Load Testing Government Bids & RFPs

Responses must be submitted no later than 2:00 PM CT on Monday, July 6, 2026.

The city pays only on invoices. The contractor's invoice shall have an attached work order showing a description of the work completed, the individual who did the work, the time spent on the job, and a listing of materials used. It also requires a city representative's signature to approve the work.

Proposals will be evaluated based on qualifications/experience/references (20%), proposed method of service (35%), capability/availability (15%), and cost (30%).

Respondents shall describe and provide detail of the firm's qualifications and experience to perform this work, including expertise, training, certifications, and licenses. A list of references with company name, contact information, and address is required.

The performance period is approximately 650 calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed. pop 650 calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed.

The consultant shall provide acceptance testing as well as warranty commissioning services of all newly installed equipment and existing equipment that integrates with the new equipment. The consultant shall provide acceptance testing as well as warranty commissioning services of all newly installed equipment and existing equipment that integrates with the new equipment:

The project will involve a licensed commissioning team to furnish planning, documentation, testing, and verification services for the essential electrical system ESS and all related components. The project will involve a licensed commissioning team to furnish planning, documentation, testing, and verification service

The government requires a twelve (12) month base period of performance, beginning August 24, 2026, with subsequent 12-month option periods. The anticipated base period of performance are as follows: base and option periods if any period performance dates clin base period 24 august 2026 23 august 2027 ****

Payment terms are net 30. Invoices shall be submitted via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Payment terms are net 30 Invoices shall be submitted via wide area workflow wawf

The contractor shall guarantee all workmanship for a period of ninety (90) calendar days following final government acceptance of the deliverables. 90day guarantee: The contractor shall guarantee all workmanship, including the accuracy of testing procedures and the application of testing methodologies, for a period of ninety 90 calendar days following final government acceptance of the deliverables.

The government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible quoter whose submission represents the best value to the government. Nonprice factors (technical capability and past performance) combined are significantly more important than price. Basis for Award The government intends to award a single firmfixedprice ffp contract to the responsible quoter whose submission represents thebest value to the government.

Contractors must demonstrate technical proficiency, operational familiarity with USMC fire and emergency services, and safety compliance. Lead technicians must be onsite during all testing activities. Technical proficiency: All personnel shall be trained and experienced in executing procedures in strict accordance with the most current editions of nfpa **** fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and nfpa **** or nfpa **** ground ladders.

Safety violations may result in work stoppage. Failure to adhere to security requirements may result in immediate removal from the installation and/or denial of future access. Safety violations may result in work stoppage.

Failure to adhere to security requirements or maintain proper vetting may result in immediate removal from the installation and/or denial of future access. Failure to adhere to these security requirements or maintain proper vetting may result in immediate removal from the installation andor denial of future access.

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Completion date is 16 weeks from the date of equipment delivery. School summer vacation runs from June 15 to August 26, 2026. Coordination must be made with the district to plan for outages of each building. Long weekends, holidays breaks, and second shift are options to consider completing this work.

Payment will be made by the school district after presentation of a vendors invoice, which must be submitted subsequent to delivery andor performance of the work or services.

Whenever, within one year of the final acceptance of the apparatus, equipment, supplies, materials, work or services by the school district, the contractor is notified in writing by the school district that any item of apparatus, equipment, supplies, material, andor workmanship has proven defective or is not meeting the specification requirements, the bidder shall immediately replace, repair or otherwise correct, as the school district may determine, the defect or deficiency without cost to the school district.

It is the intention of the school district to award the project to the bid of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder kind, quality and materials being equal, provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of this rfp. References and prior work performed for chariho regional school district will be used in the bid evaluation process. MBE/WBE participation compliance with 15% MBE participation is part of the selection criteria.

The bidder shall submit the following data with the proposal: 1. The successful bidder must, upon request, furnish evidence of financial responsibility. 2. A list of other installations of similar equipment specified herein, which the school district may easily visit for inspection. 3. A plan, with elevations, showing any variations in design, arrangement, sizes and the like which bidder proposes to furnish as different from those called for in the specifications. 4. Cuts of each item proposed as alternate equipment to that specified, with a list of any variation from specified methods and details of construction and from specified designs.

The school district may, subject to the following provisions, by written notice of default to the contractor, terminate the whole or any part of this contract in any one of the following circumstances: 1. if the contractor fails to make delivery of the supplies or to perform the services within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof or if the contractor fails to perform any of the other provisions of this contract, or fails to make progress such as to endanger performance of this contract in accordance with its terms and in either of these two circumstances does not remedy such failure within a period of 10 days after receipt of notice from the director of administration and finance specifying such failure.

This project requires a mandatory prebid site visit on june 17, 2026 at 10:00 am at chariho career tech center 459 switch road, wood river junction, ri ****.

The school district reserves the right to require any bidder to submit a sample either before or after the awarding of the bid to ascertain whether or not the product will be suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used.

No bid will be considered from any person whose performance on any previous contract with the school district has been unsatisfactory in the opinion of the school district. Under R. I. Gen. Laws ****, all contractors associated with this bid shall undergo a national and state criminal background check. The contractor shall ensure that no person who has any disqualifying information as that term is defined in R. I. Gen. Laws **** shall work on the bid.