ITB# 260003133, GCCC Fence Detection System

The Alaska Department of Corrections is requesting sealed bids for the installation of a perimeter fence detection system at Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) in Wasilla under ITB# 260003133, with bids due October 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM local time. Multiple Alaska-resident and Alaska-product preferences apply: 5% Alaska Bidder Preference, 5% Alaska Veteran Preference (not to exceed $5,000), Alaska Products Preference, and 2% Alaska Military Skills Preference (not to exceed $5,000). This is a wholly state-funded project.

The scope includes furnishing all materials, equipment, labor, lodging, permitting, and travel for installation of a new perimeter fence detection system to enhance security and supplement manned patrol. The contractor must maintain a seven-day-per-week work schedule from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM on site, with no overtime unless approved by the Department. Substantial completion is required by July 31, 2027, with final completion by August 31, 2027. All contractors and tools must be removed and stored outside the secure perimeter at day's end or in approved locked containers; the facility is a 24/7 active correctional facility.

The estimated contract cost is between $700,000 and $800,000. Bidders must hold valid Alaska Business Licenses and Contractor Registration Certificates and submit a bid guarantee equal to 5% of the total bid amount. The apparent low bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to 100% of the contract price within ten calendar days of notification and submit a completed Subcontractor List within five working days of notification.

A pre-bid site visit is available upon request; interested vendors must contact Project Manager Shawn Ratliff at (907) 269-7335 and submit Clearance and PREA forms 72 hours in advance to shawn.ratliff@alaska.gov. Technical questions are due by October 2, 2026 to Michael Lim at (907) 465-6014 or michael.lim@alaska.gov. Bid documents are available from DOC Procurement at 802 3rd Street, Suite 220, Douglas, Alaska; drawings require in-person pickup from Michael Lim and are not available online, by fax, or through plans rooms. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.