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

As of May 10, 2024, this project was awarded to United Companies but no awarded amount available. The purpose of this Invitation for Bid (IFB) and accompanying specifications are to provide instructions and assistance in submitting a bid response to provide placement of an aggregate cover coat material, also known as chip seal, over existing paved roadways for Routt County. Please see the Scope of Work for further detail. The objective is to have a fully executed contract by April 26, 2024 with work completed not later than October 4, 2024. Extent of Work The Routt County Chip/Seal Project shall consist of the placement of an aggregate cover coat material, a.k.a. chip seal, over an existing paved roadway edge to edge, including pullouts and shoulders. The binder shall be an Emulsified Asphalt. If you utilize U.S. mail, express delivery service, or hand delivery please send to the correct address listed below: USPS, Federal Express and UPS to this address Routt County Commissioners Office 522 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 30 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 For questions or further information please contact Julie Kennedy, Purchasing Agent jkennedy@co.routt.co.us Direct Phone Number: 970-870-5316 Fax: 970-879-3992 Only one copy of the bid response form is required. Nothing herein is intended to exclude any responsible firm or in any way restrain or restrict competition. On the contrary, all responsible firms are encouraged to submit bid responses. Bidder is responsible for any and all permits, license, fees, etc. necessary to complete the project. Routt County does not waive any building fees for its own projects. The failure or omission of a Bidder to acquaint himself/herself with existing conditions shall in no way relieve him/her of any obligation with respect to this IFB or to the contract. LATE BID RESPONSES a) Late proposal responses shall be considered void and unacceptable. b) Late bid responses will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder. c) It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that their bid response is received by Commissioners Office personnel before the deadline indicated above. If you decide to utilize an express delivery service, please note that overnight service is not always delivered on the next day. INQUIRIES AND NO CONTACT POLICY a) All questions must be received, in writing, before 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time March 26, 2024 and shall be directed only to Routt County Purchasing Agent Julie Kennedy at jkennedy@co.routt.co.us. b) Questions will be answered by Addenda that will be issued to all Bidders who received a copy of the IFB and posted electronically. The County shall not be legally bound by an addendum or interpretation that is not in writing. c) Any contact initiated by any Bidder with any County representative, other than the Purchasing Department representative listed herein, concerning this IFB is prohibited. Any such unauthorized contact may cause the disqualification of the Bidder from this procurement transaction. Information obtained from an unauthorized officer, agent, or employee of Routt County or any other person shall not affect the risks or obligations assumed by the contractor or relieve him from fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract for the purpose of this project. Routt County Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bid responses and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in bid responses received, and to accept any portion of the bid response whichever is deemed to be in the best interest of Routt County. Each bid response must be accompanied by a bid bond payable to the Routt County Board of County Commissioners for five percent of the total amount of the bid. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Purchasing Agent will return the bonds of all except the three lowest responsible Bidders within three days after the date of the bid response opening. When the contract is executed, the bid bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful Bidders will be returned. The bid bond of the successful Bidder will be retained until the contract, payment bond, performance bond, and insurance certificate have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. Attorneys-in-fact who sign the bid bonds or payment bonds must file with each bond a certificate and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price with a corporate surety approved by the Routt County Board of County Commissioners, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Bonds submitted to the County must meet the following criteria: 1. The bond must be issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business as a surety in the State of Colorado; 2. The surety issuing the bond must have a current Best's Rating of "A" or better (A- is not acceptable); 3. The bond must provide that jurisdiction for any action on the bond shall be in the Routt County District Court, Routt County Court or the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; and 4. The bond must provide that the substantially prevailing party in any action to recover on or enforce the bond shall have the right to recover its reasonable costs incurred in such action, including, without limitation, attorney fees. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: Routt County Construction Contact in the event Contractor does not complete the work by the Completion Date, as that date may be modified in writing by change order, County shall be entitled to damages which the parties agree to liquidate at $500 per day for each day the Project remains unfinished beyond the Completion Date of October 6, 2024. A Routt County Construction Contact is at the end of this IFB for your review. Recommend Award to BCC April 16, 2024 Contract documents fully executed April 26, 2024 Mandatory Pre-Construction Meeting After contract award with Project Manager before work begins by Contractor Start date July 29, 2024 Final completion date October 4, 2024 or as soon as practical