RFP for On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services

Location: Colorado
Posted: Nov 19, 2025
Due: Dec 10, 2025
Agency: City of Denver
Type of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services
  • R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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RFP for On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services

Closing date December 10, 2025, 12:00 PM

  • Reference number 202581551
  • Status Open
  • Summary DPR is seeking proposals from qualified contractors for restoration, ecological, and technical services on an on-call basis, providing various services: landscape transformation; ecological restoration; natural resource planning and design; natural resources inventory, assessment, and monitoring; wildlife management; aquatic resource management; site assessment and remediation; and more.

The City and County of Denver Department of Parks and Recreation (“DPR”) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors for restoration, ecological, and technical services on an on-call basis throughout the City. The awarded contractor(s) shall provide some or all of the following services as required for various City projects: landscape transformation; ecological restoration; natural resource planning and design; natural resources inventory, assessment, and monitoring; wildlife management; aquatic resource management; environmental site assessment and remediation; and/or landscape establishment project management. Preference will be given to contractor teams with multiple areas of expertise. Proposers have the option to bid on one, multiple/any combination of, or all Service Categories. The City anticipates awarding multiple contracts with a four (4) year term.

Contact details
Important Dates

RFP Issued & Advertised:
Nov. 18, 2025

Pre-Proposal Meeting:
Nov. 24, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m. MT

Deadline to Submit Questions:
Dec. 1, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m. MT

Questions & Answers uploaded to BidNet:
Dec. 3, 2025

Proposals Due:
Dec. 10, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m.

Contract Execution:
Quarter 1 2026

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
On-Call Restoration, Ecological and
Technical Services
Department of Parks and Recreation
Solicitation 202581551
October 9, 2025
REOPENED November 18, 2025
RFP 2025: On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Notice of Availability of Requests for Proposals ................................................................... 3
SECTION 1 - Invitation to Submit a Proposal ..................................................................... 4
SECTION 2 – Scope of Work................................................................................................ 5
SECTION 3 – Proposal Submittal Requirements...............................................................11
SECTION 4 - General Requirements...................................................................................14
SECTION 5 – Selection Process .........................................................................................16
ATTACHMENT 1: Key Personnel ....................................................................................18
ATTACHMENT 2: Summary of Comparable Projects ....................................................19
ATTACHMENT 3: Schedule of Billing Rates...................................................................20
ATTACHMENT 4: Contract Certification Form ...............................................................21
ATTACHMENT 5: Diversity & Inclusiveness in City Solicitations Information Request
Form ..................................................................................................................................22
ATTACHMENT 6: Sample Contract.................................................................................23
ATTACHMENT 7: Proposer’s Checklist..........................................................................24
ATTACHMENT 8: Prevailing Wages................................................................................25
RFP 2025: On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
Notice of Availability of Requests for Proposals
IT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED THAT THE PROPOSER DID, BEFORE SUBMITTING A
PROPOSAL, CLOSELY REVIEW THE RFP, ALL EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS, AND OTHER
ITEMS RELEVANT TO THE RFP.
RESPONSES DUE:
Proposals must be submitted electronically through BidNet®; see Section 3 for details.
Responses must be received no later than:
12:00 P.M. MT, December 10, 2025
SUMMARY OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The City and County of Denver Department of Parks and
Recreation is requesting proposals for on-call restoration, ecological and technical services in
various locations throughout Denver.
PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING: Proposers should attend the pre-proposal meeting which shall
take place virtually/online on November 24, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. MT via Microsoft Teams
https://tinyurl.com/3a82xsjh . Proposers may also attend by calling 720-388-6219, ID 609 767
727#. The pre-proposal meeting is not mandatory, but proposers will be held responsible for all
information presented at the meeting.
DESIGNATED CONTACT: Jennifer Simmons, Department of Parks and Recreation Contract
Administrator, is the Designated Contact for this Request for Proposals. All inquiries and
questions regarding the RFP should be submitted in writing to dpr.proposals@denvergov.org.
REVIEW PROCESS: The Executive Director of Parks and Recreation issued this solicitation
pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Director by the Charter of the City and County
of Denver. The Executive Director of Parks and Recreation reserves the right to terminate,
suspend, modify the selection process; reject any or all submittals; modify the terms and
conditions of this selection process; and/or waive any informalities, irregularities, or omissions in
any submittals, as the City’s best interests may appear.
Jolon Clark, Executive Director of Parks and Recreation
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SECTION 1 - Invitation to Submit a Proposal
By issuance of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”), the City and County of Denver (the “City”),
acting through the Executive Director of Parks and Recreation (the “Executive Director”), invites
all qualified proposers to submit a proposal for on-call restoration, ecological and technical
services.
Proposers are expected to familiarize themselves with the details in connection with the
proposed operations. Any person, firm, entity, joint venture, or corporation desiring to submit a
proposal shall examine this RFP and shall judge for themselves their qualifications and all the
circumstances and conditions affecting their proposal. Failure on the part of any proposer to
make such thorough examination or to thoroughly investigate the conditions of the proposal
shall not be grounds for a declaration that the successful proposer did not understand the RFP.
Proposals shall be disqualified if the proposer is in default or past due under any previous or
existing agreement with the City, if any unresolved monetary claims by the City exist against the
proposer, or if the proposer is unable to show evidence of their financial capabilities to execute
the work of this contract.
Should a proposer find a discrepancy or omission in this RFP, or should a proposer be in doubt
as to the meaning of any provision of this RFP, the proposer should promptly notify the
Designated Contact in writing, and any necessary clarifications or addenda will be provided in
writing. THE CITY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ORAL INSTRUCTIONS OR
INTERPRETATIONS GIVEN BY OR TO ANYONE.
The instructions contained within are not intended to completely define the proposed contractual
relationship between the City and County of Denver and the successful proposer. The awarded
contract will be similar in form to the attached Attachment 6 Sample Contract, but the City
reserves the right to make changes and additions prior to the final award at the sole discretion
of the Executive Director.
In making a final selection recommendation, the competitive selection process provided under
this RFP will focus consideration on the qualifications and prior history of similar performance of
each submitting proposer, in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section 5.
Written responses to this RFP will enable the City to select the most qualified candidate. The
Executive Director will appoint a selection committee to evaluate the proposals. The selection
committee will recommend a finalist or finalists to the Executive Director who will decide on the
successful proposer and will approve the contract before submittal to the Denver City Council
and Mayor for ordinance or resolution approval, if applicable, and Mayoral signature of the
contract. NO RIGHTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES SHALL ARISE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE
CONTRACT IS APPROVED BY ORDINANCE (IF APPLICABLE) AND SIGNED BY THE
MAYOR.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE *Revised due to PW requirements change
RFP Issued & Advertised
November 18, 2025
Pre-Proposal Meeting
1:00 PM MT November 24, 2025
Deadline to Submit Questions
12:00 PM MT December 1, 2025
Questions & Answers Uploaded to BidNet
December 3, 2025
Proposals Due
12:00 PM MT December 10, 2025
Contract Execution
Q1 2026
RFP 2025: On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
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SECTION 2 – Scope of Work
A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The City and County of Denver Department of Parks and Recreation (“DPR”) is seeking proposals
from qualified contractors for restoration, ecological and technical services on an on-call basis
throughout the City.
B. CONTRACT VALUE:
The City anticipates awarding multiple contracts with a maximum compensation amount of
$3,000,000 over a four (4) year term.
C. ON-CALL WORK ISSUANCE:
Projects will be assigned to awarded contractors on an on-call as-needed basis via Work Orders.
DPR strives to ensure an equitable distribution of both number of projects and total fee dollars
between contractors within the on-call pool while preserving the City’s best interests in pricing,
timely project completion, and quality of service. DPR reserves the right to request quotes from
multiple contractors, or from a single contractor based on the project size and complexity. In
general, DPR anticipates assigning work to the on-call contractor who has sufficient funding
capacity remaining on its contract, who can complete the work within the required schedule, and
who submitted the lowest bid price for the type of work to be performed. When specialty services
or unique experience that may only be available from a single contractor are required, DPR
reserves the right to select the most appropriate contractor for the project. The selected on-call
contractor will receive a Work Order specifying a scope of work and timing expectations for each
individual project. Work Order pricing must match the rates set forth in the on-call contract. On-
call contractors shall perform work in accordance with City rules and regulations.
D. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
The awarded contractor(s) shall provide some or all of the following services as required on an
on-call basis for various City projects: landscape transformation; ecological restoration; natural
resource planning and design; natural resources inventory, assessment, and monitoring; wildlife
management; aquatic resource management; environmental site assessment and remediation;
and/or landscape establishment project management.
Descriptions of the nine (9) Service Categories per area of expertise, along with associated
licensing requirements and the anticipated percentage of work to be performed under the
awarded contract(s) are included in the table below. The awarded contractor(s) and their teams
of professionals and subcontractors must possess all or some of these capabilities.
Preference will be given to contractor teams with multiple areas of expertise.
Proposers have the option to bid on one, multiple/any combination of, or all Service
Categories.
RFP 2025: On-Call Restoration, Ecological and Technical Services
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