Handrail Lighting Government Bids & RFPs

A prebid meeting is scheduled for July 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM, and it is non-mandatory. prebid meeting nonmandatory: july 2, 2026, 10: 00am

The project is to be completed no later than August 31, 2028.

Payment from Arvada will traditionally be paid net 15 days but no later than net thirty 30 days. Invoices will accurately reflect actual work completed by contractor.

The responsible bidder with the lowest-priced, most responsive bid who meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the CSB within the limits of funds available and that best serves the City's interest will be selected to receive the award.

The City may make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work. The City reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the City that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligation of the contract agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein.

A daily charge will be made against the contractor for each calendar day, including free time that any work remains uncompleted after the expiration of contract time. This daily charge, determined by the original contract amount for the project, will be deducted from any money due the contractor. This deduction will be considered liquidated damages, not a penalty.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM MT at Gold Strike Park, **** W 56th Ave, Arvada, CO **** at the existing parking lot accessed off W. 56th Ave.

Contact with the requesting department may result in vendor disqualification. Failure to enter into contract or submit requisite documentation within seven calendar days from the date the contract is executed may result in the bidder being considered in default.

The project completion is expected within 540 days after the notice to proceed.

The government will award to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the government, considering technical/management approach, specialized experience, schedule, past performance, and price.

Interested contractors must be actively registered in the Small Business Search (certifications. sba. gov) and System for Award Management (sam. gov). This requirement is set aside for VetCert certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).

An organized site visit is planned for 04/09/2026 at 1:00 PM EST. The meeting location is Building 42. Please contact Kara Chaput (***@***. *. *) to confirm attendance.

The cutoff for submission of RFIs is 04/16/2026 at 2:00 PM EST.

Offers providing less than 120 calendar days for government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected. Offerors with an EMR greater than 1. 0 will be considered ineligible and will not be evaluated.

The magnitude of this project is between $5,000,**** and $10,000,****.

Substantial completion is scheduled for May 30, 2027, and final completion by June 30, 2027.

Award will be made based on the evaluation criteria in the RFP. Bid price will be evaluated based on the base bid plus all alternates and allowances.

Failure to acknowledge any and all addenda in the specified bid form may be cause for rejection of the bids by the owner on the grounds that it is not responsive.