Elevator Maintenance - Rebid

The City of Wichita is requesting bids on elevator maintenance services for various city departments, boards, and agencies under RFB, with bids due October 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time and questions due October 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted electronically through wichita.bonfirehub.com. Incomplete bids pricing all 29 groups and six hourly rate options will be deemed non-responsive.

The scope covers preventive maintenance and repair for 29 groups of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and similar vertical transportation equipment across City Hall, libraries, museums, parking garages, water and sewage treatment plants, fire and police stations, and airport terminals. The contractor must furnish all materials and labor, maintain replacement parts inventory, comply with ASME 17.1 safety codes, and perform annual load testing. Pricing includes both base bid groups and hourly rates for mechanic and crew services during normal business hours, after-hours, and holidays. The contractor must demonstrate a minimum of three years' experience in elevator maintenance, maintain an operational facility within 30 minutes of Wichita city limits, and provide proof of diagnostic capabilities with equipment of identical design. All personnel must be fully trained and certified where applicable.

The contract term is one year with four optional one-year renewal periods by mutual agreement. Annual pricing adjustments are permitted based on 80% labor cost changes and 20% Producer Price Index adjustments. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate, Comprehensive Automobile Liability of $1 million, Workers' Compensation to statutory requirements, and Employers Liability of $1 million. The award will be based on the lowest and best total net bid from a responsible and responsive vendor; the City reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the work to any one proposer. City Council approval is tentatively scheduled for October 27, 2026.