Thornton Fire Museum Exhibit Fabricator

Location:	Colorado
Posted:	Jun 8, 2026
Due:	Jun 24, 2026
Agency:	City of Thornton
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	71 - Furniture 99 - Miscellaneous Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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THE CITY OF THORNTON

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

THORNTON FIRE MUSEUM EXHIBIT FABRICATOR

PROJECT NUMBER 23-119B

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:

JUNE 24, 2026, 5:00 P.M.

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II. INDEX OF CONTENTS

I. TITLE PAGE

II. INDEX OF CONTENTS

III. NOTICE – REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

IV. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

• SECTION I – INQUIRIES AND INSTRUCTIONS

• SECTION II – SUBMITTAL DATE AND LOCATION

• SECTION III – CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

• SECTION IV – DEFINITION, CONTEXT, AND GENDER

• SECTION V – CONDITIONS OF SOQ SUBMITTAL

• SECTION VI – EVALUATION OF SOQ’s

• SECTION VII – EVALUATION CRITERIA

• SECTION VIII – INSTRUCTIONS

APPENDIX A – STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FORM

APPENDIX B – RESPONDENT’S QUALIFICATION AFFIDAVIT

APPENDIX C – REFERENCE AUTHORIZATION AND RELEASE FORM

APPENDIX D – (EXAMPLE) GENERAL CITY OF THORNTON TYPICAL

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

APPENDIX E – ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS STATEMENT

APPENDIX F – (EXAMPLE) SCOPE OF WORK

APPENDIX G – SCHEMATIC DESIGN EXHIBIT DRAWINGS (UNDER SEPARATE

COVER)

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III. NOTICE – REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

THORNTON FIRE MUSEUM EXHIBT FABRICATOR

Notice of Request for Qualifications: The City of Thornton (“Thornton”) is requesting

Statement of Qualification (SOQ) submittals from Specialized Museum Exhibit

Fabricators (“Respondent”) interested in becoming prequalified to bid on Thornton Fire

Museum Exhibit Fabricator, Project No. 23-119B.

Thornton reserves the right to qualify Respondents based on size, type of work, past

experience, employee benefits, safety ratings, bond claims, and other factors as Thornton

deems appropriate. There is no limit to the number of firms that may be prequalified and

it is Thornton’s intent to prequalify all Respondents deemed qualified by the selection

committee.

Thornton intends to qualify Respondents based on their specific qualifications as they

apply to the anticipated type of construction work needed.

This project consists of building and installing museum exhibits, kiosks, graphics,

casework, and other features to display and explain the storied history of the

Thornton Fire Department to the public.

To be minimally qualified for consideration, Respondents must have completed at

least five comparable museum exhibit projects nationwide in the past three years.

A Sample Scope of Work and a set of Schematic Design Exhibit Drawings (under

separate cover) are included as a basis of evaluation of the Respondents’ relevant

project experience. Thornton is not requesting pricing based on this scope or

drawings at this time.

Respondents may request a copy of this RFQ in a Word document for ease of filling

this form out. To request a copy in Word send your request to

adam.reiner@ThorntonCO.gov.

Thornton utilizes the BidNet Direct System at www.BidNetDirect.com to distribute official

copies of Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for use in preparing submittals. Respondents

will be required to register with the website to download the RFQ documents and any

subsequent 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. Respondent(s) are required to acknowledge all addenda with their submittal

and are encouraged to either register with the website or to view the addenda posted on

the Contract Administration bulletin board prior to delivering their submittal. Respondents

that do not acknowledge all addenda may be considered non-responsive. Upon request,

the RFQ documents, including addenda, are also available for viewing on the City of

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Thornton Fire Museum Exhibit Fabricator

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