PRE-BID MEETING:

A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled, starting promptly at 9:00 a.m., January 20, 2022. Interested parties should plan for approximately a four (4) hour meeting that will include driving and walking around multiple open space properties.

The pre-bid meeting will start at the Keyes Open Space property, located at 9748 North 119^th Street, Longmont, CO 80501. The property is bordered by North 119^th Street on the west, East County Line Road on the east, and Quicksilver Road on the south. Interested parties shall meet on Quicksilver Road just west of the intersection of East County Line Road in Longmont, CO.

The pre-bid group will then travel to the Bishop Open Space property (7568 North 63rd Street, Longmont, CO 80503), which will be accessed from a gate on North 63rd Street west of Longmont, CO.

Next, the pre-bid meeting group will then travel to the Braly Open Space (12191 North 61st Street, Longmont, CO 80503) and Ramey Open Space (12104 North 61st Street, Longmont, CO 80503) properties. This part of the pre-bid meeting will be accessed from a driveway at the intersection of North 61st Street and North 63rd Street, west of Hygiene, CO.

Lastly, the pre-bid meeting group will travel to Hall Ranch Meadows Open Space property (200 Old St Vrain Road, Lyons, CO 80540) and meet at 200 Old St. Vrain Road south of the intersection with Highway 7. After the initial stop the group will travel west by vehicle to a few sites along Old St. Vrain Rd before concluding the pre-bid meeting.

See Attachment E Project Location Map for more details. Additional requests to access the project sites a second time will not be granted.

Bids from firms not represented at the mandatory, pre-bid meeting, and site visit will not be accepted.

BACKGROUND:

The Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department (BCPOS) is soliciting bids from qualified, licensed and experienced Contractors for construction of approximately sixteen thousand (16,000) Linear Feet (LF) of property boundary and agricultural fences and associated gates at the Hall Ranch 1, Ramey, Braly, Bishop and Keyes Open Space properties near Longmont and Lyons, CO. Each property will be considered a sub-project.

These services are required in order to the replace fences damaged during the September 2013 floods. All fences will be constructed to the specifications herein. A portion of the fences will used for the containment of livestock. At some fence locations the selected Contractor will remove and dispose of existing and damaged fence, braces, and gates. Additionally, vegetation removal may be needed at some locations in order to construct the fence along the desired alignments.

BCPOS will supply a portion of the materials needed for this Project. This bid consists of the Contractor suppling all labor, tools, equipment and additional materials, beyond those supplied by BCPOS, necessary to complete the Project to the specifications herein.

The Project will commence only after a Notice to Proceed has been issued by the County. The Contractor will complete all aspects of the project, including the submittal of required invoice, by May 31, 2022.

PRE-BID MEETING:

A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled, starting promptly at 9:00 a.m., January 20, 2022. Interested parties should plan for approximately a four (4) hour meeting that will include driving and walking around multiple open space properties.

The pre-bid meeting will start at the Keyes Open Space property, located at 9748 North 119^th Street, Longmont, CO 80501. The property is bordered by North 119^th Street on the west, East County Line Road on the east, and Quicksilver Road on the south. Interested parties shall meet on Quicksilver Road just west of the intersection of East County Line Road in Longmont, CO.

The pre-bid group will then travel to the Bishop Open Space property (7568 North 63rd Street, Longmont, CO 80503), which will be accessed from a gate on North 63rd Street west of Longmont, CO.

Next, the pre-bid meeting group will then travel to the Braly Open Space (12191 North 61st Street, Longmont, CO 80503) and Ramey Open Space (12104 North 61st Street, Longmont, CO 80503) properties. This part of the pre-bid meeting will be accessed from a driveway at the intersection of North 61st Street and North 63rd Street, west of Hygiene, CO.

Lastly, the pre-bid meeting group will travel to Hall Ranch Meadows Open Space property (200 Old St Vrain Road, Lyons, CO 80540) and meet at 200 Old St. Vrain Road south of the intersection with Highway 7. After the initial stop the group will travel west by vehicle to a few sites along Old St. Vrain Rd before concluding the pre-bid meeting.

See Attachment E Project Location Map for more details. Additional requests to access the project sites a second time will not be granted.

Bids from firms not represented at the mandatory, pre-bid meeting, and site visit will not be accepted.

WRITTEN INQUIRIES:

All inquiries regarding this BID will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. January 27, 2022. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than February 3, 2022.

Please do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation.

SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

BIDs are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on February 10, 2022. A bid opening will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. via email by sending a copy of the bid tab to all who have submitted a bid.

Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.

NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).

BID #7285-21

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding BID # 7285-21 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

Bid #7285-21 Addendum 1

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding BID # 7285-21 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

Bid #7285-21 Addendum 2