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

BACKGROUND:

Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) is seeking bids from qualified and experienced Contractors for Portable Restroom Services. Contractors will supply and clean Contractor owned portable restrooms (pottys) on various Open Space properties in Boulder County, as well as clean pottys owned by BCPOS at the Longmont Office. These services are required in order to maintain clean and welcoming restroom facilities at trailheads and project sites throughout Boulder County.

BCPOS is seeking two (2) separate companies to service areas, as depicted in the map attachments for the service areas located in the plains and for the service areas located in the mountains on an as needed basis for the duration of the year and subsequent years to follow.

CONTRACT LANGUAGE:

The County is seeking qualified contractors to retain for future projects of the discipline as described above.

The successful proposer will be required to enter into a Contract for Services and meet all insurance requirements as required prior to any work beginning. The County retains the right to select more than one contractor. The selected contractor(s) will be required to enter into a Continuing Services Contract, for the current year with an option to renew, in writing, for four (4) additional years. The Contractor acknowledges that a Contract does not constitute a guarantee that Contractor will receive any Projects or Work of any kind under this Contract, if selected, and in such event, Contractor would not receive any payment from County. Projects will be awarded, on a Project-by-Project basis. Each Project will include a separate Scope of Work, as defined in the Specifications section and bids/proposals will be solicited from the approved Contractor list compiled from this solicitation.

Proposers should list the Boulder County and Colorado professional and/or contractor licenses held by the company and the key personnel who will be assigned to County awarded projects. Proposers are to provide the license number and explain if held by an individual or the company. All workers shall be certified by the County and/or the State of Colorado for these types of projects, if required. Proof of certification must be submitted for each worker in the submittal package.

The evaluation of the qualifications shall be based on the requirements described in this ISOQ. All properly submitted qualifications will be reviewed, evaluated, and selected by the Evaluation Committee.

Qualification submittal information must include information regarding company rates, in detail and including personnel hourly rates, equipment, meetings, reports, administrative costs, mileage, travel, and/or other cost information relevant to do business with the County.

Boulder County reserves the right to reject submittals that do not include evidence of prior experience and current capabilities, including manpower and equipment, necessary to provide the required services and to successfully complete this type of work.

All proposers are instructed to thoroughly review all the stated insurance requirements for this Project, the insurance requirements stated are the minimum and standard for Boulder County Government, for this Project. All hired contractors are required to meet the insurance requirements, as stated, for contracted services as part of the Boulder County contracting process. Owner/Sole Proprietors/Officer are not Exempt from the county’s insurance requirements and coverage limits. Please refer to the Insurance Requirements listed in this ISOQ.

Additionally, the Contractor is aware all insurance requirements, as stated, are required to be active for the duration of the contract, or as otherwise stated, whether Projects or Work are awarded from the County.

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING:

A Pre-proposal meeting will NOT be held for this Project.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following documents are part of this ISOQ:

1. Attachment A: Sample Contract
2. Attachment B: Map of Portable Restroom Location Examples
3. Attachment C: Map of Bidding areas, Plains and Mountains
4. Attachment D: Photo of Portable Restroom owned by BCPOS
5. Attachment E: Map of Portable Restroom Locations in the BCPOS Parking Lot
6. Attachment F: Example of the “Date of Service” Sheet

WRITTEN INQUIRIES:

All inquiries regarding this SOQ will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m., March 23, 2020. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than March 27, 2020.

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

SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

SOQs are due at the Administrative Services Information Desk or email box (preferred) listed below, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m., Mountain Time on April 2, 2020.

SOQ #7130-20

The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding SOQ # 7130-20 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, proposals will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.org.

SOQ #7130-20 Addendum1