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Fort
Purchasing Divisioe
215 N. Mason St. 2" Floor
Collins
CBox
PO Box 580
Fart Collins, CO 80522
Purchasing
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
tcgov.com/Purchasing
INVITATION TO BID
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BID OPENING: 3:00 P.M. (our clock), March 30, 2011
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), March 30, 2011.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John Stephen, CPPO, LEED AP,
Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6777 or jstephen@fcgov.com.
A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows:
Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at:
http://fcgov.com/eprocurement
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 Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set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.
Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable.
Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable.
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City:
Copy to:
Service Provider:
City of Fort Collins
City of Fort Collins
Attn: Purchasing
Attn:
PO Box 580
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Fort Collins, CO 80522
In the event of early termination by the City, the Service Provider shall be paid for services rendered
to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory performance of the Service Provider's
obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Service Provider's sole right and
remedy for such termination.
7. Contract Sum. The City shall pay the Service provider for the performance of this
Contract, subject to additions and deletions provided herein, per the attached Exhibit "A", consisting
of pages, and incorporated herein by this reference.
8. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of the work, its
representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and proper
decisions with reference to the services provided under this agreement. All requests concerning this
agreement shall be directed to the City Representative.
9. Independent Service provider. The services to be performed by Service Provider are
those of an independent service provider and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The
City shall not be responsible for withholding any portion of Service Provider's compensation
hereunder for the payment of FICA, Workmen's Compensation or other taxes or benefits or for any
other purpose.
10. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into the Agreement based on
the special abilities of the Service Provider and that this Agreement shall be considered as an
agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Service Provider shall neither assign any
responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under the Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City.
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equitable actions against the defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non -
defaulting parry for the non -defaulting party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because
of the default.
15. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees,
agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of said parties.
16. Indemnity/Insurance.
a. The Service Provider agrees to indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers,
agents and employees against and from any and all actions, suits, claims, demands or liability of any
character whatsoever brought or asserted for injuries to or death of any person or persons, or
damages to property arising out of, result from or occurring in connection with the performance of
any service hereunder.
b. The Service Provider shall take all necessary precautions in performing the work
hereunder to prevent injury to persons and property.
c. Without limiting any of the Service Provider's obligations hereunder, the Service
Provider shall provide and maintain insurance coverage naming the City as an additional insured
under this Agreement of the type and with the limits specified within Exhibit B, consisting of one (1)
page, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The Service Provider before
commencing services hereunder, shall deliver to the City's Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, P. O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 one copy of a certificate evidencing the
insurance coverage required from an insurance company acceptable to the City.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with all Exhibits and other documents
incorporated herein, shall constitute the entire Agreement of the parties. Covenants or
representations not contained in this Agreement shall not be binding on the parties.
18. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction
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contracting with the illegal alien; except that Service Provider shall not terminate the contract with
the subcontractor if during such three days the subcontractor provides information to establish that
the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
e. Service Provider shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado
Department of labor and Employment (the "Department") made in the course of an investigation
that the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in Subsection
8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
I. If Service Provider violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties
imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement
is so terminated, Service Provider shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City
arising out of Service Provider's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S.
g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Service Provider violates
this provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
20. Special Provisions. [Optional] Special provisions or conditions relating to the services
to be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit " ", consisting of
) pages, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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EXHIBIT " "
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The Service Provider will provide, from insurance companies acceptable to the City, the
insurance coverage designated hereinafter and pay all costs. Before commencing work under this
bid, the Service Provider shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance showing the type,
amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and date of expiration of policies, and
containing substantially the following statement:
"The insurance evidenced by this Certificate will not be cancelled or materially altered,
except after ten (10) days written notice has been received by the City of Fort Collins."
In case of the breach of any provision of the Insurance Requirements, the City, at its option, may
take out and maintain, at the expense of the Service Provider, such insurance as the City may deem
proper and may deduct the cost of such insurance from any monies which may be due or become
due the Service Provider under this Agreement. The City, its officers, agents and employees shall
be named as additional insureds on the Service Provider's general liability and automobile liability
insurance policies for any claims arising out of work performed under this Agreement.
2. Insurance coverages shall be as follows:
A. Workers' Compensation & Employer's Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain
during the life of this Agreement for all of the Service Provider's employees engaged in work
performed under this agreement:
Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits as required by
Colorado law.
2. Employer's Liability insurance with limits of $100,000 peraccident, $500,000
disease aggregate, and $100,000 disease each employee.
B. Commercial General & Vehicle Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain during
the life of this Agreement such commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance
as will provide coverage for damage claims of personal injury, including accidental death, as
well as for claims for property damage, which may arise directly or indirectly from the
performance of work under this Agreement. Coverage for property damage shall be on a
"broad form" basis. The amount of insurance for each coverage, Commercial General and
Vehicle, shall not be less than $500,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property
damage.
In the event any work is performed by a subcontractor, the Service Provider shall be
responsible for any liability directly or indirectly arising out of the work performed under this
Agreement by a subcontractor, which liability is not covered by the subcontractor's
insurance.
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BID #7199-2011-169
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INDEX OF CONTENTS
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
III. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
A. COLLECTIVE
B. INDIVIDUAL
IV. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
BID FORM
VI. SERVICE AGREEMENT EXAMPLE
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and shall have the corporate seal affixed thereto.
SPECIFICATION CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
All changes in Bid documents shall be through written addendum and furnished to all
Bidders. Verbal information obtained otherwise will NOT be considered in awarding of Bids.
BID CHANGES
Bids, amendments thereto, or withdrawal requests received after the time advertised for Bid
Opening, will be void regardless of when they were mailed.
BASIS OF BID AWARD
Award of Bid shall be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder(s) meeting the
specifications. The following is a partial list of the criteria that may be used in the award of
this Bid.
A. Superior quality and adherence to specifications
B. Adequate maintenance and service
C. Delivery and/or completion time
D. Guarantees and Warranties
E. Company's reputation and financial status
F. Past experience and cost with same or similar equipment or service
G. Anticipated future cost and experience
INSURANCE
For SERVICES requiring contractor's presence on any Agency property, the successful
Bidder shall, during the term of this Agreement and until completion thereof, provide and
maintain the following minimum coverages:
Type of Insurance
Standard Workers' Compensation &
Employers' Liability Including
Occupations Disease Coverage
Comprehensive General Liability
Insurance
Comprehensive Automobile Liability
Insurance
Umbrella Liability Coverage
Minimum Limits of Liability
Statutory in conformance with the
compensation laws of the State of
Colorado
$ 150,000 each person;
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$ 150,000 each person;
$1,000,000 each person
$1 million
The successful Bidder shall effect the insurance policies in a company or companies and in
a form satisfactory to the Owner. Before commencing any performance under this
Agreement, successful Bidder shall deliver, to each Agency, Certificates of Insurance issued
by the insurance company, and/or its duly authorized agents pertaining to the
aforementioned insurance, and certifying that the policies stipulated above are in full force
and effect.
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19. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
All applicable State of Colorado and Federal laws, Cityand County ordinances, licenses and
regulations of all Agencies having jurisdiction shall apply to the award throughout and
incorporated here by reference.
20. SUBCONTRACTING
No portion of this Bid may be subcontracted without the prior written approval by each
Agency.
21. TELEGRAPHIC/ELECTRONIC BID SUBMITTAL
Telegraphic and/or Bid offers sent by electronic devices are not acceptable and will be
rejected upon receipt. Proposing firms will be expected to allow adequate time for delivery
of their Bid either by air freight, postal service, or other means.
22. MISCELLANEOUS
The Agencies reserve the right, either collectively or separately, to reject any and all Bids or
parts thereof. The participating Agencies reserve the right to inspect vendor's facilities prior
to the award of this Bid. The Agencies reserve the right, either collectively or separately, to
negotiate optional items with the successful Bidder.
23. COOPERATIVE BIDDING
Other governmental agencies may be extended the opportunityto purchase off this Bid with
the agreement of the successful vendor(s) and the participating MAPO Agencies. Requests
for participation of other Agencies will be coordinated by the MAPO Agency hosting the Bid
The Host Agency may notify the vendor(s) and the Agency wishing to participate, in writing.
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TERMINATION OF AWARD FOR CONVENIENCE
The Agency may terminate the award at any time by giving written notice to the successful
vendor of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof, at least thirty (30)
working days before the effective date of such termination. In that event, all finished or
unfinished services, reports, material(s) prepared or furnished by the successful Bidder
under the award shall at the option of each Agency become its property. If the award is
terminated by each Agency as provided herein, the successful vendor will be paid an
amount which bears the same ratio to the total compensation as the services actually
performed or material furnished bear to the total services/materials the successful Bidder
covered by the award, less payments of compensation previously made. If the award is
terminated due to the fault of the successful Bidder, termination of award for cause, relative
to termination shall apply.
8. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS BY SHIPMENT
Shipment of all or any portion of the goods covered by this order shall be deemed an
acceptance of the Bid upon the terms and prices set forth herein.
9. ASSIGNMENT
Bidder shall not assign this order nor any monies to become due hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Agency. Any assignment or attempt at assignment made without
such consent of the Agency shall be void.
10. TAXES
The Agencies are exempt from City, County, State and Federal Sales/Excise Taxes.
Certificates will be issued upon request. Any appropriate taxes shall be shown as a
separate item on your Bid. Bidder shall obtain all appropriate tax exemption certificates from
the Agencies.
11. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The successful firm will agree not to refuse to hire, discharge, promote, demote, or to
otherwise discriminate in matters of compensation against any person otherwise qualified
solely because of race, creed, sex, national origin, ancestry or physical handicap.
12. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
It shall be a condition that any company, firm or corporation supplying goods or services,
must be in compliance with the appropriate areas of the Americans With Disabilities Act of
1990 as enacted, and from time to time amended, and any other applicable Federal
regulation. A signed, written certificate stating compliance with the Americans With
Disabilities Act may be required, upon request, by any participating Agency.
13. COMMON LANGUAGE
Unless otherwise specified in this document, all words shall have a common language
unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning. Words in the
singular number include the plural, and in the plural include the singular. Additionally, words
in the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter, and when the sense so
indicates, words of the neuter gender may refer to any gender.
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III. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
A. COLLECTIVE
BIDS MUST BE PREPARED ON THE FORMS PROVIDED HEREIN.
Bids shall consist of:
• TRAFFIC SIGN POSTS
• Each item on the bid must be bid individually, and the Agencies reserve the right to accept
the lowest and best bid per item, combination of items, or all items combined, whichever is
deemed in the best interest, and actual applications as appropriated by the Agencies.
• Releases to be made as required throughout the period of the award. Consideration will be
given to vendors with a favorable firm price period with no minimum release requirements.
• Prices must remain in effect from Date of Award through December 31, 2011.
• The quantities listed are estimates and may increase or decrease as deemed necessary by
the Agencies.
• This award may be extended for an additional 4 years, contingent upon future years funding,
and agreement of the Agencies.
B. INDIVIDUAL
NOTE: Each Bidder may use contacts listed below to obtain information on published
specifications, quantities, special conditions or instructions, physical delivery points and/or any other
elements necessary to submit a complete bid.
CONTACT: Rich Brewbaker
PHONE NO: (970) 221-6792
DELIVERY LOCATION: City of Fort Collins, Street Dept.
625 Ninth Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
CONTACT:
PHONE NO:
DELIVERY LOCATION
Adams County
Greg Haynes
(303)853-7129
Adams County, Traffic Dept.
4955 E. 74th Ave.
Commerce City, CO 80022
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CONTACT:
PHONE NO:
DELIVERY LOCATION:
CONTACT:
PHONE NO:
Tracy Kline
(303) 651-8344
City of Longmont
375 Airport Rd.
Longmont, CO 80503
Kathy Bud
(303)271-8592
DELIVERY LOCATION: Jefferson County Sign Shop
Attn: Karen Hernlund
21401 Golden Gate Canyon Rd.
Golden, CO 80403
AGENCY:
CONTACT:
PHONE NO:
DELIVERY LOCATION:
City and County of Denver
Steve Brendlinger
(720)865-4065
Jefferson County Sign Shop
Attn: Steve Brendlinger
5440 Roslyn Bldg. E
Denver, CO 80216
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V. BID FORM
2011 MAPO TRAFFIC SIGN POST BID SCHEDULE
BID 7199-2011-169
SECTION 1. SIGN POSTS
Length in
Quantity
Cost
feet
each
1. TELSPAR (OR EQUAL) 12 GAUGE
1" Perforated Square Post
10
25
$
1 3/4 " Perforated Square Post
8
150
$
1 3/4" Perforated Square Post
10
3,575
$
1 3/4" Perforated Square Post
12
300
$
2" Perforated Square Post
10
100
$
2" Perforated Square Post
11
1600
$
2" Perforated Square Post
12
2500
$
2. TELSPAR (OR EQUAL) 14 GAUGE
1 3/4" Perforated Square Post
10
300
$
1 3/4" Perforated Square Post
11
100
$
1 3/4" Perforated Square Post
12
100
$
2" Perforated Square Anchors
3
700
$
3. TELSPAR (OR EQUAL) 12 GAUGE
1 1/2"
Perforated Square Anchors
1 1/2
100
$
1 3/4"
Perforated Square Anchors
2
100
$
2"
Perforated Square Anchors
3
1000
$
2 1/4"
Perforated Square Anchors
3
200
$
Total Cost
$
TOTAL COST IN WORDS:
DOLLARS
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VI. SERVICE AGREEMENT EXAMPLE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below by and between
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"City" and , hereinafter referred to as "Service Provider".
W ITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by
and between the parties hereto as follows:
Scope of Services. The Service Provider agrees to provide services in accordance
with the scope of services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of pages and
incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The Work Schedule. (Optional] The services to be performed pursuant to this
Agreement shall be performed in accordance with the Work Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit
"B", consisting of ( ) pages, and incorporated herein by this reference.
3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed
pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated within ( ) days following
execution of this Agreement. Services shall be completed no later than . Time is of the
essence. Any extensions of the time limit set forth above must be agreed upon in a writing signed
by the parties.
4. Contract Period. (Option 1] This Agreement shall commence upon the date of
execution shown on the signature page of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect
for one (1) year, unless sooner terminated as herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City,
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