Fire Station Campus-Wide Fire Alarm System Replacement Project Summary

This is a Request for Bid document from the Ontario International Airport Authority for the design, construction, permitting, installation, and retrofit of campus-wide fire alarm systems across 29 facilities located at 2900 E. Airport Drive, Ontario, California. The project scope includes replacement of fire alarm control panels, all conductors, detectors, and notification devices; addition of conduit and infrastructure as required by code; and consolidation of legacy and obsolete distributed systems into a centralized monitoring network integrated with existing campus fiber optic infrastructure. The project is structured in four phases: investigation, design, and permits (3 months); scheduling, shop drawings, and installation (12 months); testing and Fire Marshal approval (6 weeks); and acceptance and completion filing (6 weeks), with target completion in May 2028. The contract term is two years beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026-2027. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, followed by an optional job walk at 11:00 a.m. at 1923 E. Avion Street, Ontario, California, with registration required by September 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Questions are due October 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and bids are due October 26, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Prime bidders must hold a valid California contractor license as Class A General Engineering Contractor, Class B General Building Contractor, C-10 Electrical Contractor, or C-16 Fire Protection Contractor and must self-perform a minimum of 35 percent of total project work. Bidders must document successful completion of at least three campus-wide or similarly complex fire alarm replacement projects within the past ten years, submitted at bid time. Personnel must include individuals with current NICET Level-III Fire Alarm Systems certification for design oversight, installation supervision, testing, and commissioning. A bid bond or certified check equal to 10 percent of the bid amount is required, with performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of the annual contract amount required following award. The contractor must maintain continuous fire alarm protection throughout construction and provide a minimum two-year warranty plus five years of third-party UL-listed 24-hour monitoring services. Optional pricing is required for two years of preventative maintenance and five years of service support and repairs. The project is subject to California prevailing wage requirements and an executed Project Labor Agreement, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per calendar day for failure to meet work completion dates or milestones. The OIAA indicates the ability to attain 8 to 10 percent small business participation on similar projects and encourages the utilization of small and local businesses as subcontractors.