Business and Contracting Opportunities

New Opportunities

Colorado Springs Utilities announced a project delivery approach and timeline for the Phase I design, construction, and administration of the Southern Delivery System (SDS). Phase I includes the raw and finished water pipeline, three raw water pump stations, a water treatment plant, a finished water pump station, and a comprehensive project instrumentation and control system.

The delivery approach report outlines the contracting process and timeline for each major SDS component. View the full document: The SDS Program Project Delivery Approach.

To access bid documents, interested parties should register on the Rocky Mountain e-Purchasing System Website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

Upcoming Opportunities/Timeline – Phase 1 Construction

Raw and Finished Water Pipeline

The SDS pipeline segments will be delivered under a traditional design-bid-build approach.

Activity Anticipated Date Open/Close
S1 Pipeline Design Awarded to CH2M HILL
S1 Pipeline Construction IFB Awarded to HCP Constructors
S2 Pipeline Construction IFB Awarded to Garney Construction
S3 Pipeline Design RFP Awarded to Reynolds, Inc.
S4A Pipeline Design RFP Awarded to CH2M HILL
N2B Pipeline Design RFP April 2012/June 2012
FW1B Construction IFB Awarded to Garney Construction
FW3 Pipeline Design RFP Notice of intent to award issued to Dewberry-Integra
   

Raw Water Pump Stations

The SDS raw water pump station components will be delivered under a design-build delivery approach. Colorado Springs Utilities anticipates grouping the three 50 million gallons per day (MGD) raw water pump stations, Juniper, Williams Creek, and Bradley pump stations, into a single pump station solicitation for design services and a single solicitation for construction services.

Activity Anticipated Date Open/Close
Juniper/Williams Creek/Bradley Pump Stations Design RFP Notice of intent to award issued to the Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Inc. (CDM) and Western Summit Constructors, Inc. design build team.
   
Revegetation Services Prequalification

Colorado Springs Utilities is issuing this Request for a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) solicitation to evaluate and pre-qualify firms to provide revegetation services for portions of the Southern Delivery System (SDS) Program. The Request for SOQ-KR-93632 SDS Revegetation Services Statement of Qualifications can be found on the Rocky Mountain e-Purchasing System (RMEPS) website at:
http://www.govbids.com

Activity Anticipated Date Open/Close
Pre-Submittal Conference November 1, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Questions and Intent to Respond Due November 3, 2011
Due Date for SOQ November 16, 2011, 3:00 p.m.

Water Treatment Plant and Finished Water Pump Station

The 50 MGD SDS water treatment plant and finished water pump station will be delivered as a single package under a design build approach.

Activity Anticipated Date Open/Close
Water Treatment Plant Design-Build RFP Release Awarded to Carollo/McCarthy

Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) System
Colorado Springs Utilities will pre-qualify I&C system design firms pursuant to an SOQ process. The design build firm for the water treatment plant and finished water pump station will select the I&C Program Designer from the pre-qualified I&C design firms. The I&C Program Designer will contract with the water treatment plant and finished water pump station design firm and the raw water pump station design firm to coordinate and design a fully integrated program wide I&C design. The I&C Program Designer will provide I&C design packages for bidding the construction services of each project component.

(See prequalified design firms for I&C information.)