Site work and paving for a civil project in Fort Collins, Colorado. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; bridge / tunnel; and bridge / tunnel.

Question Acceptance Deadline 02/10/2022 07:00 PM EST Questions are submitted online No The City of Fort Collins is requesting proposals from qualified Contractors for Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) services related to the construction of the Laporte Ave Bridge & Roadway Improvements. The Laporte Ave Bridge & Roadway Improvements is significant to the City of Fort Collins for many reasons, including the following: 1.Laporte Ave is a moderately travelled two lane arterial east-west route within Fort Collins. 2.Laporte Ave is a vital vehicle, mass transit, pedestrian and bicycle connection that links west Fort Collins schools, recreation areas, and residences to the cultural center of Old Town Fort Collins. 3.The Laporte Ave Bridge & Roadway improvements is the first of two planned projects to improve the corridor experience for pedestrians and cyclists. 4.The Laporte Ave Bridge and Roadway Improvements Project will replace two sub-standard bridges that are overdue for structural and functional improvements. The contractor is encouraged to discuss innovative approaches to constructing the bridges in order to meet schedule constraints, including but not limited to precast items, innovative phasing options and construction materials, etc. The Laporte Ave Bridge and Roadway Improvement project will require two bridge replacements. The bridge replacements will require extensive coordination and traffic control phasing during construction with both the City, local businesses, Poudre School District, and the New Mercer Canal ditch company. Typically, the ditch stops running water on October 15th and the contractor would have full access to reconstruct the bridge at that time. Water typically begins flowing through the ditch again around April 15th. The ditch company may stop running water sooner or may run water for longer depending on the customer needs and conditions. Due to project scheduling and time constraints, it is likely that some of the bridge work would need to be done prior to Oct 15th, including abutments and walls. The City would like to explore ways to begin as much work as possible prior to the ditch water being shutoff. For the purposes of this RFP, the Contractor may assume and price, precast concrete slab beams with cast in place composite bridge decks on a combination of cast in place abutments and geosynthetic reinforced soil abutments. However, the City is also open to exploring other construction alternatives in order to minimize construction and schedule impacts. The City has included the Structure Selection Report (Attachment #2) which is intended to be used as a guide for prospective proposals that would like to propose other abutment or girder alternatives. The contractor is encouraged to discuss innovative approaches to constructing the bridges in order to meet schedule constraints, including but not limited to precast items, innovative phasing options and construction materials, etc. The City will also reconstruct approximately 1300 lineal feet of Laporte Ave between Taft Hill Road and Grandview Ave. as part of this project. The new roadway cross section will add grade separated combination bikeways & sidewalks to the corridor. The new roadway profile will accommodate surface drainage improvements and accommodate the new bridge structures. The City would like the contractor to discuss options for rebuilding Laporte Ave from STA 54+25 to STA 67+00 and address impacts to traveling public, and overall constructability of the corridor. Any cost savings or efficiencies gained with particular phasing or construction techniques should also be addressed. The prioritized Project Goals for the project have been determined to be: Maximize safety, infrastructure, and operational multi-modal improvements within a set project budget. Minimize inconvenience to the traveling public and businesses during construction. Complete the Project by Summer 2023, with emphasis on completing the bridge structures ahead of the New Mercer Ditch turn-on date of April 15, 2023. Provide a high quality, final product. Coordinate between designer, contractor, and utility owners to facilitate effective and efficient utility relocations. Utilize innovative bridge construction approaches to reduce cost, improve quality, and decrease project duration and impact. The pre-proposal meeting will be hosted on-line via Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Select or copy/paste the below link into your browser for access to the meeting. Please be prepared to announce your name and mute your microphone and enter in the comments section your Name, Company and email address: