California eProcure #0000040694

Bakersfield Gateway Armory BMS/DDC Replacement and Attached Mechanical/Plumbing Equipment Schedules

The California Military Department is seeking a complete HVAC building-controls replacement at Bakersfield Gateway Armory; the attached package also contains mechanical and plumbing equipment schedules for a Bakersfield Readiness Center project. - Buyer and location - California Military Department (CMD), Office of the Adjutant General, J9 Facilities & Infrastructure, Area III Coordinators Office; the project manual also identifies CA Facilities Engineering. - Bakersfield Gateway Armory, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. - One attachment separately identifies the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, and mechanical/plumbing plans for the Bakersfield Readiness Center. These plans list equipment and fixture schedules; they do not identify BMS manufacturers. - Requested work - Replace the existing HVAC Building Management System (BMS)/Direct Digital Control (DDC) system, remove existing controls, and provide a complete operating replacement system. The initial release describes one replacement; equipment-level quantities are not specified for the BMS components. - Provide new controls, sensors, actuators, network hardware, thermostats with CO₂ sensors in classrooms and conference rooms, and a new computer. The controls specification also calls for an operator laptop and digital display. - Include programming, integration, commissioning, testing, start-up, operator training, documentation, and warranty support. - Controls requirements - Use a native BACnet system with a peer-to-peer DDC network, server, engineering workstation, and remote web-browser access; new workstations, controllers, devices, and components must be BTL-listed. - Provide American-made materials and/or OEM factory replacement parts. The prime contractor must hold a California CSLB C-20 license. - Complete the work within 180 calendar days after the job start date established at the Job Start Meeting. A minimum one-year warranty applies after acceptance; controls training includes a four-hour initial session. - OEMs and named manufacturers - The BMS solicitation does not specify a controls OEM. The mechanical/plumbing schedules name or cite as basis of design Carrier, Trane, PVI, Greenheck, QEI, B&G, Speakman, Oasis, Woodford Manufacturing, American Standard, Stern-Williams, Symmons, Aquaglass, and Elkay. - Mechanical and plumbing schedule items in the attachment - HVAC equipment includes AHU-1, RACU-1 and RACU-1B, EVAP-1/2, RTU-1, boilers B-1/2, VAV-1 through VAV-20, exhaust and supply fans, pumps, and unit heaters. - Plumbing items include a domestic hot-water heater and recirculation pump, emergency eyewash/shower, water coolers, hose bibb, lavatories, mop basin, showers, kitchen and service sinks, urinals, water closets, and wall hydrant. Equipment tags, quantities, and stated models/capacities are listed in the line items below. - Procurement-relevant conditions - The initial release notes a mandatory pre-bid job walk and a 25% small-business participation goal; certified small and micro businesses, or bidders committing at least 25% of the net bid price to such subcontractors, are encouraged to participate.

Description

The California Military Department is seeking bids to replace the existing Building Management System at the Bakersfield Gateway Armory. Work includes removing existing Direct Digital Control system components and installing new controls, sensors, actuators, network hardware, programming, testing, and commissioning to provide a complete functional replacement. The contractor must provide the materials, labor, bonds, licenses, insurance, equipment, tools, permits, taxes, transportation, and fees required for the work, and the prime contractor must hold a C-20 HVAC contractor license. A mandatory pre-bid job walk is scheduled for November 3, 2026; bids are due by email on November 23, 2026.

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