The Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (“DOTI”), City and County of Denver (“City”), has issued a Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) for Construction Manager/General Contractor (“CM/GC”) services for the project named above. RFP documents will be available for download at www.bidnetdirect.com/cityandcountyofdenverdoti.
General Statement of Work
Renovations for four (4) Denver Public Library (DPL) branch locations: 1) Elevate bond funded renovation for the Eugene Field Branch Library, located at 810 S University Blvd, 2) RISE bond funded renovation for the Hampden Branch Library, located at 9755 E Girard Ave, 3) Elevate bond funded renovation for the Ross-Broadway Branch Library, located at 33 E Bayaud Ave, 4) Elevate bond funded renovation for the Ross-University Hills Branch Library, located at 4310 E Amherst Ave.
Renovation at Eugene Field will include preconstruction services; reconfiguring the community room, providing new fixtures and finishes, site improvements, updating communication and technology, and improve HVAC. Renovation at Hampden will include preconstruction services; adding square footage with an addition, creating a designated teen space within the existing branch and increasing the square footage of the idea lab by relocating into the existing community room. Renovation at Ross-Broadway will include preconstruction services; historic restoration of the existing windows, build out of the existing garage for staff workspace, provide new interior finishes, and improve landscaping, sidewalk, and exterior lighting. Renovation at Ross-University Hills will include preconstruction services; repaving the parking lot, updating the community room, relocating/reconfiguring children's area, providing new fixtures and finishes, site improvements, updating communication and technology, and replace boiler.
Eugene Field, Ross-Broadway, and Ross-University Hills are part of the 2017 Elevate Denver Bond Program, which is a 10-year, $937 million general obligation bond program approved by voters in 2017. The program will enhance the City and County of Denver by providing critical improvements to the City’s infrastructure – improving our roads, sidewalks, parks, recreation centers, libraries, cultural centers, public-owned buildings and safety facilities. More information can be found at www.denvergov.org/elevatedenver.
Hampden is part of the 2021 RISE Denver Bond Program, which is a 10-year, $260 million general obligation bond program approved by voters in 2021. The program will drive economic recovery by creating thousands of jobs, investing in local businesses, and bringing critical infrastructure and community assets to historically underserved areas of the city. Through four different categories of infrastructure projects, RISE Denver will serve our most vulnerable residents and unhoused neighbors, increase mobility and safety in our neighborhoods and accessibility within city facilities, and preserve Denver’s history and culture through building restorations. More information can be found on the City’s RISE Denver website.
Proposals will only be received via the online electronic bid service through www.bidnetdirect.com/cityandcountyofdenverdoti. Proposals are due at 2:00 p.m. on August 22, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on July 30, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference. To access the meeting, please call (720) 388-6219 and enter the conference ID: 437-183-587# or join via Teams Meeting link. Contractors are responsible for any information conveyed at this meeting.
Meeting Agenda(PDF, 329KB)
Deadline to submit questions: August 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Minority and Women Business Enterprise Participation: Article III, of Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) grants authority to the Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO) to establish participation requirements under the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program as related to expenditures and related contracts by and through the City and County of Denver. The participation requirement for this project is:
Preconstruction for all four (4) Denver Public Library (DPL) branch locations:
No Program
Construction for Eugene Field & Hampden:
22% Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Participation Goal
Construction for Ross-Broadway & Ross-University Hills:
15% Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Participation Goal
The requirement must be met with certified firms, §§ 28-62, 28-66, D.R.M.C., or through the demonstration of a sufficient good faith effort. §§ 28-60, 28-64, D.R.M.C. A proposed MWBE Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan (MWBE EDI Plan), also known as a Utilization Plan, is required from shortlisted firms only as part of the response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) and will be scored. DSBO’s approval of the MWBE EDI Plan will be required prior to contract execution.
Prequalification Requirements: Each contractor must be prequalified in category 2A General Building Unoccupied Building at the $3,000,000.00 monetary level in accordance with the City’s Rules and Regulations Governing Prequalification of Contractors. Each contractor must have submitted a prequalification application a minimum of ten (10) calendar days prior to the Proposal due date. Applications must be submitted via B2Gnow. To view the Rules and information on how to apply, please visit our website at www.denvergov.org/prequalification.
Prevailing Wage and Minimum Wage: Contracts for construction, reconstruction, and remodeling are subject to the City prevailing wage rate requirements established pursuant to Section 20-76, DRMC. City contracts are subject to payment of City Minimum Wage established pursuant to Section 20-82 through 20-84 DRMC.
General:
As the City’s best interests may appear, the Executive Director of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) reserves the right to waive informalities in, and to reject any or all, proposals.
Publication Dates: July 18, 19, 22, 2024
Published In: The Daily Journal