Request for Proposals for Conduit No. 74 Relocation at East Smith Road & North Quebec Street – Design Services

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Conduit No. 74 Relocation at East Smith Road and North Quebec Street - Design Services
Project Description
The Conduit No. 74 (C74) Relocation project located at East Smith Road and North Quebec Street entails
relocation of approximately 300 lineal feet of 42-inch water transmission pipeline. The purpose of the
relocation is to provide adequate room for new bridge construction by the City & County of Denver
Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) in Spring of 2028. The new bridge will be wider
than the existing bridge to accommodate higher traffic demands.
Background and History
Denver Water's C74 originates from Conduit No. 28 at North Monaco Parkway and Smith Road as a 42-
inch Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipeline and terminates at East 56th Avenue and Picadilly Road as a
24-inch steel pipeline. This pipeline serves as a primary feed to Denver International Airport.
Project Objectives
The following specific project objectives have been identified:
* Prepare design documents to supplement Owner's contract documents for a relocation of existing
C74 approximately 50 feet to the south to accommodate DOTI's planned Smith Road bridge
replacement at Quebec Street.
* Provide cost estimates for relocation at 30% and 90% milestones.
* Adhere to Denver Water's Capital Projects Procedures Manual (CPPM) for project delivery.
* Prepare the project's design drawings and specifications in general accordance with Denver
Water's Engineering Standards, Capital Projects Construction Standards (CPCS), Design
Drafting Standards, and Engineering Specification and Formatting Guidelines, except where
otherwise indicated.
* Coordinate traffic control requirements with DOTI and include in contract documents.
* Provide Engineering support services during construction as described in Scope of Services.
Consultant Scope of Services
The Consultant shall coordinate and work closely with the Owner's Design Project Manager (DPM) and
engineering support team on the design. The Consultant's scope will be to provide the design, plans and
technical specifications necessary to construct the pipeline relocation and assist during bidding of the
project. The Consultant's scope will also include preparing technical portions of permit applications that
will be submitted by the Owner. The Owner may elect to amend Construction Phase Services at a future
date. A detailed Scope of Services follows:
* Prepare a Work Plan in accordance with Denver Water CPPM requirements.
* Design a relocation of C74 approximately 50 feet south of the existing Conduit No. 74 alignment
at Smith Road and Quebec Street with tie-in details.
* 30/60/90% Design Submittals
* Cost Estimates at 30% & 90% Designs
* Traffic Control - submit plans to the City & County of Denver for review and approval.
* Bidding Phase Services

Consultant Qualifications
Project team members shall demonstrate experience similar to what is required for the project. Key
personnel proposed for the project shall remain available during the entirety of the project and any
changes of key personnel will be subject to approval by the Owner.
Each Consultant or Sub-consultant employee identified as having a need to receive the Confidential
Information will need to sign an original Non-Disclosure Terms and Conditions as part of the contract.
MWBE Goal
Denver Water has a goal to support a diverse business community and is committed to providing
opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE). There is no minimum MWBE
goal for this Work, however, MWBE participation is encouraged.
The Consultant will be required to complete and submit a Monthly MWBE Participation Report in the
format provided after contract award so that the Owner can trace the actual utilization of, and payments to
MWBEs.
ProjectWise
This Project will be developed, coordinated, and stored in Denver Water's ProjectWise datasource. The
Consultant must establish a valid user-based license agreement with Bentley Systems, prior to receiving
access into Denver Water's ProjectWise datasource. The Consultant should visit
https://virtuosity.bentley.com/product/projectwise-explorer-virtuoso-subscription/ to obtain the ProjectWise
Explorer license(s). Project-related deliverables will be distributed collaboratively through ProjectWise,
and all working and final copies of documentation will be versioned and archived within ProjectWise. This
shall include meeting minutes, correspondence and engineering calculations, including input and output
files from any software used for design. It shall be the responsibility of the Prime Consultant to ensure
access for all subconsultants as appropriate that all subconsultant design documents are properly filed. A
brief overview, security access, and training will be provided on how to use and navigate Denver Water's
ProjectWise datasource during the Project kick-off meeting.
Questions on ProjectWise will be addressed during the Pre-Proposal meeting.
Denver Water Responsibility
The Owner will provide to the Consultant available relevant information to aid in the design process. This
includes but is not limited to:
* Provide as-built design drawings and shop drawings of relevant Denver Water facilities.
* Provide DOTI final design bridge drawings.
* Provide review comments within agreed upon schedules.
* Provide corrosion protection design, specifications, and drafting for the project.
* Provide Geotechnical Investigation

Project Assumptions
The following assumptions were made in the development of this Scope of Work:
* The project execution shall follow the Owner's CPPM located online at
https://www.denverwater.org/contractors/construction-information/design-standards.
* AutoCAD Drawings shall be in accordance with the Owner's Design Drafting Standards and shall
include, but not be limited to, the Standards located online in the Owner's CPPM.
* Attend a meeting with the Owner's Drafting and Administration groups to discuss the Owner's
Standards.
* Project specific specifications shall be submitted in accordance with the Owner's Engineering
Specification and Formatting Guidelines.
* Construction Contract General Conditions, Contract Agreement, Bid Forms, etc., will be provided
by the Owner via the CPCS located online at
https://www.denverwater.org/contractors/construction-information/design-standards
* A gate is a term used to reference a formal document; it is also the process used to acknowledge
project decisions. A gate is designed to acknowledge the approval of its related topic by project
stakeholders. In addition, a gate is a means to document decisions made that are critical to the
progress of the design beyond the current milestone/phase. Once the gate is closed, changes
cannot be made to the design deliverable nor data transferred without approval from the Owner
and the Consultant Project Managers. If changes are identified, those changes are to be logged
onto the project change log and addressed in accordance with the change management process
identified in the Project Work Plan.
* The site is free of any sensitive cultural resources that require environmental clearance or other
required permitting at the local, state, or federal level.
* Open Cut Installation will be permissible across Quebec Street under the conditions that two
open lanes of traffic are provided on both northbound and southbound Quebec Street. Through
close coordination with DOTI, a single open lane of traffic each direction may be allowed and
scheduled during weekends or evenings.
* CAD Basemap of the pipeline route and Survey Control Diagram will be provided by the Owner.
Required pothole data will also be provided upon request.
* All work required for the conduit relocation is located within public Right-of-Way.
Project Schedule
The Owner may elect to follow the proposals with a formal questionnaire and/or interview to assist with
the proposal evaluation. Final selection of a Consultant will be based upon the criteria detailed in the
Selection Criteria section.
The anticipated Project Schedule is summarized as follows: The pipeline shall be operational by April 1,
2028. The schedule below utilizes the design bid build methodology. The Consultant is free to propose
alternative schedules to meet the Owner's substantial completion date. Alternative delivery is not being
considered for this project.
* 9/4/2026 RFP posted on Denver Water website
* 9/22/2026 Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting
* 9/28/2026 Final Written Questions Due
* 10/9/2026 Proposals Due by 12:00 pm (MT)
* 10/14-10/20/2026 Consultant Interviews (If required)
* 10/22/2026 Consultant Selected
* 10/23-11/2/26 Prepare Final Contract and Sign Documents
* 11/18/2026 Selected Consultant Recommendation to the Board
* 12/9/2026 Notice to Proceed Issued to Selected Consultant

* TBD (Consultant) 30% Review Period (2-week Owner Review)
* TBD (Consultant) 60% Review Period (2-week Owner Review)
* TBD (Consultant) 90% Review Period (2-week Owner Review)
* TBD (Consultant) 100% Design Completion, FFB documents signed
* TBD Project advertised for Bid
* TBD Bids Received (4 weeks after Project Advertisement is typical)
* TBD Board Approval/Notice of Award (Minimum 14 days after bids received, 2nd
and 4th Wednesdays of the month)
* TBD Contractor Material Procurement
* 11/1/27-3/31/28 C74 Outage Permissible for Tie-ins
* 4/1/2028 Construction Complete/Pipeline Operational
Proposals shall include a detailed schedule with any deviations from the aforementioned schedule clearly
identified.
Any requests for clarification or additional information regarding the submission of this RFP shall be
submitted in writing via e-mail to Jim.Light@denverwater.org, (or during the mandatory Pre-Proposal
Meeting that will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026). Written requests for interpretation,
clarification, and/or additional information must be received no later than 12:00pm (MT), Monday,
September 28, 2026.

Scope of Services
Phase 1 - Project Management and Administration
Project Management and Administration include the following activities:
* General Project Management
* Project management plan development
* Project controls and reporting
* Project meetings
* Project gate review meetings (30%, 60%, and 90%)
Task 1.1: General Project Management
Time for this task is allocated to the Consultant Project Manager to oversee and administer the
project.
Task 1.2: Project Management Plan (Work Plan)
The Project Management Plan will document the key project information required by the
Consultant Project Team members to assist them in executing the project to meet the required
objectives: on-time, on-budget, quality, and meeting the Owner's critical success factors. The
Project Work Plan shall adhere to the requirements of the Denver Water CPPM. The key
elements of the Plan are described as follows:
* Project Charter: This shall utilize the Owner's Project Work Plan to define project's goals,
objectives, and critical success factors.
* Consultant Project Team roles, and responsibilities.
* QA/QC Plan
* Scope of Services with work breakdown structure.
* Project schedule in Microsoft Project
* Project budgets.
Deliverables:
* Project Management Plan (Work Plan)
Task 1.3: Project Controls and Reporting
Monthly Project Status Reports shall contain:
* A summary of services completed since the previous report.
* The current project schedule and budget status and analysis (is it on schedule and on
budget).
* Project issues and potential change logs.
* Notice of potential out-of-scope items
* Upcoming milestones and/or deliverables
Monthly invoices shall be broken down by task, Prime Consultant, and Subconsultants and
include the following:
* Denver Water Contract Number
* Total contract amount
* Detailed charges for the current invoice period
* Total charges to date
* Earned value analysis and graph
* Previous billings
* Outstanding balance

* Current amount remaining
* Total amount due
Deliverables:
* Monthly invoices
* Monthly project status reports
Task 1.4: Project Workshops
Workshops are to inform and obtain input from Project Stakeholders. Workshops shall include
an initial kickoff workshop and 30%, 60%, and 90% design review workshops. Workshops
shall discuss the design, any design modifications since the last submittal, the latest risk
register, and the opinion of probable construction cost. Workshops shall allow for virtual
attendance.
Deliverables:
* Agendas
* Meeting minutes, including action items
Task 1.5: Project Meetings
Project meetings may be hybrid or virtual (as determined by the meeting scope) and include:
* CAD Standards Meeting
* Specification Guidelines meeting
* Design Progress Meetings (no less than once a month)
Deliverables:
* Agenda (Progress Meetings only)
* Meeting minutes, including action items
Phase 2 - 30% Design
The 30% Design task shall adhere to the requirements of the Denver Water CPPM. The task
culminates in the 30% Design Submittal. The 30% Design task shall include the following:
* 30% Design
* 30% Drawings
* 30% Opinion of Probable Construction Cost
Task 2.1: 30% Design
The 30% design will include the design necessary to produce 30% Drawings. The 30%
design shall determine the proposed pipe alignment.
The Consultant shall prepare a list of applicable CPCS specifications and any additional
technical specifications which are needed. The 30% Design task shall also include an Opinion
of Probable Cost. The 30% Opinion of Probable Construction Cost shall be submitted no later
than one week after the 30% design milestone.
Deliverables:
* List of applicable CPCS Specifications and New Specification Sections
* 30% Opinion of Probable Construction Cost

Task 2.2: 30% Drawings
The Consultant should understand the anticipated drawings for the project, and these shall be
included in a draft index. Placeholders should be included for drawings not started. Sufficient
information shall be provided to allow Denver Water to begin a cathodic protection design,
which will be provided back to the Consultant in CAD format.
Deliverables:
* 30% Design Drawings (pdf and CAD format)
* Batch Standards Check File
Phase 3 - 60% Design
The 60% design task shall adhere to the requirements of Denver Water's CPPM. The task
culminates in the 60% Design Submittal. The 60% Design task include the following:
* 30% Comment Resolution
* 60% Design
* 60% Drawings
* 60% Specifications
Task 3.1: 30% Comment Resolution
The Consultant shall provide a response matrix to address comments provided on the 30%
design. The response log shall include the sheet or page number, the comment, the reviewer,
and the resolution.
Deliverables:
* 30% Comment Resolution Log
Task 3.2: 60% Design
The 60% design will include the design necessary to produce 60% Drawings.
Deliverables:
* None
Task 3.3: 60% Drawings
At 60%, the General and Civil drawings shall be close to 90% complete. The Owner shall
provide a cathodic design for the Consultant to incorporate in the 60% Drawing set.
Deliverables:
* 60% Design Drawings (pdf and CAD format).
* Batch Standards Check file
Task 3.4: 60% Specifications
The 60% specification submittal shall include the following:
* Project-specific modifications to the Denver Water CPCS using the Supplemental
Technical Specifications (STS) format, for all applicable CSI divisions
* All applicable standard STS required for Denver Water projects (available online)
* Project specific technical specifications, including SECTION 01 11 00
* Draft (or final) Geotechnical investigation
* Owner-provided 60% contract documents (pdf form)

Consultant shall provide a separate 60% Administrative review copy (pdf) to Owner consisting
of only the STS and project specific technical specifications. This shall be reviewed for
compliance with formatting guidelines.
Any STS needed for cathodic protection design shall be provided by the Owner.
Deliverables:
* 60% Specification package (pdf format)
* 60% Administrative review copy (pdf format)
Task 3.5: City and County of Denver Traffic Control Approval
This task consists of coordinating, preparing and submitting the necessary documents to the
City and County of Denver to obtain approval of the traffic control plan prior to bidding the
project.
Deliverables:
* All correspondence to and from City and County of Denver
* Documentation of Approved Traffic Control Plan
* Documentation of Approved Utility Plan Review
Phase 4 - 90% Design
The 90% design task shall adhere to the requirements of Denver Water's CPPM. The task
culminates in the 90% Design Submittal. The 90% Design task shall include the following:
* 60% Comment Resolution
* 90% Design
* 90% Drawings
* 90% Specifications
* QA/QC set
Task 4.1: 60% Comment Resolution
The Consultant shall provide a response matrix to address comments provided on the 60%
design. The response log shall include the sheet or page number, the comment, the reviewer,
and the resolution.
Deliverables:
* 60% Comment Resolution Log.
Task 4.2: 90% Design
The 90% design will include the design necessary to produce 90% Drawings. As part of this
task, the Opinion of Probable Construction Cost shall be updated. The 90% Opinion of
Probable Construction Cost shall be submitted no later than one week after the 90% design
milestone.
Deliverables:
* 90% Opinion of Probable Construction Cost
Task 4.3: 90% Drawings
The 90% Drawings constitute the Consultant's complete design.
Deliverables:
* 90% Design Drawings (pdf and CAD format)
* Batch Standards Check file

Task 4.4: 90% Specifications
The 90% technical specifications shall constitute the complete technical specifications and all
exhibits. Exhibits will include:
* Final Geotechnical Investigation Report
The Owner's DPM will provide a pdf of the 90% contract documents to the Consultant so that
the submittal constitutes complete contract documents. At this time, the Consultant shall also
turn over the MS Word document for the technical specifications to the Owner.
Deliverables:
* 90% Specification package (pdf)
* 90% Specifications (Word)
Task 4.5: QA/QC Set
The Consultant shall provide a QA/QC review set of the 90% Drawings in accordance with the
Denver Water CPPM requirements for colored drawings. The QA/QC set shall be submitted
no more than one week after the 90% design submittal date.
Deliverables:
* QA/QC Colored set (pdf)
Phase 5 - Final for Bid Documents
This task is the final work product prior to bidding the project. The work under this task
includes the following:
* 90% Comment Resolution
* Final for Bid Drawings
* Final for Bid Specifications redlines
Task 5.1: 90% Comment Resolution
The Consultant shall provide a response matrix to address comments provided on the 90%
design. The response log shall include the sheet or page number, the comment, the reviewer,
and the resolution.
Deliverables:
* 90% Comment Resolution Log
Task 5.2: Final for Bid Drawings
This task consists of producing the final drawings for sealing and signature. Plans shall be
signed and sealed by the Consultant Team and initialed by the Owner.
Deliverables:
* Final for Bid Drawings - sealed and signed
Task 5.3: Final For Bid Specifications
The Consultant shall provide final redlines of the technical specifications and exhibits in pdf
format. Final formatting shall be done by the Owner.
Deliverables:
* Final for Bid Technical Specification redlines and Exhibits (pdf format)

Phase 6 - Bid Phase Services
This task consists of the following:
* Bidding Services
* Final for Construction Drawings
Task 6.1: Bidding Services
This task shall consist of the following. Issuance of Addenda will be done by the Owner,
however all technical corrections shall be supplied by Consultant:
* Attendance at Pre-Bid Meeting and Pre-Construction Site visit
* Provide responses to Contractor questions
* Provide specification corrections as required for Addenda
* Provide Drawing corrections as required for Addenda
Deliverables:
* Corrections necessary for Owner to issue Addenda
Phase 7 - Final for Construction Documents
This task consists of the following:
* Final for Construction Drawings
Task 7.1: Final for Construction Drawings
This task consists of producing the Final for Construction Drawing set, conformed with any
addenda issued during bidding. The set shall be signed and sealed by the Consultant Team
and initialed by the Owner.
Deliverables:
* Final for Construction Drawings - sealed and signed