Active SLED Opportunity · UTAH · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH – U FACILITIES
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University of Utah seeks proposals for structural repairs at Rice-Eccles Stadium including rust remediation, steel repairs, concrete patching, and traffic coating. Mandatory site visit on April 9, 2026. Proposals due April 30, 2026.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The University of Utah (U Facilities) is requesting proposals for the construction of the following project: PROJECT NAME: Stadium Structural Repairs UNIVERSITY PROJECT #23002 Project Description: Rice-Eccles Stadium Structural Repairs is a maintenance-focused project on the University of Utah's football stadium. Work consists primarily of rust remediation and repainting of handrail posts, base plates, light tower structures, and miscellaneous steel connections throughout the seating bowl and concourse levels, along with traffic coating repairs to deteriorated deck and stair areas, replacement of deteriorated grout pads at column base plates and raker beam bearings, installation of missing or damaged structural elements (angles, bolts, bent plates, bearing plates, and cover plates), concrete patching and epoxy crack injection at select locations, expansion joint repairs, and stone veneer repair/replacement at isolated locations. A bid alternate (Alternate #1) covers additional stair traffic coating areas beyond the high-priority base scope items. All work must be performed during normal business hours while the University occupies the facility. Construction cost is estimated at: $1,589,253.00 The Request for Proposals (RFP) documents, including the selection requirements and the selection schedule, will be available at 5:00 PM on March 27, 2026 on the BidNet Direct website. For questions regarding this project, please contact the Project Manager - Name: Jonathan Miller | Phone: 801-213-7144 Email: jonathan.miller.pdc@utah.edu. No others are to be contacted regarding this project. The procurement shall be under the Value Based Selection RFP method. A MANDATORY Pre-Proposal Meeting and site visit will be held at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2026 at Rice Eccles Stadium SW Entrance located at 451 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. All prime contractors wishing to submit on this project must attend this meeting. The Management Plan and Statement of Qualifications must be submitted to U Facilities via the BidNet Direct website no later than 2:00 PM on April 30, 2026. Submittals received after the specified time will not be accepted. The Cost Proposal, Bid Bond, and Value Engineering Proposals are to be submitted to U Facilities via the BidNet Direct website no later than 2:00 PM on April 30, 2026. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that delivery to U Facilities of all submittals is made by the deadlines established by the Project Schedule. The contractor shall comply with and require all of its subcontractors to comply with the license laws as required by the State of Utah. A bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, made payable to the University of Utah on the AIA Document A310 – 2010 Bid Bond form, or equivalent, shall accompany the bid submitted to U Facilities via the BidNet Direct website. The University of Utah reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any formality or technicality in any proposal in the interest of the University. **Project Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2756265.2756267.C18581901 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 04/15/2026 06:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Reference Number**: 0000418456 **Pricing**: Item Based **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No | **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No | **Pre-Bidding Events**: Event Type: Job-Walk Visit | Attendance: Mandatory | Event date: 04/09/2026 12:30 PM EDT | Location: 451 S 1400 E, SLC, UT 84112 | Event Note: The procurement shall be under the Value Based Selection RFP method. A MANDATORY Pre-Proposal Meeting and site visit will be held at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2026 at Rice Eccles Stadium SW Entrance located at 451 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. All prime contractors wishing to submit on this project must attend this meeting. **Line Items**: | Code | Description | UOM | Qty | |---|---|---|---| | Base Bid | Total Base Bid (please include the cost of the payment and performance bonds in your total price). | Job | 1 | | Alternate #1 | Alternate #1 | Job | 1 | **Questions and Answers**: - Q1 Arrow Right Question: Tax Exempt Can you please clarify if this project is tax exempt? Thank you. Answer: Answered in Addendum 1 03/31/2026 04:16 PM EDT 04/02/2026 03:52 PM EDT
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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