Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District #Bid No. 227-02

Esperanza West Elementary School Fire Alarm System Replacement and Upgrade

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is seeking a contractor to replace and upgrade the fire alarm system at Esperanza West Elementary School. - Government buyer: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District; Purchasing Department and Department of General Services are identified in the materials. - OEMs and specified manufacturers: Silent Knight (fire alarm control panel), Gamewell FCI (remote power supply and addressable devices), and System Sensor (speaker and speaker-strobe devices). The specifications require equipment from the named manufacturers, compatible with the existing campus system, and do not allow equals. - Requested system and work: Remove and dispose of the existing system, then furnish and install a complete addressable fire alarm system with voice evacuation and paging, campus backbone conduit, wiring, devices, and associated electrical work. Provide smoke detection, attic and accessible-ceiling heat detection, and classroom carbon-monoxide detection. - Specified products: Silent Knight IFP-2000 control panel with voice evacuation; Gamewell FCI HPFF8, MS-7AF, ASD-PL3, ATD-L3R, ATD-L3H, MCS-CO3, AOM-2SF, AOM-2RF, AMM-2F, AMM-4F, and M500X; System Sensor SPSCWLED-P, SPSWLED-P, and SPWKL. Quantities are not stated in the provided product schedule. - Notable requirements: Keep the existing manual fire alarm operational until the replacement system is installed, tested, and accepted. Use factory-authorized, manufacturer-certified installers; commission and test the system, including a 24-hour battery-backup test followed by a 5-minute alarm test; provide certifications, operating and maintenance instructions, and point-to-point as-built drawings. Perform ground-penetrating radar locating of reinforcing bars before drilling or coring CMU walls, and repair, seal, fire-stop, and paint affected surfaces.

Description

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is soliciting bids for fire alarm upgrades at Esperanza West Elementary School. Work includes removing the existing fire alarm system and installing a new operational system with pathways, conduit, devices, supports, and associated hardware. The contractor must maintain the existing alarm system during the work, repair affected surfaces, commission and test the new system, provide certifications and reports, and dispose of removed materials. Bids are due October 22, 2026, at 11:00 AM, and a mandatory pre-bid vendor conference/job walk is scheduled for September 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM.

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