The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) is soliciting proposals for the improvement and recommissioning of its Aspen Maintenance Facility ("AMF') located in Aspen, Colorado. This will involve a two-step procurement process:
Step 1: Solicitation of Technical Proposals (no pricing included)
Step 2:Issuance of an Invitation for Proposals to Technically Qualified Proposers Only
The improvements to the facility included in the 2013/2014 Construction package will include the following: Snowmelted Concrete Pavement; Geothermal Exchange System (18,000 SF); Fire Suppression and Fire Alarm; Expanded Parking Lots; Mechanical and Boiler Rooms; Exterior Lighting; Waste Oil Boiler; New HVAC System; Emergency Generator; Lighting Controls; Mechanical Controls; Site Landscaping and Irrigation.
The project is being funded by a "State of Good Repair" grant from the Federal Transit Administration ("FTA"). As such, all work shall comply with FTA requirements.
Proposal documents and all associated plans/reports will be available by 12:00 PM (MT) on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Please go to the following link on Sharefile to download the necessary documents: https://rfta.sharefile.com/d/s8f9e9a4e4cc4d2ab. You must create your own user ID and password to access the site. A valid email address must be input in order to receive further communications.
A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held Tuesday, February 12, 1:00 PM via WebEx. Proposers must register by submitting a Vendor Registration Form, available at http://www.rfta.com/rfps.html to obtain connection details.
Technical Proposals will be due by no later than 2:00 PM (MT) on March 26, 2013. Proposals should be submitted via upload to https://rfta.sharefile.com/r/rab941e683784c8db in PDF format. Please use "YOUR COMPANY NAME Response to RFP #13-003" as the title of the uploaded document to clearly indicate the contents. To be considered, proposals must be uploaded on or before the date and time specified. Any proposal received after the time to which reference is made will be rejected.
For more information, please contact RFTA's Procurement department at [email protected] or 970-384-4886.
Published in/on the following media outlets: www.rfta.com, Denver Daily Journal, Transit Talent at (http://www.transittalent.com/search_solicitations_all.cfm), Aspen Times, Glenwood Post-Independent, Vail Daily, and the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Disseminated to the following partner organizations: The U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Minority Business Development Center, CDOT Small Business Development Centers, Colorado Conference of Minority Transit Officials, Denver Council of Chambers, Colorado Contractors Association, Western Colorado Contractors Association, Procurement Technical Assistance Council, and the Small Business Technical Resource Centers