Thornton Water Project Fiber Optic Installation

The City of Thornton is seeking sealed bids for approximately 70.6 miles of trunk fiber optic installation, branch fiber installation, horizontal directional drilling, handholes, splicing, and terminations for its Thornton Water Project.

City of Thornton > Contract Administration


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12-777XFO
Oct 08, 2026 08:00 PM
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patrick.hinterberger@thorntonco.gov
9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO, USA
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Contracts and Purchasing Director, 9500 Civic Center Drive, 2nd Floor City Hall, Thornton, CO 80229-4326
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Description

The City of Thornton is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for construction of the Thornton Water Project—Fiber Optic Installation, Project No. 12-777XFO. The work includes approximately 70.6 miles of 72-strand trunk fiber optic cable in existing conduit and pull boxes between Fort Collins and Thornton; approximately 1,200 feet of 24-strand branch fiber cable serving six remote locations; and approximately 1,400 feet of horizontal directional drilling for three 2-inch conduits, fiber installation, six handholes, splicing, and terminations. Related work includes traffic control, conduit work, restoration, seeding, and temporary cattle fencing. Bidders must attend the mandatory pre-bid conference, complete the required non-disclosure agreement and pre-qualification questionnaire to obtain access to the plans and specifications, and submit the City-provided bid proposal form with bid security equal to at least 5% of the bid amount. The successful bidder must provide 100% performance and labor-and-material payment bonds and required insurance after award. The solicitation requires recent, similar construction experience, including three representative projects with values of at least $500,000, and includes extensive qualification, safety, bonding, insurance, and litigation-history requirements.

Classification Codes
NAICS237120Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
PSCN060Installation of Equipment: Fiber Optics Materials, Components, Assemblies, and Accessories
Smart Codes
fiber optic installationhorizontal directional drillingfiber optic splicing
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 22, 2026 07:00 PM-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference (required)
Community Room at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center. Interested bidders must attend.
Sep 28, 2026 11:00 PM-Questions and Interpretation Requests Due
Oct 08, 2026 08:00 PM-Bid Submission Deadline and Public Opening
Requirements
Required
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Commercial General Liability - Each Occurrence — $4,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Products/Completed Operations Aggregate — $4,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Personal and Advertising Injury — $4,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - General Aggregate — $8,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Builder's Risk
  • Installation Floater
  • Professional Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Bid Bond — 5%
  • Performance Bond — 100%
  • Payment Bond — 100%
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Projects valued at $500,000.00 or more
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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