Date: October 30, 2026 RE: Lena Gulch Metropolitan District Denver West Gateway Sign Project 1.

Public Notice

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS
Date: October 30, 2026
RE: Lena Gulch Metropolitan District
Denver West Gateway Sign Project

1. Introduction/Invitation. The Lena Gulch Metropolitan District, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, is seeking proposals for performance of construction services in connection with its anticipated Gateway Sign Project,

2. Procedure for Submitting Bids. Michelle Miley is acting as the owner’s representative for the District, and it is in the process of recommending a firm to serve as general contractor for the project work.

Interested parties are invited to submit a Bid no later than December 4, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. MDT. Late submittals or submittals delivered to the wrong location will not be accepted. For consideration, Bidders must (i) obtain an Instructions to Bidders form, and (ii) submit your Bid to Michelle Miley at •••••@•••••.•••Sign up to see this detail. Bids will be evaluated and the District expects to accept by written notice the Bid that, in its estimation, represents the lowest responsive and responsible Bid for the project.

The District reserves the right to act in its best interest and may terminate, modify or suspend the process, reject any or all submittals, modify the terms and conditions of this selection process and/or waive informalities of any submission.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
(Owner’s Representative):
Michelle Miley
(Owner) Lena Gulch
Metropolitan District

PART 1. DEFINED TERMS
1.1 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders which are defined in the Construction Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Construction Agreement. The term “Successful Bidder” means the lowest, qualified, responsible responsive Bidder to whom Owner (on the basis of Owner’s evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.

PART 2. COPIES OF CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS
2.1 Complete copies of the Drawings and Project Specifications for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the Owner’s Representative.
2.2 No partial sets of Contract Documents will be issued. Complete sets of Contract Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Owner’s Representative assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Contract Documents.
2.3 Owner and Owner’s Representative will make copies of Contract Documents available on the above terms for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work only and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

PART 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.1 Each Bidder must be prepared to submit written evidence of his qualifications to perform the Work. Bidders may be required to submit evidence that they have a practical knowledge of the particular Work bid upon, and that they have the financial resources to complete the proposed Work. In determining the Bidder’s qualifications, the following factors will be considered: work previously completed by the Bidder and whether the Bidder (a) maintains a permanent place of business, (b) has adequate plant and equipment to do the Work properly and expeditiously, (c) has the financial resources to meet all obligations incident to the Work, and (d) has appropriate technical experience. Each Bidder may be required to show that he has handled former work so that no just claims are pending against such work. No Bid will be accepted from a Bidder who is engaged in any work which would impair his ability to perform or finance this Work.
3.2 Each Bid must contain evidence of Bidder’s qualification to do business in the State of Colorado.

PART 4. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS; VISIT SITE
4.1 Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder must (a) examine the Contract Documents thoroughly; (b) visit the site to familiarize himself with local conditions that may in any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work; (c) familiarize himself with Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that may in any manner affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work; and (d) study and carefully correlate Bidder’s observations with the Contract Documents.
4.2 On request, Owner will provide each Bidder access to the site to conduct such investigations and tests as each Bidder deems necessary for submission of its Bid.
4.3 The lands upon which the Work is to be performed are identified in the Signage Easement Agreement, dated February 5, 2026, held by the Owner, and recorded in the real property records of Jefferson County, Colorado, at Reception No. 2026008168.
4.4 Access to the site may be arranged through the Owner by contacting the Owner’s Representative. Site access will be limited to normal working hours and to pre-arranged times.
4.5 The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by the Bidder that it has complied with every requirement of this Article 4 and that the Contract Documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance of the Work.

PART 5. BASIS OF BIDS
5.1 The Bidder shall submit bids for all alternates, if any, in its Bid.

PART 6. CONTRACT TIME
6.1 The number of days within which, or the date by which, the Bidders proposed to complete the Work (the Contract Time) must be included in the Bid and will be included in the Contract.

PART 7. SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL
AND EQUIPMENT
7.1 The Contract, if awarded, will be executed with the Successful Bidder on the basis of material and equipment described in the Contract Documents without consideration of possible substitute or “or equal” items. Whenever it is indicated that a substitute or “or equal” item of material or equipment may be furnished or used by Contractor if acceptable to Owner’s Representative, application for such acceptance will not be considered by Owner’s Representative until after the “Effective Date of the Agreement.” The procedure for submittal of any such application by Contractor and consideration by Owner’s Representative is set forth in the Construction Agreement.

PART 8. FORM OF BIDS
8.1 Bids must be completed in ink or be typewritten.
8.2 Bids by corporations must be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice president (or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal must be affixed and attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.
8.3 Bids by partnerships must be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner, whose title must appear under the signature and the official address of the partnership must be shown below the signature.
8.4 Bids by joint ventures shall be signed by each participant in the joint venture or by an authorized agent of each participant.
8.5 The names of all persons signing Bids must also be legibly printed or typed below the signature. A Bid by a person who affixes to his signature the word “president”, “secretary”, “agent” or other designation without disclosing his principal may be held to be the Bid of the individual signing. Evidence of the authority of the person signing shall be furnished.
8.6 The full name of each person or company interested in the Bid shall be listed on the Bid.
8.7 No alterations in Bids, or in the printed forms therefor, by erasures, interpolations, or otherwise will be acceptable unless each such alteration is signed or initialed by the Bidder; if initialed, Owner may require the Bidder to identify any alteration so initialed. No alteration in any Bid, or in the form on which it is submitted, shall be made after the Bid has been submitted.
8.8 The address to which communications regarding the Bid are to be directed must be shown.
8.9 Bids must include the following information identifying that the Bidders is responsible and otherwise capable of performance and completion of the Work:
A. List of a minimum of three recent similar projects the Contractor has performed.
B. List of Project Managers and Superintendents to be used on this project for the Contractor and all listed Subcontractors. Provide resumes and recent projects for all of the above.
C. Names and telephone numbers of a minimum of three references on similar work for the Contractor and all listed Subcontractors.
D. License number of Bidder and all listed Subcontractors.

PART 9. EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER LISTING
9.1 Each Bidder shall list the name of the manufacturers or suppliers of the items of equipment and systems listed on the form which he proposes to furnish. Upon the award of a contract, the named equipment shall be furnished. Substitutions will be permitted only if named equipment does not meet the specifications or the manufacturer is unable to meet delivery requirements of the construction schedule.
9.2 Preliminary acceptance of equipment listed by manufacturer’s name shall not in any way constitute a wai
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Published in Golden Transcript; publication run: 2026-10-30.