Life Safety Monitoring, Inspection and Repair at SunTrax Test Facility-City of Auburndale

The State of Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise is seeking bids from qualified vendors to establish a contract for the provision of all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to perform 24-hour monitoring of the fire alarm systems, regulatory inspections, documentation, and needed service of fire alarm and sprinkler systems including fire suppression and extinguisher inspections at the SunTrax Test Facility located in Auburndale, Polk County, Florida. The contract will require the vendor to perform quarterly, semi-annual, and annual inspections and recertifications of the fire alarm and suppression systems, as well as inspections of fire extinguishers. Mandatory requirements include proper licensure, maintaining a business location, and adherence to applicable NFPA codes and standards. The contract term is anticipated to be one year initially, with options to renew for up to three additional years. A mandatory pre-bid conference and optional site visit will be held on March 26, 2024, and bids are due on April 9, 2024 by 2:30pm ET. The Department will compensate the vendor using a time and materials basis, with the Department reserving the right to have the work inspected and to request corrective action as needed.

The Department encourages small, minority, women, and service-disabled veteran businesses to compete for this contract, both as a bidder and as a subcontractor. Funding for the contract will be subject to annual appropriated funding by the Florida legislature. The incumbent vendor or current contractors are not specified, and the Department has not provided any information about existing infrastructure or technology that may require integration. The Department has not listed an anticipated award value or budget range for this opportunity.