Updated for the year 2020 Prepared by ZoZo Group This is a summary of information that is publicly available from the CDOT website.

1. Public Information Management
Bid Results
A brief analysis – by LaSheita, December 2020

2. Revised Specifications
 CDOT standard specifications revised fall 2019
 Onboarding, graphic design, and CoTrip audit tasks expanded or added
 CDOT Design Engineers and Mgmt team discussed PIM should be 1% of project value
 Compensation method changed from lump sum to daily rate

3. CDOT Project Bid Tab Results
 December 2019 – Dec 2020
 111 projects, total project values:
 27 under 1 Million
 58 between $ 1-5 Million
 16 between $ 5-10 Million
 10 over $10 Million

4. $3.9 million left on the table
 Total Project Value/Cost = $ 507,659,140
 1% = $ 5.07 million
 Actual PIM Amounts Bid = $ 1.16 million
 PIM’s have left over $3.9 million on the table.

5. What is PIM worth?
1%
Facilitating
Public
Meetings
Writing Press
Releases
Keeping
Web Page
Updated
Distributing
Traffic
Advisories
Stakeholder
Mgmt
Organizing
Mailings

6. Public Information Bid Results
 PIM bid results of 111 CDOT projects compared to 1% of project cost:
 Above 1% = 12
 .9 - 1% project value = 5
 .7% - .8% project value = 17
 .4% - .5% project value = 24
 .2% - 3% project value = 27
 0 - .1% project value = 24
 Number of PIM bids less that 1% of the project valuation = 96, (%86.4)

7. PIM Bid vs. 1% Project Value
$-
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
$700.00
$800.00
$900.00
$1,000.00
STM
067A-040
CC
080-038
FSA
C010-124
STM
R200-249
BR
101A-004
IM
025A-048
STM
M086-083
NHPP
R100-303
NHPP1602-172
BR025A-046
SHE
R400-373
CC080-037
C
R100-288
SHE094A-035
C
088A-036
STR196A-001
SHE
016A-043
SHE0881-031
NHPP1601-077
MTCER400-378
STA0241-065
STRR300-249
STA0504-905
FBR0343-042
MTCE
R200-265
BR0343-040
&
FBR0343-043
NHPP0502-082
ER0361-118
C
0741-020
STR330A-002
STA059A-036
STR141A-044
NH
0503-093
STR116A-001
CC0852-106
FBR0852-108
STA0703-443
ITS
070A-033
STR092A-030
PI Project Actual Bid Amount vs 1% of Project Value
Winning Bid Unit Price 1% of Project Value Per Day

8. PIM Bid vs. the Engineer Estimate
 Number of PI bids equal to or above CDOT Engineers estimate = 31
 Number of PI bids below the CDOT Engineers estimate = 80
 72% of the time, PIM bids are below the CDOT engineers estimate

9. PIM Bid Prices lower than
Engineers Estimate
$-
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$400.00
$500.00
$600.00
C
0853-112
BR025A-046
ITS
SW02-304
C
R100-288
BR
101A-004
ITS
SW02-303
IM0252-473
BR
2871-036
FBR0761-232
SHE
0703-461
FBR0343-042
STM
M086-083
HPP
0501-067
SHE
R100-345
C
0741-020
SHE0881-031
SHE
072A-046
STR330A-002
SFTY2254-091
MTCE
R200-265
NHPP0881-030
NHPP0502-082
STA006A-067
STA0831-120
C0641-106
NHPP145A-080
STR2871-038
STA0703-443
STA0241-065
STAR100-265
STR092A-030
FSA0253-258
NH
0503-093
NHPP1602-169
PWQM240-172
STR0341-101
ER0361-118
STR116A-001
STA059A-036
STR141A-044
IM0761-226
Engineers Estimate Vs. Bid Price
Engineer Est. Unit Price Winning Bid Unit Price

10. Is this a race to the bottom? - Solutions

11. Bid Results for the BEEs
Project Name Tier
Total
Project
Amount
Value
Days
Engineer Est.
Unit Price
Winning
Bid Unit
Price
Contractor
STR 184A-006 IV $497,913.75 68 $80.00 $50.00 American West
NH 0504-908 IV $570,845.95 120 $70.00 $45.95 Tezak
CC 080-038 IV $745,000.00 152 $120.00 $25.00 KSK
NHPP R100-282 IV $801,268.00 74 $80.00 $47.00 Insituform Technologies
NHPP1601-077 IV $1,303,347.00 83 $72.00 $40.00 Intermountain Slurry
C 145A-077 IV $1,356,173.00 180 $80.00 $33.00 Old Castle
STR M331-008 IV $1,394,503.00 287 $90.00 $40.00 Western Gravel
BR025A-046 III $2,071,985.91 195 $80.00 $45.51 Tezak
BR 101A-004 IV $2,200,000.00 322 $110.00 $35.00 Labato
BR 2871-036 III $2,348,413.60 234 $65.00 $45.00 Myers & Sons
HPP 0501-067 III $2,761,591.15 150 $120.00 $34.00 Mtn Valley
C 133A-049 III $2,799,915.00 270 $110.00 $41.00 GeoVert LLC
STR 330A-002 IV $3,216,440.00 84 $143.00 $41.00 Old Castle
SFTY2254-091 III $3,226,884.00 67 $225.00 $64.00 ABCO
NHPP0502-082 IV $3,758,750.22 120 $60.00 $35.00 Old Castle
ITS ITSB-003 IV $3,935,021.00 90 $175.00 $50.00 PAONIA
C0641-106 III $4,422,918.00 166 $80.00 $50.00 Old Castle
NHPP145A-080 IV $4,469,722.20 131 $80.00 $49.00 Old Castle
NHPP 1602-168 IV $7,992,798.00 290 $65.00 $26.00 Main
STR116A-001 IV $9,600,000.00 169 $75.00 $41.00 A&S
STR141A-044 IV $11,566,766.00 270 $80.00 $29.00 Old Castle

12. Ideas for Solutions
 Writing letter to CDOT Suggest the CDOT Regional COM manager review
resume/qualifications
 Change the spec from daily plus, an upfront mobilization.
 Conduct surveys of CDOT Engineers/Regional COM on satisfaction of the PIM
 Education of all PI firms – Develop and offer certification of completion for CDOT PIM
 Create awards for campaigns that are creative, PI that is done well
 Write/approach to the contractors that are accepting such low bids about accepting low rates –
living wages