or modify the prequalification process at its discretion. The project's comprehensive engineering plans, prepared by HDR Engineering, demonstrate a fully engineered approach with detailed civil engineering, utility modification, drainage plans, and cross-section drawings, suggesting a complex and well-planned infrastructure improvement initiative.