CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PC Air Replacement A & C Concourses

Contract No. CE 92029

NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS

Denver, Colorado April 7, 2009

Sealed proposals for Contract Number: 92029 will be received no later than 2:00 P.M., Local Time, April 28, 2009, and delivered to Nathan Jones, Room 8810, Airport Office Building (AOB), Denver International Airport, 8500 Peña Blvd., Denver, CO 80249-6340. Proposals shall be submitted in the form of two (2) CD’s.

Prior to submitting a proposal, the proposer shall consult the Contractor's bulletin board located at Denver International Airport, 8500 Peña Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80249, on wall south of the entrance to the Airport Office Building (AOB) on the bridge to Concourse A. The AOB entrance and the Contractor’s bulletin board are located west of, and outside, the Concourse A security screening area.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF WORK

The project consists of the installation of forty six (46) pre-conditioned air units to replace existing units onto jet bridges at forty six (46) gates at Denver International Airport. In addition, there will be electrical service wiring and/or distribution panel breaker upgrades at nine (9) gates. The project does not include the purchase or delivery of the new equipment for the project. Contract work term will be approximately six months.

ESTIMATED COST

Cost of work for this contract is estimated to be between $450,000 and $550,000.

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be available on the DIA Contract Procurement website at http://www.flydenver.com/contracts beginning April 7, 2009. Cursor over “Construction and Professional Services” and a drop down box will appear. Click on the RFP link and you will see this project listed with the RFP documents and attachments available to download.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND INSPECTION

There will be a Pre-Proposal Conference for this project on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. in the triple wide trailer, located within the DIA South Campus at 27301 E. 71st Avenue, Unit #2, Denver, CO 80249.

All questions for this RFP must be submitted in writing and are due by 2:00 P.M. Monday, April 20, 2009 and shall be submitted to Nathan Jones via Email: Nathan.Jones@flydenver.com. All questions and answers will be posted on the DIA Contract Procurement website following the deadline for submittal of questions.

MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION

Construction, reconstruction and remodeling contracts made and entered into by the City and County of Denver are subject to Article III, Divisions 1 and 3 of Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, (D.R.M.C.) and all Minority/Women Business Enterprise Utilization and Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Regulations adopted by the Director of the Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO).

Article III, Divisions 1 and 3 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 0% MBE/WBE participation.

Project goals must be met with certified participants as set forth in Section 28-60, D.R.M.C. or through the demonstration of sufficient good faith efforts under Section 28-62, D.R.M.C. For compliance with good faith effort requirements under Section 28-62(b)(3), the MBE/WBE percentage solicitation level required for this project is 100%.

The Director of 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 Count 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 proposals and to waive informalities in proposals.

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

All contracts made and entered into by the City and County of Denver are subject to Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Regulations as may be adopted by the City and County of Denver.

Published in the Daily Journal April 7, 8 & 9, 2009