Invitation for Bids Woodbury Storm Sewer Improvements

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
WOODBURY STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS
City of Craig
300 West 4th Street
Craig, CO 81625
www.ci.craig.co.us
Issue Date: May 13, 2026
Closing Date: June 16, 2026

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS
Sealed bids for the "Woodbury Storm Sewer Improvements" project will be received by the
City of Craig (Owner) via Bidnet Direct at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/cityofcraig or
mailed, emailed, or hand delivered to City Hall at 300 West Fourth Street, Craig, Colorado
81625, until 2:30 P.M. prevailing time on June 16, 2026. Late bids will not be considered and
will be returned to the bidder unopened.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held virtually on May 28, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. This
will be a virtual only meeting. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory to be eligible to submit a
bid. Participants shall use the following link to access the meeting or obtain the link by
contacting the Public Works Director at dpaul@cityofcraig.org.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/243647531212518?p=1SoWwTS9nUSCAcco8e
Meeting ID: 243 647 531 212 518
Passcode: CB2YC9tm
Questions regarding the scope of work and specifications must be submitted in writing to the
City Clerk at kcarmody@cityofcraig.org, no later than 5:30 P.M. on June 2, 2026. Responses to
all questions shall be issued in the form of an Addendum to be issued by the City of Craig by no
later than 11:30 A.M. on June 5, 2026.
All bids must be made on the required Bid Form. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in
with ink or typewritten, and the bid form must be fully completed and executed when submitted.
Only one copy of the bid form is required.
The Owner may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any or all bids. Any bid may
be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized
postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be
considered. No bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening
thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified
period the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the bidder.
Bidders must satisfy themselves with the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the bid
scheduled by examination of the site and a review of the drawings and specifications including
addenda. After bids have been submitted, the bidder shall not assert that there was a
misunderstanding concerning the quantities of work or the nature of the work to be done.
The Owner shall provide to bidders prior to bidding, all information which is pertinent to,
and delineates and describes the land owned and rights of way acquired or to be acquired.
The contract documents contain the provisions required for the construction of the
project. Information obtained from an officer, agent, or employee of the Owner or any other
person shall not affect the risks or obligations assumed by the contractor or relive him from
fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract.
Each bid greater than $50,000 must be accompanied by a bid bond payable to the Owner for
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five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. As soon as the bid prices have been compared,
the Owner will return the bonds of all except the three lowest responsible bidders. When the
agreement is executed the bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be returned.
The bid bond of the successful bidder will be retained until the payment bond and performance
bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. A certified check may
be used in lieu of a bid bond.
For contracts greater than $50,000 a performance bond and payment bond, each in the amount
of 100 percent of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the Owner, will be
required for the faithful performance of the contract.
Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds of payment bonds and performance bonds must file with
each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.
The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the agreement and obtain
the performance bond and payment bond within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the
notice of award. The notice of award shall be accompanied by the necessary agreement and
bond forms. In case of failure of the bidder to execute the agreement, the Owner may at their
option consider the bidder in default, in which case the bid bond accompanying the proposal
shall become the property of the Owner.
The Owner within ten (10) days of receipt of acceptable performance bond, payment bond and
agreement signed by the party to whom the agreement was awarded shall sign the agreement
and return to such party an executed duplicate of the agreement. Should the Owner not execute
the agreement within such period, the bidder may by written notice withdraw their signed
agreement. Such notice of withdrawal shall be effective upon receipt of the notice by the Owner.
The notice to proceed shall be issued within ten (10) days of the execution of the agreement by
the Owner. Should there be reasons why the notice to proceed cannot be issued within such
period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the contractor.
If the notice to proceed has not been issued within the ten (10) day period or within the period
mutually agreed upon, the contractor may terminate the agreement without further liability on
the part of either party.
The Owner may make such investigations as they deem necessary to determine the ability of
the bidder to perform work, and the bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and
data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid
if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such
bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the agreement and to complete the
work contemplated therein. A conditional or qualified bid will not be accepted.
Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. All applicable laws,
ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction
of the project shall apply to the contract throughout.
Each bidder is responsible for inspecting the site and for reading and being thoroughly familiar
with the contract documents. The failure or omission of any bidder to do any of the foregoing
shall in no way relieve any bidder from any obligation in respect to his bid.
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The bidder agrees to abide by the requirements under Executive Order Number 11246, as
amended, including specifically the provisions of the equal opportunity clause set forth in the
supplemental general conditions.
The low bidder shall supply the names and address of major material suppliers and
subcontractors when requested to do so by the Owner.
This project is exempt from Sales Tax requirements. The party to whom the contract is awarded
will be required to complete all necessary forms to document the exemption.
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SECTION 00 01 00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BID AND AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS Pages
Section 00 10 00 - Advertisement for Bids .................................................................................1
Section 00 20 00 - Instructions to Bidders ................................................................................13
Section 00 41 00 - Bid Form .......................................................................................................4
Section 00 41 30 - Bidder Qualification Statement ....................................................................3
Section 00 43 00 - Subcontractors and Material Suppliers ........................................................1
Section 00 43 00 - Bid Bond .......................................................................................................2
Section 00 51 00 - Notice of Award ............................................................................................1
Section 00 52 00 - Standard Form of Agreement .......................................................................6
Section 00 55 00 - Notice to Proceed .........................................................................................1
Section 00 61 00 - Performance Bond .......................................................................................4
Section 00 61 50 - Payment Bond ..............................................................................................4
Section 00 62 00 - Contractor's Application for Payment ...........................................................2
Section 00 62 50 - Certificate of Substantial Completion ...........................................................2
Section 00 62 60 - Notice of Acceptability ..................................................................................1
Section 00 70 00 - Standard General Conditions .....................................................................75
Section 00 80 00 - Supplementary Conditions .........................................................................19
Section 00 94 00 - Work Change Directive ................................................................................1
Section 00 94 10 - Change Order...............................................................................................2
Section 00 94 20 - Field Order ...................................................................................................1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Pages
Division 1 General Requirements
Section 01 10 00 - Summary of Work .........................................................................................4
Section 01 20 00 - Price and Payment Procedures ....................................................................4
Section 01 31 19 - Project Meetings ...........................................................................................3
Section 01 32 16 - Construction Progress Schedules ................................................................2
Section 01 33 00 - Submittal Procedures ..................................................................................4
Section 01 33 23 - Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples ................................................1
Section 01 50 00 - Temporary Facilities and Controls ................................................................4
Section 01 57 13 - Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control ..................................................4
Section 01 74 16 - Site Maintenance ..........................................................................................1
Section 01 77 00 - Closeout Procedures ...................................................................................4
Division 3 Concrete
Section 03 10 00 - Concrete Forming and Accessories ............................................................2
Section 03 02 00 - Concrete Reinforcing ...................................................................................2
Section 03 30 00 - Cast-In-Place Concrete Reinforcing ............................................................8
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B A D
ID AND GREEMENT OCUMENTS

SECTION 00 21 13
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1- Defined Terms ............................................................................................................................. 1
Article 2- Bidding Documents ..................................................................................................................... 1
Article 3- Qualifications of Bidders ............................................................................................................. 2
Article 4- Pre-Bid Conference ..................................................................................................................... 2
Article 5- Site and Other Areas; Existing Site Conditions; Examination of Site; Owner's Safety Program;
Other Work at the Site .................................................................................................................................. 3
Article 6- Bidder's Representations and Certifications............................................................................... 5
Article 7- Interpretations and Addenda ..................................................................................................... 5
Article 8- Bid Security ................................................................................................................................. 5
Article 9- Contract Times ............................................................................................................................ 6
Article 10- Substitute and "Or Equal" Items ............................................................................................... 6
Article 11- Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others ..................................................................................... 6
Article 12- Preparation of Bid ..................................................................................................................... 7
Article 13- Basis of Bid ................................................................................................................................ 8
Article 14- Submittal of Bid ......................................................................................................................... 8
Article 15- Modification and Withdrawal of Bid ......................................................................................... 9
Article 16- Opening of Bids ......................................................................................................................... 9
Article 17- Bids to Remain Subject to Acceptance ..................................................................................... 9
Article 18- Evaluation of Bids and Award of Contract ................................................................................ 9
Article 19- Bonds and Insurance ............................................................................................................... 10
Article 20- Signing of Agreement .............................................................................................................. 10
Article 21- Sales and Use Taxes ................................................................................................................ 11
Article 22- Contracts to Be Assigned ........................................................................................................ 11
Article 23- Retainage ................................................................................................................................ 11
Article 24- Wage Rate Determination Fundig Requirements ................................................................... 11
Article 25- Permits and Fees ..................................................................................................................... 11
Article 26- Basis fo Design ........................................................................................................................ 11
EJCDC(R) C-200, Instructions to Bidders for Construction Contract.
Copyright(C) 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies,
and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
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ARTICLE 1-DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions
and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the
meanings indicated below:
A. Issuing Office-The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued, and which
registers plan holders.
ARTICLE 2-BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.01 Bidder shall obtain a complete set of Bidding Requirements and proposed Contract Documents
(together, the Bidding Documents). See the Agreement for a list of the Contract Documents. It is
Bidder's responsibility to determine that it is using a complete set of documents in the preparation
of a Bid. Bidder assumes sole responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use
of incomplete documents, by Bidder itself or by its prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers.
2.02 Bidding Documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion of
the Project and permission to download or distribution of the Bidding Documents does not confer
a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use. Authorization to download
documents, or other distribution, includes the right for plan holders to print documents solely for
their use, and the use of their prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers, provided the plan holder
pays all costs associated with printing or reproduction. Printed documents may not be re-sold
under any circumstances.
2.03 Bidder may register as a plan holder and obtain complete sets of Bidding Documents, in the
number and format stated in the Advertisement or invitation to bid, from the Issuing Office.
Bidders may rely that sets of Bidding Documents obtained from the Issuing Office are complete,
unless an omission is blatant. Registered plan holders will receive Addenda issued by Owner.
2.04 Plan rooms (including construction information subscription services, and electronic and virtual
plan rooms) may distribute the Bidding Documents, or make them available for examination.
Those prospective bidders that obtain an electronic (digital) copy of the Bidding Documents from
a plan room are encouraged to register as plan holders from the Bidding Documents Website or
Issuing Office. Owner is not responsible for omissions in Bidding Documents or other documents
obtained from plan rooms, or for a Bidder's failure to obtain Addenda from a plan room.
2.05 Electronic Documents
A. When the Bidding Requirements indicate that electronic (digital) copies of the Bidding
Documents are available, such documents will be made available to the Bidders as Electronic
Documents in the manner specified.
1. Bidding Documents will be provided in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) (.pdf)
that is readable by Adobe 2019 or later. It is the intent of the Engineer and Owner that
such Electronic Documents are to be exactly representative of the paper copies of the
documents. However, because the Owner and Engineer cannot totally control the
transmission and receipt of Electronic Documents nor the Contractor's means of
reproduction of such documents, the Owner and Engineer cannot and do not guarantee
that Electronic Documents and reproductions prepared from those versions are
identical in every manner to the paper copies.
EJCDC C-200, Instructions to Bidders for Construction Contract.
Copyright(C) 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies,
and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
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B. Unless otherwise stated in the Bidding Documents, the Bidder may use and rely upon
complete sets of Electronic Documents of the Bidding Documents, as described above.
However, Bidder assumes all risks associated with differences arising from
transmission/receipt of Electronic Documents versions of Bidding Documents and
reproductions prepared from those versions and, further, assumes all risks, costs, and
responsibility associated with use of the Electronic Documents versions to derive information
that is not explicitly contained in printed paper versions of the documents, and for Bidder's
reliance upon such derived information.
C. After the Contract is awarded, the Owner will provide or direct the Engineer to provide for
the use of the Contractor documents that were developed by Engineer as part of the Project
design process, as Electronic Documents in native file formats.
1. Electronic Documents that are available in native file format include:
a. None]
2. Release of such documents will be solely for the convenience of the Contractor. No such
document is a Contract Document.
3. Unless the Contract Documents explicitly identify that such information will be available
to the Successful Bidder (Contractor), nothing herein will create an obligation on the
part of the Owner or Engineer to provide or create such information, and the Contractor
is not entitled to rely on the availability of such information in the preparation of its Bid
or pricing of the Work. In all cases, the Contractor shall take appropriate measures to
verify that any electronic/digital information provided in Electronic Documents is
appropriate and adequate for the Contractor's specific purposes.
4. In no case will the Contractor be entitled to additional compensation or time for
completion due to any differences between the actual Contract Documents and any
related document in native file format.
5. Contractor and any of its subcontractors and suppliers receiving electronic documents
in native file format will be required to execute, prior to release of that data, the
Electronic File Transfer & Use Agreement form included in Appendix X of the Project
Manual.
ARTICLE 3-QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.01 Bidders must submit Section 00 41 13 - Bidder Qualifications Statement with bid.
3.02 Owner reserves the right to request additional information it deems necessary for contractor
evaluation.
ARTICLE 4-PRE-BID CONFERENCE
4.01 A mandatory pre-bid conference, if required, will be held at the time and location indicated in
the Advertisement or invitation to bid. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to
discuss the Project. Proposals will not be accepted from Bidders who do not attend the
conference. It is each Bidder's responsibility to sign in at the pre-bid conference to verify its
participation. Bidders must sign in using the name of the organization that will be submitting a
EJCDC C-200, Instructions to Bidders for Construction Contract.
Copyright(C) 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies,
and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
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