Active SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · CITY OF ASPEN
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City of Aspen seeks CM/GC preconstruction services for Smuggler Bridge Replacement. Early contractor involvement aims to improve constructability, cost, schedule, and risk management. Proposals due July 13, 2026, with construction planned for Spring/Summer 2027.
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit professional Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) preconstruction services for the Smuggler Bridge Replacement Project. The City of Aspen is seeking early contractor involvement during design to improve constructability, cost certainty, schedule reliability, and risk management, with the potential to negotiate a Construction Agreed Price (CAP) and proceed to construction. The City is currently under contract with Engineering Operations (eO) for design of the bridge replacement. The City intends to select a CM in time to review feasibility of 30% design and provide cost estimates in approximately August–September 2026. Construction is tentatively planned for Spring/Summer 2027 to align with the Aspen Airport closure, subject to funding, permitting, and CAP approval. **Project Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2143.C15144676 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 07/07/2026 01:59 AM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic or Physical Bid Submission **Owner Organization**: City of Aspen **Reference Number**: 0000427852 **Pricing**: Lump sum **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No | **Pre-Bidding Events**: Event Type: Prebid Conference | Attendance: Mandatory | Event date: 07/01/2026 05:00 PM EDT | Location: Microsoft Teams (link below) | Event Note: A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on July 1st, 2026 at 3:00PM. Attendance at the pre-proposal conference is mandatory. https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/241228959238317?p=UFdt39PfOy2FGkFgEL Meeting ID: 241 228 959 238 317 Passcode: Fu9Bv37f Proposers are encouraged to visit the site in person. Staff attended site walk can be requested by emailing procurement@aspen.gov
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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