INVITATION FOR BID PROPOSALS
City of Thornton
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, CO 80229-4326
Sealed Bid Proposals for Construction of the Ault Farms No. 11, 43 & 79 Perimeter
Fencing, Project No. 26-170A, will be received in the Agriculture Stewardship Office,
16754 County Road 84, Ault, CO 80610, until 1:00 p.m., April 21, 2026. At that time, the
bid will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Note: Late Proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances. Vendors electing to
submit their bid via mail or courier service accept all responsibility for delivery to the
Contract Administration Office by the bid closing time indicated. Thornton is not responsible
for lost or late delivery of bid proposals.
Project Description: The Project consists of constructing approximately 41,900 linear feet
of wildlife-friendly 4-strand wire fence around three pastures, with gates, and as further
described in the Contract Documents.
Thornton utilizes the BidNet Direct System (BidNet) in the advertisement and facilitation of
solicitations. Therefore, respondents must ONLY rely on documents provided on the
BidNet Direct System (BidNet) website: www.BidNetDirect.com. Thornton utilizes the
BidNet Direct System at www.BidNetDirect.com to distribute official copies of the Drawings
and Project Manual (“Bid Documents”) for use in preparing Bid Proposals. Bidders will be
required to register with the website to download the Bid Documents and Addenda. There
is no charge by BidNet Direct for this service. If you experience problems with the BidNet
Direct website, please call 1-800-835-4603 for assistance. Bidders are required to
acknowledge all Addenda with their Bid Proposal and are encouraged to either register with
the website or to view the Addenda posted on the Contract Administration Solicitation
website: https://solicitations.thorntonco.gov/solicitations prior to submission of a Bid
Proposal. Bidders that do not acknowledge all Addenda may be considered non-
responsive. The Bid Documents, including Addenda, are also available for viewing at the
Contract Administration office located on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 9500 Civic Center Drive,
Thornton, Colorado. Bidders that do not have download and/or printing capability in-house,
may contact a commercial blueprint company or other reprographics company for
assistance with downloading and printing the Bid Documents.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Agriculture Stewardship Office, 16754
County Road 84, Ault, CO 80610, at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2026. All
Prospective Bidders are required to attend. A mandatory Project site walk-through will be
conducted following the Pre-Bid Conference.
Each Bid Proposal shall be submitted on form(s) furnished by Thornton and must be
accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond in an amount of not less
than five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid Proposal and made payable to the City of
Thornton.
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