Lewis Opengov #2026-RFQ-040

Lewis County fire alarm system evaluation and engineering design

Lewis County Capital Infrastructure is seeking an engineering firm to assess and design fire alarm systems at County-owned facilities. - Government buyer: Lewis County, Capital Infrastructure. Matt Patana is identified as the County contact. - Requested services: Evaluate existing fire alarm systems, identify system manufacturers and installation history, assess coverage, condition, useful life, code compliance, records, and integration with other building systems, and recommend repair, upgrade, or replacement. - Facilities: IT Building (also called the Rainier Building North), Historic Courthouse, Health Building, Lewis County Jail, Juvenile Detention Facilities, and Law and Justice Center; additional County facilities may be included. - Design deliverables: Engineer-stamped construction drawings, technical specifications, equipment schedules, installation details, Division 28 and other bid-ready documents, and programming points lists. No equipment quantities or part numbers are specified. - Optional support: Permitting and plan-review coordination, bid and submittal support, responses to requests for information, construction and commissioning observation, acceptance-testing support, and record drawings. - Qualifications and standards: Plans must be stamped by a Washington-licensed electrical engineer. The primary fire-alarm designer must meet at least NICET Level II, with Level III or IV preferred. The firm must have at least five years of fire-alarm design experience and three similar projects completed in the prior five years. Designs must address applicable NFPA 72, IBC, IFC, NFPA 70, and Washington and local requirements. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or equipment vendors are named. Designs are expected to align with County standards and preferred system platforms; the County will provide available information about its preferences.

Description

Lewis County is seeking qualifications from engineering firms to evaluate and design fire alarm systems for County-owned facilities, including the IT Building, Historic Courthouse, Health Building, and Lewis County Jail. Services may include on-site system assessments, code compliance and integration reviews, recommendations for repair or replacement, and preparation of stamped construction drawings, technical specifications, and bid-ready documents. The selected firm may also support permitting, bid evaluation, construction observation, commissioning, and final acceptance testing. Designs must align with County standards where possible, and the firm must provide plans stamped by a Washington-registered licensed electrical engineer.

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