INVITATION FOR BID PROPOSALS
City of Thornton
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, CO 80229-4326
Sealed Bid Proposals for purchase of the Thornton Water Project – Pre-Purchase
Pumps, Project No. 12-777J1 will be received in the Contract Administration Office at the
City of Thornton (Thornton) City Hall (2nd floor), 9500 Civic Center Drive, until 2:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, December 17, 2025. 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: Thornton is purchasing selected pump equipment for a future pump
station associated with the Thornton Water Project prior to contractor selection.
Manufacturer shall provide Services and Equipment as detailed in the Purchase Agreement
and its Exhibits. It is Thornton’s intent to purchase the listed items due to their long lead
times for submittal and manufacture. Equipment shall be delivered to the future contractor
at the site of the pump station north of Fort Collins, CO.
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.
An optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held in VIA TELECONFERENCE, on Wednesday,
December 3, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. local time. All Prospective Bidders are encouraged to
attend. Email a request to the Contracts Supervisor at the email address below for a link
to the teleconference.
The successful Bidder will be determined on the basis of the lowest responsive and
responsible Bid Proposal. The apparent successful Bidder(s) will be post qualified.
Thornton based businesses may be granted consideration in evaluation of Bid Proposals,
if they meet the following criteria:
A. The business maintains an office, manufacturing, training, retail, or repair
facility within Thornton city limits;
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