INVITATION TO BID - BID 6434
Notice is hereby given that the City of Lakewood, Colorado will accept Bids submitted electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (R.M.E.P.S.) for: CITY OF LAKEWOOD RECREATION CENTERS, DESIGN-BUILD ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY SPECIFICATIONS
A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting to review and discuss the project will be held onsite at 10:00 AM MT on September 25, 2025, at Carmody Recreation Center, 2200 S. Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80227. We will then travel to the other two locations.
The City of Lakewood is seeking a Design Build Contractor to design and install the required electrical and civil infrastructure for electric vehicle chargers at Infrastructure at the following locations.
•Carmody Recreation Center – 2200 S. Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80227
•Link Recreation Center – 1295 S. Reed St., Lakewood, CO 80232
•Whitlock Recreation Center – 1555 Dover St., Lakewood, CO 80215
The selected Contractor will be responsible for developing permit documents (including civil and electrical plans) in compliance with local and national codes and ordinances. Using City-provided as-builts, the Contractor must review existing site conditions and collaborate with City representatives to finalize plans and specifications. Contractors should not include pricing for EV charging equipment, as the City will procure equipment separately. Specifications for the charging equipment will be provided for design purposes.
The project is to be completed within Ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
Bids must be received electronically in the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado until no later than 10:00 AM, MT on October 16, 2025, at which time they shall be downloaded from R.M.E.P.S. and read aloud via ZOOM meeting.https://lakewood.zoom.us/j/88356860788
Meeting ID: 883 5686 0788
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Bids will be time-stamped by R.M.E.P.S. upon receipt. The City will only accept Bids submitted in R.M.E.P.S. and will not accept hard-copy Bids or submitted by any other means.
Bids are required for the entire work described in the Bid Schedules.
If Bidders have questions or need assistance, contact BidNet support at 800-835-4603, option 2. After uploading Bid documents, Bidders must click the ‘SUBMIT’ button. The City will not accept uploads that are ‘saved’ but not submitted. To verify that a Bid was submitted successfully, Bidders may contact BidNet Support or verify via the Bid Management tab in Bidder’s account that the documents are not in ‘Draft’ status.
Bids received after the above specified date and time of bid opening, and Bids not prepared and filed in accordance with the ‘Instruction to Bidders’, may be rejected.
Bidding documents/project specifications will be made electronically available online at no cost on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (R.M.E.P.S.) website at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado, as of September 18, 2025. The City of Lakewood cannot guarantee accurate information for specifications obtained from any source other than the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (R.M.E.P.S.).
All questions shall be sent via email to Bianca Rhoades, Contract Administrator - Legal, at 303-987-7672 or biarho@lakewood.org, no later than 5:00 p.m., M.T., on October 2, 2025. An Addendum will be issued, if necessary, to include all vendor questions and City responses and posted on R.M.E.P.S. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure addendums issued are acknowledged and submitted along with their respective Bid documents. Failure to submit such addendums may result in disqualification of respective Bid.
The City reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any or all Bids in part or in whole.
The City of Lakewood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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