ITB 26-717 District Wide Plumbing Services

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is issuing Invitation to Bid (ITB) 26-717 for district-wide plumbing services to support its metropolitan Atlanta public school system serving approximately 91,000 students across 139 schools and centers. DCSD seeks qualified, licensed plumbing contractors to provide comprehensive as-needed, on-call, and emergency plumbing services including routine maintenance, repairs, installations, and renovation projects such as general plumbing repairs, restroom and locker room renovations, water heaters, lift stations, and drainage and waste line services with a mandatory 24/7 emergency response capability requiring two-hour onsite response. Prospective vendors must be licensed plumbing contractors in Georgia with a minimum of five years of relevant commercial or institutional plumbing experience and demonstrated experience working in occupied K-12 school environments or similar public institutions. The procurement schedule includes a pre-bid conference on February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST via Microsoft Teams, a questions and answers deadline of February 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST with responses posted by February 27, 2026, and bid submission deadline of March 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST via the IonWave electronic portal, followed by public bid opening on March 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST and anticipated Board approval on May 11, 2026. Pricing shall be all-inclusive with no add-on charges permitted, and bidders must provide hourly rates for licensed master plumbers, journeymen, apprentices, and helpers with separate rates for overtime/weekend and emergency response; material markup cannot exceed 15% over vendor-paid cost and equipment rental markup cannot exceed 15% over list price, with individual task orders capped at $99,999.99. Required qualifications include valid Georgia plumbing contractor license, business license, audited financial statements or tax returns and balance sheets for 2023 and 2024, certificate of insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, and completed background check at $45.00 per individual.

The ITB contains no specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprises or particular organization types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the opportunity documentation. The contract is structured as an initial one-year term from execution date with up to four one-year renewal and extension options contingent upon DCSD's offer and Board of Education approval, with no minimum task orders or guaranteed volume of work. All materials must be new, commercial or institutional grade, and compliant with applicable International Plumbing Code, NFPA standards, and Georgia State Amendments, with all work requiring formal Work Authorization from DCSD. The specific budget or award value range is not disclosed in the ITB documentation; however, the $99,999.99 cap per individual task order suggests the total contract value could potentially be substantial given the district's size and multi-year term. DCSD reserves the right to make multiple awards, reject any or all bids, and cancel contracts for convenience with three business days' notice, and the contract remains subject to DeKalb County Board of Education approval and fiscal year funding limitations.