Replace AHUs at CE Building at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, PC#M25NV120

The Virginia Community College System is soliciting sealed bids on behalf of Northern Virginia Community College's Annandale Campus to replace air handling units, return fans, and associated controls in the CE Building under Project Code M25NV120, with bids due at 2:00 P.M. on November 5, 2026. Bidders must be registered vendors in eVA and hold a Virginia contractor license in Class A, B, or C, and the source indicates no set-asides. Bidders must also submit a Small Business Procurement Plan stating their proposed small business participation percentage of the total base bid.

The scope covers replacing AHU-1, AHU-2, and AHU-3 (Innovent brand, 9,200 to 22,000 CFM), return air fans RAF-1 through RAF-3 (Greenheck models), a heating water pump, variable frequency drives rated 5 HP to 30 HP, updated branch circuits, and a full controls replacement coordinated with the owner's control vendor, Schneider Electric. Work must comply with the 2021 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, the Virginia Mechanical Code, the National Electrical Code, and ADA standards, and the contractor must coordinate functional testing with the building's commissioning agent. Contractor site visits are required before bidding to verify existing conditions and equipment clearances. The pre-bid conference was held October 15, 2026.

Performance is at the Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia, in a mixed-use theater and multi-purpose building of 55,294 square feet. The project is phased: Phase 1 (AHU-1, AHU-2, RAF-1, RAF-2) must finish within 60 consecutive calendar days of commencement, and Phase 2 (AHU-3, RAF-3) starts only after Phase 1 substantial completion and finishes within 30 consecutive calendar days. Substantial completion is required within 90 consecutive calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with final completion within 30 days after substantial completion. The owner's target construction window is August through November 2027. The project is funded entirely with state funds. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry prevailing wage determination applies because the project exceeds $250,000. No estimated contract value is stated in the source.

Award is lump sum on the total base bid plus any additive bid items at the owner's discretion, to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the Notice of Award posted on eVA. Bidders must post a 5 percent bid bond on Standard Commonwealth form CO-10.2, plus a Standard Performance Bond and a Standard Labor and Material Payment Bond. Pay applications run through the owner's e-Builder platform at no cost. Bids are opened publicly at 2:00 P.M. on November 6, 2026, at the same Richmond location, and the owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.