10072 - Mail Creek Ditch Pedestrian Trail and Bridge

The Contract Documents provide for the construction of 10072 Mail Creek Ditch Pedestrian Trail & Bridge. The Work consists of construction of a pedestrian overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad. The overpass consists of a 32’ prestress concrete slab span, and a 190’-6” prefabricated steel truss span. Leading to the overpass are a modular block wall and embankment. Other Work includes: electrical lighting system, concrete trail, steel railings, H-piles, earthwork, Parshall Flume, landscaping, construction surveying and traffic control. All Works associated with the modular block wall on the west side, and the ditch on the east side must be completed by April 15, 2025.

Contractor to complete the Right of Entry Agreement as soon as possible with Union Pacific Railroad Company and provide all required documents to the Railroad. Contractor to provide the required advanced notice to Union Pacific Railroad Company for any Work within the railroad right-of-way.

This is a Federally funded project and the DBE goal is 8.5%.  In order for a bidder to be responsive, one must make a good faith effort to meet the DBE goal. The bidder can meet this requirement in either of two ways.  First, the bidder can meet the goal, documenting commitments for participation by DBE firms sufficient to meet the goal. Second, the bidder can document adequate good faith efforts. This means that the bidder must show that it took all necessary and reasonable steps to achieve the DBE goal which by their scope, intensity, and appropriateness to the objective, could reasonably be expected to obtain sufficient DBE participation, even if the goal is not met. These good faith efforts must be completed prior to submittal of the bid. For additional guidance regarding good faith efforts see 49 CFR Part 26 including Appendix A. To meet the DBE eligibility requirements, DBE firms must be certified by CDOT. The CDOT DBE Directory is available at https://www.codot.gov /business/civilrights/dbe.  If the apparent low bidder does not meet the project DBE goal, the bidder’s good faith effort shall be submitted to the City of Fort Collins Purchasing Department at purchasing@fcgov.com within five (5) calendar days of the Bid opening.

The Department has determined that On the Job Training (OJT) shall be provided to trainees with the goal of developing full-journey workers in the types of trade or classification involved.  The contract goal for On-the-Job Trainees working in an approved training plan in this Contract has been established as follows:

Minimum number of total On the Job Training required: 640 hours