Title 2025 Chip Seal

The City of Fruita is accepting sealed bids for the 2025 Chip Seal project in the City of Fruita, Mesa County, Colorado. Contractor shall furnish oil, chips, and compaction; lose chip removal; and fog seal for a total of approximately 64,935 square yards on various streets in the City of Fruita. Material substations shall be pre-approved by City of Fruita Public Works before use. Recovered chips are City of Fruita property, unless specified in the final contract. Contractor to pick up loose chips. Contractor shall cover/uncover manholes, valve boxes, and survey pins. Contractor shall provide traffic control. The City of Fruita shall mark and restripe and add thermal plastic, where needed, for this project. Contractor shall notify residents at least three days prior to any work to be begin, door hangers are acceptable. The Contractor will be permitted to start after May 26, 2025.  Final Project completion is scheduled by July 31, 2025, including the installation and testing of all drainage, sewer, irrigation, sidewalk and pavement improvements, as well as final project cleanup, contractor demobilization and removal of any and all traffic control devices.

There will NOT be a mandatory or non-mandatory pre-bid meeting with prospective Offerors. All questions from prospective Offerors regarding the Project and requiring a response prior to opening of bidding must be submitted to the Purchasing Agent at the City in writing prior to 3:00 PM on Friday, February 14, 2025. If necessary, all Addenda responding to Project questions and providing necessary clarifications will be issued by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. All questions about these Instructions, or the bidding or Project materials being provided, must be submitted to City’s Purchasing Agent by email at: MacKenzie Erickson, merickson [at] fruita.org (merickson[at]fruita[dot]org) .

Bids must be submitted and received by City on or before 2:30 PM on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Electronic Sealed Bids must be submitted to City through Bidnet Direct’s Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (“RMEPS”), accessible at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado , City does not have access to or control over the vendor side of RMEPS, and City makes no representation or warranty concerning the operability or accessibility of RMEPS. If website accessibility or operability or other problems with RMEPS arise during Bid submission, the Offerors MUST contact Bidnet Direct to resolve the issue prior to the Submission Deadline. The Submission Deadline will not be changed or extended due to any issues or problems with Proposal submission, through RMEPS or otherwise. Should any such issues or problems arise, contact Bidnet Direct at 800 835-4603. Sealed Bids may also be mailed or hand-delivered to the Fruita Civic Center, 325 E. Aspen Avenue, Fruita, Colorado 81521 no later than the submission deadline. It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to see that the quotation is received before the submission deadline. The Offeror shall bear all risks associated with delays in the U.S. mail or delivery service.