Niagara Building Systems Inspections and Preventative Maintenance

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is soliciting sealed bids under ITB-27-050 for preventative maintenance, scheduled inspections, and as-needed repairs on the Niagara Building Automation System, with responses due November 3, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. The solicitation indicates no set-aside. It encourages participation from small businesses, certified minority business enterprises, and Florida certified veterans business enterprises, with evaluation consideration for MBE/VBE status.

The contractor supplies all equipment, tools, labor, travel, and materials for the Niagara systems in Knowles Hall (building #10), Gregg Hall (#9), Wartmann Hall (#2), and Kramer Hall (#34) on the St. Augustine campus in St. Johns County. Work includes quarterly preventative maintenance with annual comprehensive system assessments; licensing and maintenance of Niagara Supervisor and JACE controllers; verification of BACnet/IP and BACnet MS/TP devices; HVAC control sequence testing; sensor and actuator calibration verification; alarm management and energy optimization review; system backup verification; and quarterly onsite training of eight to sixteen hours for identified FSDB staff. Written service reports follow each visit. Bidders must be registered in MyFloridaMarketPlace, hold Florida licenses required under Chapter 489, carry proof of insurance, and complete Fieldprint background checks for all staff at vendor expense before campus access.

The solicitation is an ITB under Florida Statutes 287.017 at the Category Two threshold of $35,000. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder must be awarded the contract, with price as the primary evaluation factor. The contract term is not stated, and the estimated start date is December 4, 2026. No incumbent is named. Bids must remain firm for 60 days after opening, and the submission requires one original and five copies in sealed containers plus an unencrypted PDF on USB.

The question deadline of October 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. has passed, and answers were scheduled as an addendum on October 28, 2026. Public bid opening occurs November 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at 207 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine. Selection committee review is set for November 4, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., with results notification November 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The Notice of Intent to Award posts November 6 through November 12, 2026.