7244-21 - Wildfire Partners Hazardous Fuels Reduction – County Road 116

Purpose/Background
 
This RFP is to complete one Wildfire Partners hazardous fuels reduction project on private property. The project has been marked. A project map and prescription are included in Exhibit A. This project is a total of 3.09 acres. Interested contractors are strongly encouraged to attend one of two pre-proposal meetings so they can view the property and the individual tree marking in order to prepare an accurate bid.

Wildfire Partners
 
Launched in 2014, Wildfire Partners is a nationally recognized, collaborative program to reduce wildfire risk. Homeowners, with the assistance from Wildfire Partners, work to better protect their homes by actively creating and maintaining defensible space and reducing the ignition potential of their structures. Over 2,500 homeowners are currently in the program. To learn more about Wildfire Partners, visit www.WildfirePartners.org.
 
Specifications and a sample contract with a FEMA specific addendum are attached. The successful proposer shall execute the attached addendum as part of any contract with the county, and comply with all FEMA requirements set forth in that addendum.
 
 
Optional Pre-Bid Meetings

Pre-proposal meetings will take place on Tuesday, June 22 from 10:00-11:30 and Wednesday, June 23 from 10:00-11:30. These meetings will be starting promptly at 10 a.m.  Interested Parties only need to attend one of the two meetings. These meetings will take place at the project site: 208 County Road 116 outside of Nederland, Colorado. Per Boulder County Guidelines wearing a mask outdoors is recommended.
 
 
Written Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this RFP will be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.org on or before 2:00 p.m. June 28, 2021. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than July 1, 2021.
 
Please do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for   information regarding this solicitation.
 
 
Submittal Instructions
 
Submittals are due at the email box only, listed below, for time and date recording on or before 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on  July 8, 2021.
 
Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity.

NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL).