mep-upgrades---bid-results.pdf

This is a bid results document from the New Hampshire Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) upgrades at the NHARNG Center Strafford Training Site under RFB-DMAVS-2027-01. The project encompasses comprehensive system upgrades at 1 Austin Cate Drive, Center Strafford, including Building 5 (Dining Hall) and site-wide infrastructure. The scope includes furnishing and installing natural gas-fired boilers, hot water system pumps, piping, HVAC systems with a 15-ton Carrier rooftop unit featuring 2-stage cooling and modulating LP gas burner, a direct digital control system operating on Niagara 4 Framework using BACnet protocol, electrical work including a 100-amp rooftop unit circuit with an American Rotary phase converter, site lighting with digital timer and motion-activated dimming, and two pedestal-mounted electric vehicle charging stations with 50-amp, 240-volt circuits. The bid due date was July 17, 2026, and three contractors submitted responses.

The contract was awarded to JBC Construction LLC with a base bid amount of $767,250.00, which was the lowest of three responses. The alternate deductions submitted by JBC Construction were $142,000.00 for ALT #1 and $2,500.00 for ALT #2. The competing bids were KJ Fisher & Sons LLC at $1,022,734.00 and Northern Electrical Incorporated at $1,125,770.00. All work must comply with applicable 2021 International Building Code, 2021 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2020 NFPA 70 National Electric Code, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, and New Hampshire State Fire Code standards. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply, and the contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds equal to the full contract price within ten days of Notice of Award, maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and provide two-year warranties on all systems from substantial completion.