Site work and paving for a road / highway in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

**As of June 10, 2022, this project has been awarded to Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC and the awarded amount is $1,268,341.93** Section I provides general information to potential Bidders, such as bid submission instructions and other similar administrative elements. This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is available on BidNet. All addenda or amendments shall be issued through BidNet and may not be available through any other source. Estimated Project Magnitude: $650,000 - $850,000. The cost of Bid preparation is not a reimbursable cost. Bid preparation shall be at the Bidder's sole expense and is the Bidder's total and sole responsibility. Bids, withdrawals or modifications of Bids received after the time set for opening, as designated in 1.3 above, are considered "late bids", and will not be accepted by the City, except as provided for in the City of Colorado Springs Procurement Rules and Regulations and approved by the Procurement Services Manager. Bidders are solely responsible for insuring their bids arrive on time and to the place specified in this Invitation for Bid. A. The City of Colorado Springs intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder whose Bid meets the requirements and the criteria set forth in the Invitation for Bids and is determined to be in the best interest of the City. B. The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive informalities and/or irregularities in a Bid. Whether or not a contract is awarded as a result of this Invitation for Bid, as stated above, Bid preparation costs are not reimbursable. C. Total Bid will be evaluated and awarded as follows: It is the City's intent to award this bid based on the TOTAL BASE BID, not on a line item by line item basis. The signature of the Bidder indicates that within ten (10) calendar days from acceptance of its Bid, it will execute a contract with the City and, if indicated in this IFB, furnish a project specific Certificate of Insurance naming the City as Additional Insured, furnish Performance, Labor and Materials, Payment and Maintenance Bonds and any other documents required by the Specifications or Contract Documents. All questions shall be submitted electronically via the BidNet Direct Procurement Platform to the following Contract Specialist. All questions must be received no later than 2:00pm MST March 31, 2022. If the total amount of the accumulative Bid is more than $50,000, or a bond is required elsewhere in this IFB, the Bidder is required to furnish with their Bid a bid security in the form of a bank certified check, bank cashier's check or a one-time bid bond underwritten by a company licensed to issue bonds in the State of Colorado and acceptable to the City in an amount equal. The Bid security shall guarantee that the Bid will not be withdrawn or modified for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the time set for the receipt of Bids, and, if the Bid is accepted within those sixty (60) calendar days, that the person, firm or corporation submitting same shall within ten (10) calendar days after being notified of the acceptance of its Bid, enter into a Contract and furnish the required bonds and all insurance certificates called for under this Invitation for Bid. 3. The Bid bonds of unsuccessful Bidders will not be returned to the respective Bidders unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided along with a written request for bid bond return. However, if a certified check or a cashier's check is submitted as Bid security, it will be returned as soon as possible after the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder is determined and a contract is executed. 4. In the event the Bidder whose Bid is accepted fails to enter into the contract and/or furnish the required contract bonds, its certified check, cashier's check or bid bond will be forfeited Performance, Labor and Materials Payment, and Maintenance Bonds. Bonds shall be submitted within ten (10) calendar days after notification of award of a Contract. The cost of all bonds shall be included in Contractor's Bid. No Fee solicitations: Specifications and Drawings are normally included in the IFB. If Specifications and Drawings are too large to be included in the IFB, all interested Bidders may obtain one copy of the Project Specifications and a set of the Project Drawings for use in preparing Bids from the City Procurement Services Division office. If the Bidder requires additional sets, it is the Bidder's responsibility to duplicate any additional copies, at its own expense. As a result of this Invitation for Bids, it is the City's intention to award a fixed unit price Contract based on the prices offered by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Contract prices shall remain firm and fixed throughout the Contract performance period. The City does not mail Bid results or tabulations. However, Bid tabulations are posted and can be downloaded from BidNet. Bidders submitting Bids in response to this solicitation may also request the Bid tabulation for this solicitation via email to the Contracts Specialist indicated as the point of contact for this solicitation. In accordance with the Colorado Constitution and City Charter, performance of the City's obligations under any resultant Contract will be expressly subject to appropriations of funds by the City Council, and, in the event the budget or other means of appropriation for any year of the Contract fails to provide funds in sufficient amounts to discharge such obligations, such failure (i) shall act to terminate the Contract at such time as the then-existing and available appropriations are depleted, and (ii) neither such failure nor termination shall constitute a default or breach of the Contract, including any sub-agreement, attachment, schedule, or exhibit thereto, by the City.