SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · CITY OF DENTON
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The City of Denton seeks proposals for utility line locate services. The contract requires experienced firms to provide innovative, cost-effective municipal solutions. Submissions are accepted via IONWAVE or hard copy only, with a due date of May 13, 2026.
The City highly recommends that respondents do not wait until minutes before the due date and time to submit proposal. The submittal process may take significant time. Submissions accepted via IONWAVE or hard copy ONLY (no emails). Questions must be submitted by the deadline via IONWAVE only (no emails/no phone calls) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ The City of Denton (the City) is requesting submissions to contract with an individual or business with considerable experience in providing goods or services of this solicitation. The responses and the cost solutions shall be submitted to the City of Denton in a sealed submission. The awarded individual or business shall possess a proven track record of using innovative approaches to providing goods and services that represent the best value to their clients. The awarded individual or business shall have the ability to accomplish all aspects of the requested services. The selected individual or firm should be able to provide innovative methods to deal with municipal challenges, and cost effective solutions. A firm may submit a solicitation response for one or more of the categories of product or services requested in this solicitation. It is the intent of the entity to consider interlocal cooperative agreements and state/federal contracts in determining the best value for the entity. --- Q&A --- Q1: Are there any planned system expansions, new subdivision developments, or right-of-way construction projects in the pipeline that would materially affect locate volume or geographic coverage requirements? A1: Yes Submitted: 4/29/2026 09:53:47 AM (CT) Q2: The Contract documents reference a DBE/MBE/WBE Program Plan. Does the City have a specific participation goal for this contract, and if so, what is the target percentage? A2: No Submitted: 4/29/2026 09:53:30 AM (CT) Q3: Will unit prices be fixed for the initial term? If CPI-based escalation is available in renewal years, which specific CPI index will be used (e.g., CPI-U All Items, Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, national)? A3: Yes. Which ever CPI index pertains to you. We just need documentation. Submitted: 4/29/2026 09:53:09 AM (CT) Q4: The Insurance Exhibit requires a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City. Does this requirement extend to all subcontractors the prime contractor may engage? A4: The waiver would be carried by the Prime. it is the Prime's responsibility to settle with the Sub. We only contract with the Prime. Submitted: 4/29/2026 09:52:51 AM (CT) Q5: The Insurance Exhibit requires Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate and Business Auto Liability of $500,000 CSL. Please confirm whether these limits must be maintained separately for each City department covered under the contract, or whether a single policy naming the City of Denton as additional insured is acceptable for all departments. A5: We need a policy per contract with the minimums included in the soliciation. The policy should name the City of Denton as addiitonal insured. Each dept does not need to be named. Submitted: 4/29/2026 09:52:32 AM (CT)
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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