The City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County are seeking sealed proposals for the replacement and installation of a new enterprise UPS battery backup system. Proposals are due by 1:15 PM CST on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The scope of work includes a turnkey solution encompassing installation, electrical work, generator integration, setup, testing, commissioning, and removal of existing equipment. A minimum 1-year full warranty is required, with 3-5 years preferred. Minimum technical requirements include an 80 kW capacity, 20-minute runtime at full load, and N+1 internal redundancy. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical solution, implementation, vendor experience, service/support, compliance, and cost. Vendors must comply with all applicable laws, including the E-Verify program, and provide proof of insurance. A site visit is mandatory. Questions and clarifications must be submitted via email to ***@***. *. * by Thursday, March 20, 2026.
The bid notice states that sealed proposals will be received by the City of Evansville's Purchasing Department until 1:15 p. m. CST on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Proposals delivered after 1:15 p. m. must be delivered directly to the Board by 1:30 p. m. sealed proposals will be received by the city of evansvilles purchasing department at 1 n. w. martin luther king, jr. boulevard, evansville, indiana **** 323 of the civic center complex until 1: 15 p. m. cst on thursday, april 2, 2026 . proposals delivered after 1: 15 pm must be delivered directly to the board by 1: 30 pm.
The bid notice indicates that a minimum 1-year full warranty on the UPS and batteries is required, with 3-5 years preferred, including onsite parts and labor and a response time SLA for service calls. minimum 1year full warranty on ups and batteries 35 years preferred 2. onsite parts and labor included 3. response time sla for service calls.
The contract shall be awarded to the lowest, most responsive, and responsible vendor, taking into consideration reliability, productivity, cost of maintenance, quality, performance, and time of delivery. contract shall be awarded to the lowest, most responsive and responsible vendor taking into consideration reliability, productivity, and cost of maintenance, quality, performance and time of delivery.
Proposals will be evaluated based on technical solution (35%), implementation/project approach (15%), vendor experience/qualifications (15%), service/support/warranty (15%), compliance/documentation (5%), and cost proposal (15%). proposals will be evaluated based on: 1. technical solution 35 2. implementation c project approach 15 3. vendor experience c qualifications 15 4. service, support c warranty 15 5. compliance c documentation 5 6. cost proposal 15 100 point possible
The bid notice implies a mandatory site visit by stating that input/output voltage must be compatible with existing facility power and that the vendor is to verify this during a site visit. inputoutput voltage must be compatible with existing facility power vendor to verify during site visit.