Library chiller upgrades

This state and local contracting opportunity is for the replacement of the chiller at the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Library located in Cass County and the City of Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU is soliciting proposals from qualified bidders to perform the LIBRARY CHILLER UPGRADES project. The project involves the replacement of the existing chiller at the library facility. The proposals are due on January 21, 2020, by 2:00 PM CST, and the contract is expected to begin as soon as possible and end on or before May 8, 2020. NDSU reserves the right to accept or reject all or any part of the proposals and waive any minor irregularities. Bidders must provide an itemized list of all direct and indirect costs, and alternate proposals are permitted. The contract award will be based on the base bid amount, as no additional evaluation criteria are provided.

The contract opportunity does not appear to have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The bid tabulation sheet indicates that several vendors, including Burnn Boiler & Mechanical Inc., Dakota Plains Mechanical, Metorpolitan Mechanical, Mission Mechanical, Peterson Mechanical, Robert Gibb and Sons, and Wrigley Mechalical, submitted bids for the project. The bid prices range from $277,439.00 for the base bid from Burnn Boiler & Mechanical Inc. to $410,460.00 for the base bid from Wrigley Mechalical. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the available documents.