(Re-Bid) Data Networking Installation-Aviation Training Facility Building Hangars 100 & 300

The City of Danville, Virginia is requesting proposals for data networking installation at an Aviation Training Facility serving Danville Community College and Averett University, with proposals due October 22, 2026 and a pre-proposal meeting on October 8. The awardee must hold a Low Voltage Contractor's License through the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation—a mandatory qualification filter.

The scope encompasses Cat 6e plenum-rated cabling with color-coding (blue for Averett University, yellow for Danville Community College), wireless access points, HPE Aruba networking hardware, two forty-eight-port patch panels in each of two racks in the main facility, and enclosed wall-mounted racks in each hangar. Work spans the main Aviation Training Facility building (13,244 square feet), Hangar 100 (3,900 square feet used by Danville Community College's Aviation Maintenance Training program), and Hangar 300 (6,400 square feet used by Averett University's Aeronautics program), all located at Danville Regional Airport. Work is expected to begin by November 9, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2027.

Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor using weighted evaluation criteria: overall qualifications of the contractor and key personnel (25 percent), prior experience with similar projects and references (35 percent), and price (40 percent). Contractors must submit company history, detailed qualifications describing similar projects completed within the past five years with references, project approach, schedule, and itemized pricing. A 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance and payment bonds are required. Five percent retainage will be withheld from each invoice until final completion; liquidated damages are $300 per calendar day for delays. Comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum combined single limits of $1 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, automobile liability, professional liability ($1 million per occurrence), and builder's risk insurance at 100 percent of contract amount are mandatory. All work must comply with the Virginia Uniform Building Code, VDOT specifications, Revised Section 508 Standards, and WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility criteria. Questions are due October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Proposals are binding for ninety days from opening; the selected contractor must execute the contract and deliver required bonds within ten consecutive calendar days of receipt.