Garland Ionwave #REQ00003486

City of Garland Water Utility Garage Construction

The City of Garland is seeking a contractor to build its Water Utility Garage, including the building systems and site-related work shown in the permit drawings. - Buyer and project: City of Garland, Water Utilities; purchasing and project management offices are identified in the solicitation documents. The project is a 3,130-square-foot garage. - Scope: Lump-sum construction covering architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work. Plans also call for motorized coiling doors, a card-reader man-door, bollards, metal wall and roof panels, insulation, gutters and downspouts, lighting, and electrical connections. - Products and quantities: Three 20-by-12-foot motorized coiling doors; one insulated steel man-door; one AHU-1 air-handling unit; one CU-1 five-ton condensing unit; one VF-1 and one VF-2 CO/NO2 exhaust fan; three EUH-1/EUH-2/EUH-3 3 kW electric unit heaters; one each of L-1 and L-2 intake louvers; six S1 supply air devices; and scheduled lighting, a 220V receptacle, and an access-control junction box. See product line items for specifications and quantities not stated in the drawings. - OEMs and named manufacturers: Trane is the HVAC basis of design; Carrier, Lennox, and York are acceptable HVAC alternatives. Greenheck is the exhaust fan and louver basis of design, with Loren Cook, Twin City, and CaptiveAire identified as acceptable fan alternatives. Other specified manufacturers are QMark (unit heaters), Titus (supply air devices), Lithonia (lighting), Stonco (wall pack), and Evenlite (exit/emergency light). These are manufacturers named in the plans, not identified bidders or awardees. - Notable requirements: Field verification and trade coordination are required. New and modified mechanical systems must be tested and balanced by an AABC-licensed firm with at least 10 years of licensing history, with a report documenting results. Lighting controls require commissioning and a written test report. The contractor must use Projectmates project-management software and maintain a current license at its expense. - Commercial details: The estimated construction budget is approximately $280,000, including a $5,000 owner-controlled contingency. Construction is estimated at 90 calendar days. A bid bond of at least 5% is required; payment and performance bonds are each required at 100% of the awarded contract amount, and a 10% maintenance bond covers two years after final acceptance. The draft agreement also states a one-year warranty after Substantial Completion and Final Completion within 60 days after Substantial Completion. - Proposal evaluation: Best value assessment considers price, budget alignment, contractor qualifications and experience, project approach, and proposed personnel. Proposal materials include construction schedules, experience on three similar projects, and personnel information.

Description

The City of Garland is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for construction services for its Water Utility Garage at 2343 Forest Lane, Garland, Texas. The estimated construction budget is approximately $280,000, including an owner-controlled contingency of $5,000, and the estimated construction duration is 90 calendar days. The anticipated construction Notice to Proceed is on or about December 30, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Ion Wave eBid System by November 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. CT; the City will evaluate qualifications and proposed costs for best value.

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