Denver committee advances 25 maintenance contracts for city facilities through 2029
The on-call agreements, most capped at $750,000, cover HVAC, plumbing, roofing, glass, fencing, painting and other repairs at city facilities outside Denver International Airport.
Denver City Council’s Finance and Business Committee on June 9 advanced 25 on-call maintenance contracts for repair work at city facilities.
The contracts are spread across trades including HVAC, plumbing, concrete, low-voltage electrical work, doors and dock equipment, glass, fencing, roofing and painting, according to the committee agenda. Nearly all are capped at $750,000 and run through July 31, 2029.
The agenda shows the work split among 18 vendors rather than a single citywide contractor in each trade. HVAC work was divided among five companies; plumbing, roofing and painting among three each; and glass, fencing, concrete, doors and low-voltage electrical work among at least two each.
In Denver’s 2020-2025 capital improvement plan, the city says building systems become obsolete or reach the end of their life cycles and cites a 2017 infrastructure analysis that found about $140 million in annual lifecycle-sustainment and deferred-maintenance need, with 36% tied to deferred maintenance.
That planning document identifies needs in roofs, elevators and other conveyance systems, electrical and mechanical systems, plumbing, security systems and building controls. The committee records, however, do not identify which buildings are in the worst condition or which sites would get work first under the contracts.
The contracts moved through committee on the consent calendar, with no opposition recorded in the minutes.