IFB #2023-01 FLUVANNA COUNTY FIRE BURN BUILDING TRAINING CENTER CONSTRUCTION

Bid/RFP Status:

Closed - no longer accepting bids and proposals

Bid/RFP Due Date:

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 2:00pm

Bid/RFP Reference Number:

IFB-#2023-01

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By this Invitation for Bids (“IFB”), the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors (hereinafter the “County” or “Owner”) is seeking competitive sealed bids from qualified licensed contractors (herein referred to interchangeably as “Contractor” or “Bidder”) to establish a firm fixed price contract with Contractor to furnish, deliver, supply and install all necessary labor, work, equipment, materials and related items associated with the construction of a burn building/ fire training building (the “Building” or the “Burn Building”) and complete any and all necessary or appropriate associated work at the site (“Site Work”) or other work in accordance with the specifications, Plans (as defined below), terms and conditions stated herein. Collectively, the work on the Building, Site Work and any other work required by the Plans, Manual or Technical Specifications (each as later defined herein) is referred to herein as the “Project”.
The Building and Site Work will be completed at the property behind the Fluvanna County Community Center (the “Property”) in strict conformance to the Plans entitled “Fluvanna County Fire-Burn Building Fluvanna County CRA Project No. 3461” dated May 16, 2022, and attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a material part hereof (as more specifically described below). The Building shall be located on the Property in the location depicted and as shown in those site plans entitled “FORK UNION FIRE TRAINING BUILDING SITE” dated May 16, 2022, being a portion of Exhibit A (referred to herein interchangeably as the “Site Plan” or “Exhibit A”). The Building must be constructed and completed in strict conformance with those building plans entitled “Fluvanna County Fire – Burn Building” dated May 16, 2022 being a portion of Exhibit A (referred to herein interchangeably as the “Building Plans” or “Exhibit A”). Together Exhibit A including the Site Plan and Building Plans, Manual, and Technical Specifications (as defined in Section 1(C)(h) below) are referred to collectively herein as the “Plans”. The County has filed for a building permit for the Project, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A-1.
The Building and Site Work will be completed at the Property in strict conformance to the Fluvanna County Fire-Burn Building Project Manual (the “Manual”) attached hereto as Exhibit B (including subparts Exhibit B.1, B.2, B.3, B.4, B.5, B.6, B.7, B.8 and B.9) and made a material part hereof. The Manual includes:
Exhibit B.1 - Section 00420 – Contractor’s Qualification Statement which shall be completed by Bidder and returned with the Bid;
Exhibit B.2 - Section 000500being the proposed Form of Agreement between Owner (County) and Contractor (the “Base Contract”);
Exhibit B.3 - Section 000515 – Employment Verification Act;
Exhibit B.4 and Exhibit B.5 – Section 000700 being the General Conditions of Contract for Construction (Exhibit B.4) and Section 000750 being the Supplementary General Conditions (Exhibit B.5), respectively, to proposed Form of Agreement between Owner (County) and Contractor. “Conditions” or “General Conditions” means those General Conditions of Contract for Construction (Exhibit B.4) as modified and amended by the Supplementary General Conditions (Exhibit B.5). Collectively the Base Contract together with the Conditions (being those General Conditions of Contract for Construction (Exhibit B.4) as modified and amended by the Supplementary General Conditions (Exhibit B.5)) is referred to herein as the “Contract Form”;
Exhibit B.6 - Section 000820 – Contractor’s Affidavit of Release of Liens;
Exhibit B.7 - Section 000931 – Underhill Engineering Soil Report dated October 25, 2018 (the “Geotechnical Report”);
Exhibit B.8 - All of those sections of the Manual listed under those divisions entitled Division 1 General Requirements, Division 3 Concrete, Division 5 Metals, Division 6 Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Divisions 7 Thermal and Moisture Protection, Division 9 Finishes, and Division 13 Special Construction of the Manual (the “Original Technical Specifications”); and
Exhibit B.9 - That Amendment to the Original Technical Specifications entitled “Amendment to Technical Specifications” which modifies the Original Technical Specifications. The Original Technical Specifications as modified by the Amendment to Technical Specifications is referred to herein as the “Technical Specifications”.
The County has received a grant (the “Grant”) award from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs (“VDFP”) for the construction of the Burn Building to assist in training the fire service for the Fluvanna area. Pursuant thereto, the County is seeking proposals from qualified licensed Bidders to construct a Burn Building as depicted in the Site Plan consistent with all requirements of the Grant.