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Department of Finance - Division of Procurement & Contracts
Reference: Award of Formal Solicitation Colorado Front Range Trail (CFRT) - Erger's Pond Section Trail Project #17004
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Pam Roeding, Procurement & Contracts Manager
Through: Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager Operations, Gary Wardle, Parks and Recreation Director
Cc: Jean Starr, Finance Director
Date Prepared: May 23, 2017
PURPOSE
Requesting City Council approval of a formal solicitation for the Colorado Front Range Trail (CFRT) - Erger's Pond Section Trail Project to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder, and approving the resolution giving the Mayor authority to sign the contract. Municipal Code Section 3.08.090, ". . . . All bids and proposals in excess of $50,000 shall be awarded through formal written procedures by the city council."
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
The Colorado Front Range Trail (CFRT) travels through the City of Brighton along the east side of the South Platte River. This section of the CFRT is funded through a State Trails grant that includes federally funded Land and Water Conservation fund grant monies and the City's 2017 Parks and Recreation Capital Budget. This trail construction project must be completed by the end of 2017 and includes trail, bench pads, benches, signage, stormwater management riprap and pipe, trees, shrubs, and more.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit was held with eleven (11) attendees.
Four (4) formal bids were received on May 8, 2017 at 11:00 AM. The bids were opened and read into the record by the Procurement & Contracts Manager at a public bid opening.
Firms submitting bids:
> Concrete Express, Inc.
> Colt & Steel
> Banner Concrete, LLC
> New Design Construction
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding was approved in the 2017 City of Brighton adopted budget for the Colorado Front Range Trail (...
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