CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS

CONTRACT NO. CE 72007

Traffic Damage Mitigation

Denver, Colorado December 1, 2006

Sealed bids for Contract No. CE 72007, Traffic Damage Mitigation will be received no later than:

2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Local Time

at the Elrey Jeppesen Terminal Building, Denver International Airport, 8400 Peņa Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80249-6235, Level 6, northwest corner of the inner core and south of the Denver Health Medical Center in the room marked PRESS ROOM. Bids must be time stamped no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, immediately after which a public bid opening will commence. Any bids to be submitted more than one hour prior to Bid Opening shall be submitted at the office of Technical Services, attention Nathan Jones, Room 8810, Airport Office Building (AOB), Denver International Airport, 8500 Peņa Blvd., Denver, CO 80249-6340.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF WORK

Replace existing traffic barriers that have been damaged by airlines baggage tugs at the basement and ramp areas of the concourses, terminal and intermittent tunnels. In addition to adding new barriers needed to areas requiring extended protection from the baggage tugs.

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

Contract documents, including specifications, will be available for purchase, in the form of a CD, at the Technical Services Office, Department of Aviation, Room 8810 Airport Office Building, 8500 Peņa Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80249, at a cost of $50.00 per set (no refund) beginning December 4, 2006. Payment will be accepted in the form of a check made payable to Airport Revenue Fund.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND INSPECTION

All bidders are invited to a pre-bid conference at 1:00 PM, Monday, December 11, 2006, at the Elrey Jeppesen Terminal Building, Denver International Airport, 8400 Peņa Blvd., Denver, CO 80249-6235, Level 6, northwest corner of the inner core and south of the Denver Health Medical Clinic in the room marked PRESS ROOM. A site visit will be conducted immediately following the Pre-Bid Conference.

SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION

Construction, reconstruction and remodeling contracts made and entered into by the City and County of Denver are subject to Article VII, Division 1 of Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, (D.R.M.C.) and all Small Business Enterprise Utilization and Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Regulations adopted by the Director of the Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO).

Article VII, Division 1 of Chapter 28 of the D.R.M.C. directs the Director of the DSBO to establish a project goal for expenditures on construction, reconstruction and remodeling work contracted by the City and County of Denver. The specific goal for this project is 30% Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Participation.

Project goals must be met with certified participants as set forth in Section 28-206, D.R.M.C. or through the demonstration of sufficient good faith effort under Section 28-208, D.R.M.C. For compliance with good faith effort requirements under Section 28-208(b)(2)(a), the SBE percentage solicitation level required for this project is 50%.

The Director of the DSBO urges all participants in City construction, reconstruction and remodeling projects to assist in achieving these goals.

NON DISCRIMINATION IN THE AWARD OF CITY CONTRACTS

It is the policy of the City and County of Denver to prohibit discrimination in the award of construction contracts and subcontracts for public improvements. Further, the City and County of Denver encourages contractors to utilize minority and women owned businesses and to divide the construction work into economically feasible units or segments to allow the most opportunity for subcontracting.

MISCELLANEOUS

As its best interests may appear, the City and County of Denver reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in bids.

The work under the Contract is subject to minimum wage rates established by the City and County of Denver Career Service Board.

Turner West

Manager of Aviation

Publication Dates: December 1, 2006, December 4, 2006, December 5, 2006

Published in The Daily Journal