IDF Buildout & Network Infrastructure Upgrade: Hansen O&M 1st Floor

WaterOne, a quasi-municipal water district serving Johnson County, Kansas, is requesting proposals for IDF buildout and network infrastructure upgrade services at its Hansen Operations & Maintenance facility's first floor under RFP PU26-005, with proposals due September 30, 2026 by 2:00 PM CST/CDT. Attendance at a mandatory site walk on August 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM (7601 Holliday Drive, Kansas City, KS) is required; failure to attend results in automatic disqualification. RSVP and signed confidentiality acknowledgment must be submitted by August 4, 2026 by 4:00 PM.

The scope encompasses furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, coordination, supervision, testing, labeling, cleanup, and documentation for a complete, operationally ready IDF environment. The contractor installs cabling and supporting rack infrastructure (including UPS and PDUs) and physically racks two new WaterOne-furnished network switches; switch configuration and programming are excluded. Work includes a 45U 2-post rack, ladder tray/pathway system, Category 6A copper cabling and terminations for 50 connected device locations, two duplex OM4 fiber runs, patch panels, LIUs, PDUs, UPS (minimum 2000VA/1800W), testing and certification, labeling, documentation, and decommissioning of legacy infrastructure. All work must be completed within 90 calendar days of Notice to Proceed.

Pricing is submitted using WaterOne's standardized template: firm fixed Base Bid for Category 6A cabling, a deduct alternate for Category 6 cabling, and unit pricing for future changes covering copper and fiber cable runs, patch cords, patch panels, LIUs, rack installation, ladder tray, PDUs, UPS, and labor (standard and after-hours). Proposals are evaluated 25% technical approach and scope understanding, 25% project team and execution/coordination ability, 20% experience and qualifications, 15% cost, and 15% quality/compliance/risk management. Best Value criteria govern award recommendation to WaterOne's Board. Questions are due August 28, 2026 by 4:30 PM, with responses issued by September 4. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), automobile liability, excess/umbrella ($5 million), and installation floater at full replacement cost.