Construction: Fire Alarm & Carbon Monoxide Upgrade at Taylorsville High

Granite School District is seeking bids from licensed General Electrical Contractors (E200 classification) to install a new Fire Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Detection System at Taylorsville High School, with bids due July 23, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site tour on July 14, 2026, at 11:00 AM Mountain Time.

The scope encompasses removal of existing fire alarm infrastructure and installation of a complete digital addressable fire alarm system with carbon monoxide detection throughout the multi-level school building at 5225 South Redwood Road, Taylorsville, Utah. Work includes photoelectric smoke detectors, heat detectors, combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, manual pull stations, horns with strobes, beam detectors, control modules, conduit, and related appurtenances. All materials and equipment must be listed and labeled per NFPA 70 standards and installed per manufacturer recommendations and applicable building codes. The contractor must obtain State Fire Marshal's Office approval, conduct system testing and commissioning, remove and dispose of construction waste, and provide one-year warranty on all subcontractor work from Substantial Completion. Work must occur after 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday and after 1:30 PM on Fridays once students return after August 12, 2026, with full daytime access during holiday and break periods. A full-time Site Superintendent must be on-site whenever work is performed.

Bidders must submit a bid bond for total bid amounts of $50,000 or greater, a project experience list documenting at least five comparable projects with owner contact information and costs, a subcontractor list for all subcontractors with contract values of $50,000 or greater (subcontractors under $5,000 are exempt), and the GSD Bid Form. Bidders with concurrent GSD projects must submit a Project Management Plan within 24 hours of request. Questions are due July 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM Mountain Time via the Utah Public Procurement Place/Bonfire platform. Award recommendation will be presented at the August 4, 2026, GSD Board meeting, with final award issued after board approval. The contract is governed by GSD's General Conditions of the Contract for Construction and Supplementary General Conditions, which incorporate Utah Code 63G-6a-1203 restrictions on indemnification, binding arbitration outside state courts, non-Utah venue, and liability limitations for negligence. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate and comply with E-Verify employment verification. Bids are binding for 60 days and submitted electronically through U3P with no submission cost.