Contra Costa Community College Planetbids #141560

Building Automation System Retrofit and Communications Upgrade at Los Medanos College

This opportunity involves a comprehensive retrofit and upgrade of the Building Automation System (BAS) and communications infrastructure at Los Medanos College. - Government Buyer: - Contra Costa Community College District, Los Medanos College Purchasing - OEMs and Vendors: - Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) (primary BAS OEM) - Andover Continuum (existing BAS system) - ABB (variable speed drives, or equal) - Setra (Setra 209 pressure transmitters, or equal) - Kele & Associates (P51 Series pressure transmitters, or equal) - Onicon (F-3500 magnetic insertion flow meters, or equal) - FloCat (YD20-A flow meters, or equal) - Marsh McBirney (MultiMag 284 flow meters, or equal) - SeaMetrics (100/200 Series flow meters, or equal) - Products/Services Requested: - Digital BAS for gas-fired boiler plant retrofit (Automated Logic Corporation) - Integration with existing Andover Continuum system - Variable speed drives for hot water pumps (ABB or equal) - Hot water temperature and pressure sensors (Setra, Kele & Associates, or equal) - Magnetic insertion flow meters (Onicon, FloCat, Marsh McBirney, SeaMetrics, or equal) - Fiberglass pipe insulation and weatherproof aluminum jackets - Communications infrastructure: cable trays, J-hooks, patch panels, Cat 6A cabling, faceplates, connectors, grounding, and bonding materials - Testing and certification of fiber optic and copper cabling - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Contractor must hold a C-20 Warm-air heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning license - Integration with both new and existing BAS systems (ALC and Andover Continuum) - Compliance with ASHRAE, ANSI, IEEE, NEC, and District Division 27 network cabling standards - Performance-based specifications and reuse of certain existing equipment - Detailed commissioning, training, and warranty provisions (two years for controllers, one year for other equipment) - Mandatory pre-bid meeting and electronic bid submission - Extensive communications upgrades including classroom notification systems and wireless access points

Description

This solicitation is for furnishing and installing a digital Building Automation System (BAS) for the existing gas-fired boiler plant serving the Science and Gym buildings at Los Medanos College. The project requires a licensed contractor with a C-20 Warm-air heating, ventilating and air-conditioning license. The work includes new Modbus and BACnet/MSTP network connections, installation of sensors and flow meters, replacement of variable frequency drives, and extension of supervisory network cabling. Bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting and submit responses electronically by the specified deadline.

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