Hays State Prison Underground Heating Loop Repl.

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) is requesting electronic bids on behalf of the Georgia Department of Corrections for replacement of the underground heating loop and associated pumps at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia, with bids due March 24, 2023. Attendance at a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on March 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Hays State Prison, 777 Underwood Drive, Trion, Georgia 30753 is required; failure to attend results in automatic disqualification.

The scope includes replacement of heating water supply and return piping, domestic water piping, and PVC insulation jacketing on existing piping systems within the Central Energy Plant building, with piping work extending from station HW6+74.88 to station HW15+12.94 and connections to Units F, G, H, and J. The base bid encompasses rock excavation and unsuitable soil removal services priced on a unit basis for work exceeding 150 cubic yards. Bids must be submitted electronically through the e-Builder Project Management system; no paper bids are accepted.

Two bids were opened on March 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.: Mann Mechanical Company, Inc. submitted a base bid of $2,241,119 with additive alternates totaling $4,851,151 (combined project cost $7,092,270), and Martin Mechanical Contractors, Inc. submitted a base bid of $2,717,591 with additive alternates totaling $5,503,629 (combined project cost $8,221,220). Unit pricing for rock excavation ranged from $500 to $650 per bank cubic yard; unsuitable soil removal ranged from $150 to $325 per bank cubic yard.

The contract was awarded to RMF Engineering. All bidder inquiries must be submitted in writing through e-Builder. Communication with state employees other than designated contracting officer Mendi Boddie is prohibited from issuance of the invitation until bidder selection is announced.