161109 VDOT Lynchburg Admin Building Chiller Rep

The Virginia Department of Transportation is soliciting bids under IFB 161109 to replace a split air-cooled chiller with a packaged air-cooled chiller at its Lynchburg Administrative Building, with bids due November 23, 2026. Contractors must perform site visits to verify existing conditions before bidding. The chiller is owner furnished or contractor installation, and the drawings identify the owner-furnished unit as a Carrier 30RC packaged air-cooled model with 20-ton nominal capacity.

Scope covers demolition of the existing split-system chiller and associated refrigerant piping, removal of chilled water supply and return piping, control system replacement, and heat trace freeze protection on the chiller and outdoor piping, with dual-circuit controllers and alarms. Work also includes a new concrete pad, screen walls, brick masonry and foundation work, new circuits from switchboard SWBD-3 to panel BR1, and dual pump packages with variable frequency drive-compatible motors. Contractors must provide temporary power and water, construction fencing, and daily site cleanup, and deliver pre-demolition photographic documentation and as-built drawings. The project must comply with the 2021 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, Virginia Mechanical Code, Virginia Energy Conservation Code, and NFPA 70-2020. Material submittals are due within thirty days of contract award, and operation and maintenance manuals are due at substantial completion. Place of performance is 4219 Campbell Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia, with VDOT site representative Mark Burnley coordinating the work.

The solicitation was posted October 23, 2026 under Project Code 501-B6501-007, and the project manual and drawings are attached as IFB_161109 files.