Renovation of an educational facility in Denver, Colorado. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Campus Main Switchgear Replacement. Bid material and labor to demo and install new 15kV medium voltage switchgear. 2. Utilize existing primary selective radial feeds to install new equipment and limit the outage duration. 3. Contractor to develop an equipment installation schedule for Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) project manager for approval. Weekend and 24-hour shift will be available to limit the duration of electric utility outages. 4. Contractor to coordinate all utility outages with XCEL Energy and AHEC project manager. 5. Identify and provide schedule for long lead items in bid. Minimum Requirements Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that all firms will be required to meet all minimum requirements to be considered for this project. To be considered as qualified, interested firms shall have, as a minimum: 1. Provided Electrical Contracting services within the last three (5) years for at least two (2) projects each in excess of $500,000.00 (hard costs), utilizing the expertise present in their Colorado Office. Please be sure to specify project names, dates for each project, and references (name, phone number and e-mail address) for each project, with your bid submission; and 2. Demonstrated specific Electrical Contracting experience in projects of similar scope and complexity; and 3. Demonstrated bonding capability up to $ 950,000.00 for an individual project coincidentally with current and anticipated workloads; provide letter from surety that affirms this capacity with your bid submission. 4) Per C.R.S. 24-92-115 unless prohibited by applicable federal law, contract for any public project in the amount of one million dollars or more, that does not receive federal money, in the amount of one million dollars or more shall require the general contractor to which the contract is awarded to submit, at the time the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing subcontractor is put under contract, documentation that Identifies the contractors or subcontractors that will be used for all mechanical, sheet metal, fire suppression, sprinkler fitting, electrical, and plumbing work required on the project and certifies that all firms identified participate in apprenticeship programs registered with the United States department of labor's employment and training administration or state apprenticeship councils recognized by the United States department of labor and have a proven record of graduating a minimum of 15% of its apprentices for at least three of the past five years. 5) Per C.R.S. 24-92-Part 2, a public construction project in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars or more shall be subject to the State prevailing wage rate, of the regular, holiday, and overtime wages paid and the general prevailing payments on behalf of employees to lawful welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice training, and educational funds in the State, for each employee needed to execute the contract. Payments to the funds must constitute an ordinary business expense deduction for federal income tax purposes by contractors and subcontractors. Contractors are required to pay their employees at weekly intervals and shall comply with the enforcement provisions of C.R.S. 24-92-209. Contractors awarded a project of this size will be required to utilize the LCPTracker cloud-based labor compliance and certified payroll application. Contractors meeting the minimum requirements may obtain the bidding documents on the portal. To obtain drawings and specifications, please contact Stacy Tino at: stacy.tino@ahec.edu, or through electronically. Other Information Preference shall be given to Colorado resident bidders and for Colorado labor, as provided by law. Per C.R.S. 24-105-201 If the construction value is $50,000 or greater a Bid Bond and Power of Attorney or Proposal Guaranty is required in an amount not less than 5% of the total Bid. Date Email Questions Due September 29, 2022 at 5:00PM . Respondents may elect to verify times and dates by email, but no earlier than 36 hours before the scheduled date and time. SOLE Point of Contact/Clarifications Name: Stacy Tino, CPPB, NIGP-CPP, Procurement Director Agency: Auraria Higher Education Center Phone: 303.556.3289 Email: stacy.tino@ahec.edu Estimated Construction Cost: $928,533.00