IFB-424014 - Quiet Zone Railroad Crossing Improvements – Package 1 Construction

Scope: The work to be performed under this contract generally includes railroad crossing improvements at four public roadway crossings of the Railroad tracks at the locations specified below.
Major construction items vary at each crossing and may include raised medians, channelizing devices removals, asphalt pavement construction, concrete curb/ gutter and sidewalk, pavement markings and traffic control.  BNSF Railway Co. (Railroad) will be performing the installation of railroad gates/ flashers, bungalow and surface crossing material.  Work may be within the right-of-way of the BNSF Railway (Railroad) and/or the City of Longmont.
The Contractor will be responsible for coordinating the work activities with Railroad.  All safety requirements, including safety orientation and agreements to work within the Railroad property shall be completed by the contractor prior to initiating any work in the adjacency of the Railroad tracks, as required by the Railroad in the respective Grade Construction and Maintenance Agreements for each crossing (Appendix B). 
The Contractor shall be responsible for supplying all labor, materials, surveying, and equipment necessary to complete the work in accordance with the project plans and specifications.  The total quantities and type of work estimated in the Bid Schedule is representative of the estimated quantities; however, these quantities may be revised by the City to represent actual field conditions at the time of construction. 
All work shall be performed in accordance with City of Longmont Public Improvements Design Standards and Construction Specifications Manual – most current update, and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. The Longmont manual is available online at www.ci.longmont.co.us or in hard copy at Public Works and the CDOT manual is available online at https://www.codot.gov/business/designsupport/cdot-construction-specifications/2023-construction-specifications
This is a local agency project that is funded with Federal Contributions by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Contractor must be in compliance with the applicable requirements from the FRA Agreement included as Appendix A and the Contract Addendum – Federal Grant Requirements for Procurement Contracts included as part of the Sample Contract.
Note: The City is still working on establishing an easement agreement for Bid Schedule C.  The City reserves the right to remove Bid Schedule C from the Project in the case an easement agreement cannot be established.

Minimum Qualifications: The Contractor selected for this project and all subcontractors used by the Contractor shall be licensed to perform work within the City of Longmont.  The Contractor selected for this project is required to have prior experience in the construction of the facilities and structures detailed in the construction drawings and specifications provided by the City of Longmont.
The City of Longmont is seeking qualified contractors with applicable experience comparable to the Scope of Work, as described above, for this project. Bidders must meet or exceed the following minimum qualification criteria in order to be considered for award:

• Qualified Contractors shall have successfully completed the construction of at least two (2) qualifying projects of similar scope and complexity in the last seven (7) years.
• Qualifying projects must have been performed for federal, state or local government agencies, or BNSF Railway Company or Union Pacific Railroad. Projects performed for developers or private entities will not be considered as qualifying projects.
• The Contractor’s representative who is directly responsible for managing the project and the Contractor’s on-site representative who has immediate charge on a daily basis shall each have satisfactorily completed the same responsibilities on at least two (2) qualifying projects of similar scope and complexity in the last seven (7) years. Representatives shall be employed by Contractor.