Davidson County Civicplus #2610003

Detention Center Building Commissioning and Engineering Services

Davidson County is seeking a qualified commissioning firm for its planned 124,280-square-foot detention center in Lexington, North Carolina. - Government buyer: Davidson County, through its Support Services Office; the attachment also identifies the Support Services Director. - Requested services: Building commissioning and engineering support throughout design and construction for the detention center and associated infrastructure. The facility is planned to include detention, kitchen, laundry, medical, booking, office, public, loading dock, and sally port areas. - Commissioning scope includes mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and exterior-envelope systems, with testing of HVAC, domestic hot water, lighting controls, and smoke control. - A separate additional service is review of the 50% construction-document set for commissioning issues, constructability, and maintenance considerations. - Key qualification: The Commissioning Agent must hold a North Carolina Professional Engineer license in Mechanical Engineering. - Codes and deliverables: Comply with Chapter 17 of the North Carolina State Building Code and commissioning requirements in Section C408 of the 2018 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code. Deliverables include construction-document commissioning specifications, a construction-phase commissioning plan, written commissioning confirmation for applicable code officials before occupancy, and a close-out systems manual with submittal data, manufacturers’ operation and maintenance manuals, control drawings, testing and maintenance recommendations, and system-operation narratives with recommended setpoints. - OEMs and vendors: No specific OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named. Manufacturers are mentioned only as sources of operation and maintenance manuals. - Products and quantities: No products, part numbers, or unit quantities are specified; the facility is approximately 124,280 square feet. - Performance period: Services span design and construction. The schedule and duration are not specified and will be agreed with the selected firm; no option years or annual subscription are described. - Estimated value: No government estimate is provided. The range below is an analytical estimate for commissioning services of this scale.

Description

Davidson County seeks a qualified firm to provide engineering services for commissioning a planned 124,280-square-foot detention center during all phases of design and construction. Services include commissioning building HVAC, domestic hot water, lighting controls, and smoke control testing, with activities and deliverables specified in the RFQ. The selected commissioning agent must hold a North Carolina Professional Engineer license in Mechanical Engineering. Proposals will be evaluated through a competitive qualifications-based selection process, with the county selecting a best-qualified firm for contract negotiations.

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