Carpet removal / installation for 2 offices wvde

The West Virginia Department of Education issued an Amended Request for Quotation (ARFQ 0402 EDD1800000021) for carpet removal and installation services at its Building 6 facility located at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. The procurement seeks bids for the removal of existing floor covering, floor preparation, and installation of new modular carpet tiles with cove trim in two offices (Room 603) on the sixth floor. The specified carpet material is MOHAWK/BIGELOW Creative Tension Collection, Style Knitpick, Color #999, featuring solution-dyed nylon fiber with a 1/12" gauge that must meet ASTM E 648 Class 1 fire rating and ASTM E 662 smoke emission standards, installed in accordance with CRI Standard for Carpet Install specifications. Prospective vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of successful experience in similar commercial installations and provide references prior to award. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was scheduled for October 11, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. in Building 6, Room 607, with technical questions required by October 10, 2017, and bid submission deadline of October 19, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. Addendum No. 1 was issued on October 13, 2017. The contract is structured as a fixed-period contract with a ten-day completion timeline, and vendors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000.00 and Workers' Compensation Insurance of $1,000,000.00 prior to contract award.

The procurement is available to qualified vendors without specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though West Virginia resident vendors and veterans meeting continuous residency or military service requirements may receive preference considerations of up to 5% applied to bid cost evaluation under West Virginia Code 5A-3-37. All bidders must comply with the West Virginia Purchasing Affidavit requirements, confirming they are not in default on monetary obligations to the state or political subdivisions, and must submit the Drug Free Workplace Compliance Affidavit and Resident Vendor Preference Certificate as applicable. Winning vendors with aggregate awards exceeding $2,500.00 are required to complete registration with the West Virginia Purchasing Division ($125 annual fee), the Secretary of State's Office, and the Tax Department, or alternatively register through Business4WV for a combined one-time fee of $130.00. No incumbent contractor information or existing infrastructure integration requirements are specified in the solicitation documents. The procurement documents do not specify a total contract award value or budget range; vendors were required to submit their own pricing proposals as part of their quotations, with payment structured as invoices submitted in arrears following delivery and acceptance.