Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Systems for Fire Station

Greenville County is requesting sealed proposals on behalf of the Tigerville Fire Department for the design, permitting, installation, testing, and acceptance of a new automatic fire sprinkler system and a new complete fire alarm system in an existing two-story fire station, with proposals due September 4, 2026, and a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on August 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the fire station site located at 2605 Highway 414, Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

The selected contractor shall serve as the single point of responsibility for both systems and may utilize properly licensed and qualified subcontractors. The scope includes field verification of existing building conditions, design of NFPA 13-compliant sprinkler systems and NFPA 72-compliant fire alarm systems, hydraulic calculations, stamped shop drawings, permit submittals, installation of all components, testing, flushing, inspection, final acceptance, system supervision, closeout documentation, and Tigerville Fire Department training. Pricing shall include all labor, materials, design, permits, equipment, coordination, testing, restoration, training, and closeout work, with separate pricing required for the complete sprinkler system, complete fire alarm system, and combined total project price. Bidders should provide unit pricing for additional materials and components if applicable.

The project completion deadline is July 1, 2027. Payment is based on a 30-day term with progress payments possible if agreed upon in the contract. A bid bond of 5 percent of the bid price is required, with performance and payment bonds in the amount of the total bid price required within 15 working days of award. The contractor must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence with a $2 million general aggregate, automobile liability of $1 million per occurrence, and statutory worker's compensation coverage with $1 million limits. A one-year warranty on materials and workmanship is required from the date of final acceptance.

Evaluation criteria are equally weighted at 16.7 percent each: responsiveness to the RFP, cost, references, experience on similar projects, proposed approach and scope of work, and schedule. Questions are due August 28, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The tentative award date is September 18, 2026, with contract negotiations scheduled for September 18–25, 2026, and a Notice to Proceed expected on September 25, 2026.