Fire Training Facility Bid Package.pdf

Burke County Emergency Management Agency

Fire 277 Highway 24 South EMS Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

Tel. (706) 554-6651 Fax (706) 554-4660

E-Mail: smathews@burkecounty-ga.gov Providing Professional Response and

Peace Of Mind to Burke County Steve Mathews - Chief

9/26/2023

This is a request for bid on a fire training building. This building must meet the below specs:

Training Facility General Requirements:

1. Vendor shall submit certification from a Nationally Recognized (third-party) Testing Laboratory (NRTL) at time of proposal noting NFPA 1402 2019 Edition Compliance. At time of delivery, the training facility shall bear a placard issued by an NRTL noting NFPA 1402 2019 Compliance.

2. Vendor shall employ certified welders as required by AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code. Vendor shall submit certificates showing compliance.

3. Vendor shall employ a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) Georgia and shall submit certificate showing compliance.

4. Vendor shall provide a site-specific foundation design (Burke County shall provide a site- specific geotechnical report) signed / stamped by a PE within two weeks of project award.

5. Vendor shall provide past performance along with customer contact information showing capability to fabricate/deliver/assemble a similar facility.

6. The Facility shall be delivered within 7 to 10 months upon project award and layout drawing approval.

7. The Facility shall be painted Burke County’s choice of color.

8. The awarded vendor shall assist Burke County’s architect and/or engineer to ensure the site is properly prepared and ready to receive the facility upon delivery.

9. Proposals shall include costs associated with delivery and on-site assembly at Burke County’s prepared site.

10. The facility shall contain a warranty for a period of (1) year for workmanship & materials.

11. Awarded Vendor shall include a (2) two day “Train the Trainer Course” for up to 12 students within two weeks of training facility delivery. Course shall be conducted on-site by a certified fire Instructor

(CFI).

12. Vendor shall include an electronic version of the Training Facility Operations and Maintenance Manual upon delivery.

Training Facility Technical Requirements:

1. The training facility shall be three-stories and be constructed from International Organization for Standardization (ISO) containers.

2. Vendor shall provide a pictorial representation of their training facility solution at time of proposal that substantially satisfies the requirements contained herein.

3. The selected vendor shall prepare layout drawings and coordinate a design review meeting to finalize the facility configuration/layout upon project award.

4. The Live-Fire Component of the training facility shall be a fully insulated secondary structure within the container units. Two designated areas shall be designed specifically for repeated Class “A” fueled live-fire training.

5. Include a pitched roof prop for vertical ventilation training purposes.

6. Include multiple points of egress via personnel doors and include windows for differing training scenarios.

7. Include a full height interior stair system to support various training scenarios.

8. Include an exterior stair system to support various training scenarios.

9. Include a 4’ x 8’ Wall Breach Simulator designed to hold 2” x 4” wood studs and drywall.

10. Include an SCBA Reconfigurable Maze System allowing the interior floor space to be reconfigured to support various interior fire attack scenarios (maze system located in all non-burn units).

11. Include rooftops with galvanized bar grating (no substitutes) and OSHA Compliant Galvanized Guard Railing.

12. Include a Third-Party Tested and Certified Rappelling Station (certification to be provided at time of delivery) with OSHA Compliant Anchors and confined space tube for tripod training.

13. Include a full height standpipe system with a Siamese FDC connection at ground level, hose connections at all story-levels, and sprinkler system.

14. Include a forced entry and cutting door system for halligan, sledge, and k-saw training.

15. Include a garage door cutting prop and rebar cutting prop.

This must be a “turnkey” project with all construction and systems ready for use prior to the buyer considering the project complete.

All bids should be sealed, identified as Burke County EMA Fire Training Facility Bid on the envelope and received at the office of the Burke County Commissioners by 4:00 PM on Monday, November 13th, 2023.

Deliver or mail sealed bids to the following address:

Burke County Board of Commissioners c/o County Manager P O Box 89 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

Bids will be opened at the Burke County Commission meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 14th, at 6:00 PM.

If you have any questions, please email them to smathews@burkecounty-ga.gov.

V/r, Steven W. Mathews Steven W. Mathews Chief Burke County EMA mailto:smathews@burkecounty-ga.gov

BURKE COUNTY EMA

BID PROPOSAL PAGE

NAME OF BIDDER:

ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE/ZIP:

TELEPHONE:

PERSON TO CONTACT:

We herewith submit and bid as follows:

MANUFACTURER

FIRM DATE OF DELIVERY FOR ONE (1) FIRE TRAINING FACILITY FROM TIME OF

BEING AWARDED THE BID:

PRICE COMPLETE FOR ONE (1) FIRE TRAINING FACILITY FOB WAYNESBORO, Ga.

BID IS:

AS PER SPECIFICATIONS, TAKING NO EXCEPTIONS

TAKING ONLY THOSE SPECIFICATION EXCEPTIONS LISTED,

ATTACHED AND REFERENCED TO PARAGRAPH NUMBER

SPECIFIED

It is agreed by the undersigned bidder that the signature and submission of this bid represents the bidder’s acceptance of all terms, conditions, and requirements of bid specifications and, if awarded, the bid will represent the agreement between the two parties.

SIGNED: DATE:

NAME PRINTED: TITLE:

NOTE: All variations and/or exceptions must be listed on the attached pages, by page and paragraph number from specifications and explained in detail. Failure to so list exceptions will disqualify the bid.

EXCEPTIONS / CLARIFICATIONS

Each bidder may copy this form, as necessary to sufficiently list all exceptions and variations from specifications (Please list as shown, by page, item number, and check if vendor chooses not to supply, or is unavailable, or describe deviation or substitution in detail. Purchaser will be the sole judge of proposed substitution equivalency and any exceptions in determining the awarding of the bid or denial of the same .

VENDOR NAME:

BIDDING:

EXCEPTION PAGE: of pages

SPECIFICATION PAGE: REFERENCE #

EXPLANATION: