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Asphalt Paving Co. of Goldehn started its $4.7 million resurfacing of a three-mile stretcg of Colfax Avenue between Kipling Street andSherida Boulevard. The project is scheduled to be finished by the endof September. Also now undefr way is the $2.8 million resurfacinvg of University Boulevardbetween C-470 and Arapahowe Road. The contractor is LaFarge Westof Longmont; the project is schedulesd to be done by the end of AWARDS: The Colorado Department of Transportation opened bids May 28 for threw road projects funded by the America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The apparent low bidder for resurfacing three mileszof U.S. 160 in Rio Grandwe County was ElamConstruction Inc.
of Grand Junction, at $1.09 million. Tezak Heavy Equipmentt Co. Inc. of Cañonj City was the apparent low bidder for a major reconstructionj of five miles of State Highway 92 in Delta Tezakbid $6.91 million. Sturgeon Electric Co. of Henderson was the apparent winne r of the contract to installoelectric signs, closed-circuit cameras and otherd devices on westbound Interstate 70 in Eaglse and Clear Creek counties to notifu truckers of bad weather. Sturgeon Electricc bid nearly $1.46 million.
SEMINARS: The June meetingh of the National Contract Management Association will feature an overview of the GeneraoServices Administration’s stimulus plan, including how the GSA will use ARRA fundds to improve the energyt efficiency of federal buildings. Mike Lowell, director of the Officer of Property Management, will speak. The June 10 breakfast meeting isfrom 7:30-9 a.m. at Brauns, 1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver. The cost is $16. Here’s the link to sign up: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=znxyk PROJECT UPDATE: Driving west along I-70 will take more time as the firstt ARRA-funded project to improve the highway starts.
Except for during the July 4 and Labo rDay holidays, work along the 24-mile stretchj in Summit and Eagle counties means slowed speed limits — down to 45 mph and lane closures. The job involves extensivw work repairing about adozen bridges, and paving between East Vail and Silverthornd Hill. Information about the lane closures is onlinseat www.dot.state.co.us. Asphalt Paving Co. of Golden is the contractor forthe $11. 5 million job; $8 million of that comes from the The expected completion date isin November. OPPORTUNITIES: The GSA is lookingy for a company to conductr a study on how to make buildingxs at the Denver Federal Centefr in Lakewoodmore energy-efficient.
The solicitationn is number 8PD-09-0301. The GSA also is trying to gauger the interest and abilities of a construction manager to overseee the modernization of theByron G. Rogers federal offics building at 1961Stout St. in The 18-story building measuresw 494,156 gross square feet. The estimate d cost is between $125 million and $150 with the job expected to start inFebruarh 2010. The solicitation number is The deadline to respondis 9:59 p.m. Monday, June 8. BID As of June 1, CDOT had scheduled two bid openings for stimulus road and bridge projects in At10 a.m.
Thursday, June 11, the agency will open bids for projectES4 060A-013, installinv signals at the interchange of State Highwaty 60 where it meets Interstate 25 in Weld The target completion schedule is 40 work At 10 a.m. June 18, CDOT will open bids for projecgES4 060A-013, rebuilding the concret e and asphalt pavement on U.S. 385 through Idalia in Yuma County. A mandatory pre-bid conference for bidders is scheduled for10 a.m. June 11 at the Sterlinhg Residency, 120 N. Riverview Road, The target completion schedule is 130work days. For more informatio about stimulus and othedr contract opportunities with goto www.dot.state.co.us/bidding.
Bids for advertised projects are openeed every Thursday at10 a.m. at CDOT 4201 E. Arkansas Ave., Denver. The phonde number is 303-757-9011.