Denver Post, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NO.: 13-053 Sealed proposals for Aerial & Manual Seeding & Woodshred Mulching on Private Properties within the Waldo Canyon Fire Burned Area for the Public Services Department (Engineering Division), will be received by the El Paso County Contracts & Procurement Division Manager, 200 S. Cascade Avenue, Upper Level, Suite 150, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, UNTIL: TUESDAY, 10:00 A.M., JUNE 11, 2013. Faxed proposals will not be accepted . This project is being funded through Federal funding from the US Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Grant #68-8B05-A-12-11), and El Paso County, Colorado. Time is of the essence, and due to the urgent nature of this project and the grant timelines, the County is accelerating the Request for Proposal process. There is NO pre-proposal conference for this solicitation. Questions need to be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 6, 2013, preferably in email or fax format. All questions regarding this proposal should be directed to Brenda Gordon, CPPB, Procurement Specialist, email: brendagordon@elpasoco.com or 719-520-6392. Do not contact any other individual regarding this solicitation. All interested firms are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in this Request for Proposal. _____________________________________________________________ EL PASO COUNTY CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT DIVISION WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MISINFORMATION RECEIVED FROM PRIVATE PLAN HOLDERS. PLEASE USE OUR WEBSITE ONLY. CONTACT THE CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT DIVISION AT 719-520-6402 TO REQUEST A SPECIFICATION PACKAGE OR LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.ELPASOCO.COM TO DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS. _____________________________________________________________ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EL PASO COUNTY /s/ EILEEN GONZALES CONTRACTS MANAGER DENVER POST: June 2, 2013