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Home My WebLink AboutBID - 5988 HAY HARVESTING AT NATURAL AREAS (2)CITY OF FORT COLLINS INVITATION TO BID k, >fOLt C'�Iir1 BID 5988 HAY HARVESTING AT NATURAL AREAS BID OPENING: 3:00 p.m. (our clock), July 12, 2006 Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the time and date noted on the bid�roposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2" Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580. Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), July 12, 2006. Questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager Daylan Figgs, (970) 416-2814. Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB, Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777. A pre -bid meeting will be held July 6, 2006,10:00 am at the Municipal Building located at 215 N Mason, Conference Room 1A in Fort Collins. A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows: Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at: hftps:Hsecure2.fcqov.com/bso/loqi'n.i*sp. 2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a copy of the Bid. Special Instructions All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids maybe withdrawn up to the date and hour set for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid openings. Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid. Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal. No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or corporation in default on any obligation to the City. 215 North Mason Street • 2nd Floor • P.O. Box 580 0 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6775 • Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fceov.eom 2006 Hay Cutting N -w= Hazaleus Natural Area WE 44 Ar r v . N IV-7 �+ t. • !ir w �` w° n i1 Mir _ 4 r'R� ;>U ruMDQTH BRQME57.4 y`� ' yAM E :r n — v It UI 1 � x •�v 9 w.w a wcS "4.1 tll'u M1T' v , 71 4 A w Y R T .x: Legend 0 395 790 1 1 1 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground 2006 Hay Cutting Hazaleus Natural Area ok 14 a IL It •F 3 ., Y'.. ...c y (� „SMQOTH BRUAE57.4 �w " N W+E S few 3 _ n 4*1 o Legend 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground 0 265 530 1 1 1 Feet \a lur.T. Areas Pro;;ram 2006 Hay Cutting Eagle View Natural Area C Ir SMOOTH BROME5.8 S •�Mjl�r.'. SMOOTH BROME7.0 75 OATS? 18.3 f N W+E S ."f, W.. Legend 0 235 470 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground 2006 Hay Cutting N =- Eagle View Natural Area WE + _._ S \a wra I'ld> COCfJm Ack � Y• � R rki 4 , - ";•'",� � i fig. I . to . �. y;� Wit. `-r••_.. � � u.: I�� a,�, �a � h . r � °. to Y. ...:. a 1 I f�IOOTH BROME .8�a►+ } .ti _ OTH•BROM .0 �t ....ice.. r 1 W - afte r (� OATS? 18.3 /yJ d 4 Ei Legend 0 750 1,500 1 1 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground Guidelines Im haying I Notify Natural Areas prior to entering any of the designated properties for haying. 2. Cut hay only on those tracts designated. 3 All hay must be removed from the property within 72 hours after baling. If weather conditions do not allow hay removal, you must contact the Natural Areas for an extension. 4. Do not enter fields when muddy. 5. Equipment can be stored on the property for a time period not to exceed 120 hrs hours (5 days). If an extension is needed, you must contact the Natural Areas for the extension. If equipment is stored on site. the following areas. by priority, are available for storage: a. Parking lots h. Interior roads within the tract cut for hay. Grass around the equipment must be mowed. c Edges or corners of tract cut for hay. Grass around the equipment must be mowed. 6 The successful bidder must have a fire extinguisher en site. 7. Must adhere to the Latimer County Fire Ban (attached). �. I'hc City of Fort Collins is not responsible for property damages caused by the per:nittee (fire or otherwise). 9. If nesting birds arc located in the tract to he hayed. all efforts must be made to avoid the nest. Natural Area contact: Daylan Figgs 'Natural Areas 200 West Mountain, Suite A PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Office 970 416-2814 Cell 970 217-5968 Email dfiggs(a cgov.com Ncw,, Release: I_arimer County Adopts Dire Restrictions Pagc ? of tires .hall not include fireplaces or wood stoves located inside permanent sinu tares. 2 Firemirks shall mean: any article. device. or substance prepared tb( the primary purpose of producing a visual of auditory sensation by combustion. explosion. dellagration. or detonation which meets the description of fireworks as set firth in the United slates I lepartrnent of "I ransportation Hazardous Materials Regulations. A itle 49. ('ode of Federal Regulations. Parts 17 3.RR and 173 100. Fireworks do not include: a. I oy caps N hich do not contain more than fN enty-five hundredths of a grain of explosive compound per cap: b Highway flares. railroad fuses. ship distress signals, smoke candles. and other emergency signal devices: c. I'ducational rockets and toy propellant device type engines used in such rockets when such rockets are of nonmelallic construction and utilize replaceable engines or model cartridges containing less than two ounces of propellant and Mien such engines or model cartridges are designed to be ignited by electrical means; d- Fireworks Na hich arc used in testing or research by a licensed explosive, laboratory. 3 Public 1irei.�orks displays shall mean: any display of fireworks conducted ly a qualified pyrotechnic operator in compliance Nith article 78. section 7802 - fireworks - of the uniform fire code. as amender, and conducted only after the approval by the local fire authority. and compliance with any conditions imposed by the local fire authority. 'Ill, 1i_ Ojk AurcI - I . , I I ( ,,llm.- ( ( (,, Ii')I - I I i 1 11 ';; ,nun r 1U1 )' _nnh I ,Iflil1, I 1 1 , : I I, III tW: "Wxvw- larimel o1-tr,news'143 0?639_him -7;(;">n(it, 2006 Hay Cutting .} Pineridge Natural Area N W�E S Legend 0 275 550 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands I Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_ Hay Ground 2006 Hay Cutting Pineridge Natural Area VaI,, ,, Aron, Pmp zn N w�F s Legend 0 155 310 L_ i City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential Hay_ Ground 2006 Hay Cutting N t Arapaho Bend Natural Area WE rt, S .. , t57 } i'Rl1i� � "Aia � a• �v Legend 0 405 810 I__._ i I City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential _Hay_ Ground 2006 Hay Cutting Arapaho Bend Natural Area � d Al • . k,rzrjYF„p its k tttAt 7w fro 4 i%' _ tee" ii t�•ir.IYt C Ilk � Y.. '�- ibta � x r � 8 Y 10 N W+E S s ` 1 11II e �I Legend 0 160 320 L � I City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_ Hay Ground Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable. Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable. Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject commodities. The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision - making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority overthe services to be rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited. Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal. Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not entered as separate pricing on the proposal form. Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions. Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham bid. Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self -stamped envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after the bid opening. James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing and Risk Management 2006 Hay Cutting _oi j:Co'Lll.Hazaleus Natural Area el i 'kill 4 -a...r "•.,� 1N:� RY a fi149AIM +� Y Legend City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_ Hay Ground N W-+E S .ta zi 0 395 790 1 1 1 Feet .<a2006 Hay Cutting =.i Hazaleus Natural Area I h ,`;;, i . y , i. "" - w -..,may `k� „tir ^`mow � � r 7r+. �. is ►. i - s- �7` Legend 0 265 530 L__— i J City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County. State, or CSU Natural Area Potential Hay Ground 2006 Hay Cutting N WE Eagle View Natural Area �ury� S SMOOTH. $ROME5.8 SMOOTH BRQ'METO Alt 11 Legend [� City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential Hay_ Ground 0 235 470 L_— i I Feet 2006 Hay Cutting N zYsr' Eagle View Natural Area W-J E S -� 1 1FYY L, p ♦ � 191 At i /C.. •j � Lit 4� T` A ' f` Y '� t * • , e \ YOOTH BROME e V Legend 0 750 1,500 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_ Hay_Ground 2006 Hay Cutting A2 Bobcat Ridge Natural Area 4 'CX4R+ew 'iaa41' ut 1 (Y k N W E S Legend 0 1,250 2,500 1 1 I City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Latimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potentiall Hay_ Ground 2006 Hay Cutting Bobcat Ridge Natural Area N W+E S Legend 0 500 1,000 L__— i City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential Hay Ground Guidelines for haying 1. Notify Natural Areas prior to entering any of the designated properties for haying. 2. Cut hay only on those tracts designated. 3. All hay must be removed from the property within 72 hours after baling. If weather conditions do not allow hay removal, you must contact the Natural Areas for an extension. 4. Do not enter fields when muddy. 5. Equipment can be stored on the property for a time period not to exceed 120 hrs hours (5 days). If an extension is needed, you must contact the Natural Areas for the extension. If equipment is stored on site, the following areas, by priority, are available for storage: a. Parking lots b. Interior roads within the tract cut for hay. Grass around the equipment must be mowed. c. Edges or corners of tract cut for hay. Grass around the equipment must be mowed. 6. The successful bidder must have a fire extinguisher on site. 7. Must adhere to the Larimer County Fire Ban (attached). 8. The City of Fort Collins is not responsible for property damages caused by the permittee (fire or otherwise). 9. If nesting birds are located in the tract to be hayed, all efforts must be made to avoid the nest. Natural Area contact: Daylan Figgs Natural Areas 200 West Mountain, Suite A PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Office 970 416-2814 Cell 970 217-5968 Email dfiggs@fcgov.com News Release: Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions Larimer County News Release Page 1 of 2 CONTACT: Deni La Rue, Community Information Manager, (970) 498-7150, dlarueng larimer.org Major Bill Nelson, Sheriff s Office, (970) 498-5105, bnelson@alarimer.org Erik Nilsson, Emergency Mgr./Sheriffs Office, (970) 498-5310, enilsson@larimer.org Board of County Commissioners, (970) 498-7010, bocc&larimer.org DATE: June 1, 2006 SUBJECT: Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Latimer County, Colorado — The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today adopted fire restrictions for noon tomorrow, Friday, June 2, 2006 through July 11, 2006. The restrictions are based on a recommendation from Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden. Unusually dry conditions have increased the concern for dangerous wildfires. The situation is extreme for forest and grass fires in Latimer County. Today's restrictions: prohibit open fires (definition 1 below); the use of fireworks (definition 3 below); and public firework displays (definition 4 below) in the unincorporated area of Larimer County. Contained open fires (definition 2 below) are not restricted at this time. Because `contained open fires' are okay, this is not a ban, but restrictions. Any person who knowingly violates the restrictions commits a class 2 petty offense and can be fined up to $500 (five -hundred). The County's complete `fire ordinance' is available at: http;//www.larimer.orglpolicies/. Today's restrictions mean that no open fires are allowed, no open camp or cooking fires, however campers can use camp stoves and grills using gas or pressurized liquid. People can also use permanently constructed, stationary, metal or masonry fireplaces. Smoking in the open is not allowed under these restrictions. The Board also authorized Sheriff Alderden to exempt any open fire (1), use of fireworks (3), or public fireworks display (4) approved in advance by the Sheriff, after inspection of the containment structure, surrounding vegetation and potential fire fuel, and the immediate availability of fire suppression apparatus. Open fires include the burning of irrigation ditches except for those located within and completely surrounded by irrigated farmlands where such burning is necessary for crop survival and specific written approval has been granted in advance by the Sheriff of Larimer County. DEFINITIONS: 1. Open fires shall mean: any open burning, including camp and cooking fires; or welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame. Open fires shall not include: a. Fires in camp stoves or grills, fueled by bottled gas or pressurized liquid, and specifically designed for cooking or heating purposes. - more - Page #2 — Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions — 6/l/06 — La Rue b. Fires in permanently constructed stationary masonry or metal fireplaces specifically designed for the purpose of combustion. c. Fires in commercially operated wood and/or charcoal fired grills designed for cooking. d. Smoking within an enclosed vehicle or smoking within an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. Smoking within an enclosed vehicle shall mean that the cigarette, cigar or other smoking instrument is at all times contained within the vehicle and is not allowed to leave the vehicle or protrude or be held outside the vehicle, including the window of the vehicle. Butts and stubs must be disposed of within a trash receptacle or within the vehicle. Contained open fires shall mean: fires in permanently constructed stationary masonry or metal fireplaces specifically designed for the purpose of combustion; or operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting devise properly installed, maintained and in effective working order meeting either Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-la or appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a). Contained open http://www.larimer.org/news/14502639.htm 7/6/2006 News Release: Larimer County Adopts Fire Restrictions Page 2 of 2 fires shall not include fireplaces or wood stoves located inside permanent structures. 2. Fireworks shall mean: any article, device, or substance prepared for the primary purpose of producing a visual or auditory sensation by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation which meets the description of fireworks as set forth in the United States Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 173.88 and 173.100. Fireworks do not include: a. Toy caps which do not contain more than twenty-five hundredths of a grain of explosive compound per cap; b. Highway flares, railroad fuses, ship distress signals, smoke candles, and other emergency signal devices; c. Educational rockets and toy propellant device type engines used in such rockets when such rockets are of nonmetallic construction and utilize replaceable engines or model cartridges containing less than two ounces of propellant and when such engines or model cartridges are designed to be ignited by electrical means; d. Fireworks which are used in testing or research by a licensed explosives laboratory. 3. Public fireworks displays shall mean: - any display of fireworks conducted by a qualified pyrotechnic operator in compliance with article 78, section 7802 - fireworks - of the uniform fire code, as amended, and conducted only after the approval by the local fire authority, and compliance with any conditions imposed by the local fire authority. 200 W. Oak Street • Fort Collins, CO 80521 •970-498-7000 11 O 1995-2006, Larimer County http://www.larimer.org/news/14502639.htm 7/6/2006 CITY OF FORT COLLINS BID PROPOSAL BID #5988 HAY HARVESTING AT NATURAL AREAS BID OPENING: July 12, 2006, 3:00 p.m. (our clock) WE HEREBY ENTER OUR BID FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS' REQUIREMENTS FOR HAY HARVESTING AT NATURAL AREAS PER THE BID INVITATION AND ANY REFERENCED SPECIFICATIONS: The City of Fort Collins is requesting bids for hay harvesting on several Natural Areas located within and near Fort Collins. Grass to be hayed consists of non irrigated smooth brome or non irrigated smooth brome/alfalfa mix. The successful bidder will be responsible for cutting, baling, and removing all hay from the properties. Only those bids that include all properties will be accepted. Natural areas include: Arapahoe Bend —18 acres Hazaleus — 40 acres Pineridge — 13 acres Eagle View - 30 acres Bobcat Ridge — 80 acres A pre -bid meeting will be held July 6, 2006,10:00 am at the Municipal Building located at 215 N Mason, Conference Room 1A in Fort Collins. Bid Schedule Lump sum $ Cash or Certified check only Total in Words: Firm Name (Are you a corporation, DBA, Partnership, LLC, PC) Signature _ PRINTED l' Title Address Phone/Fax EMAIL: Ilars. Now* 4), N M 2006 Hay Cutting N a A, Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Py W E W_. _... S Lamm r, ,.I)F(1;1„1„ Legend 0 500 1,000 I i I City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground 2006 Hay Cutting Bobcat Ridge Natural Area N W+ E S Legend 0 1,2502,500 1 1 j City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet r- Conservation Easement L Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential—Hay_Ground No Text 2006 Hay Cutting N E --- Pineridge Natural Area 'a coral :Area. Pmg:a r. Legend 0 155 310 1 1 I City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement �_ J Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_G rou nd 2006 Hay Cutting N a.,.. a ,.. Arapaho Bend Natural Area WE S \ntum. daa, Program Legend 0 405 810 1 1 1 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_ Hay_Ground r 2006 Hay Cutting Arapaho Bend Natural Area r � }'d 4 � 4 ,[ W � t� j l S Rn `L g ' '4 rah a k N W+E S Legend 0 160 320 1 1 1 0 City of Fort Collins Natural Area County or City Open Lands Feet Conservation Easement Larimer County, State, or CSU Natural Area Potential_Hay_Ground