Site Preparation for Burn Facility

The City of Roanoke, Virginia is requesting bids for site preparation to support installation of a prefabricated Drager firefighter training facility at 2264 Bennington Street SE under ITB No. SOL1353, with bids due August 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bidders must demonstrate good faith efforts to utilize Small, Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned businesses.

The scope includes construction of concrete foundation system, concrete pads, utilities, electrical infrastructure, light poles and fixtures, tree trimming, and fencing. The successful bidder will also provide Drager facility installation assistance based on unit pricing: a 75-ton crane with operator and rigging equipment (4 business days), two 60-foot man baskets with jib diesel power (10 business days), and a 72 kW diesel generator (10 business days). The bid form requires a lump-sum base bid for site preparation plus these three unit-priced line items.

The contractor must substantially complete work within ninety consecutive calendar days from the written Notice to Proceed, with Final Acceptance within thirty additional consecutive calendar days. Liquidated damages of $1,000 per day apply for delays beyond the completion deadline. Bids of $100,000 or more require bid security equal to five percent of the maximum possible bid price; successful bidders must provide performance and labor/material payment bonds each equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount.

Virginia licensing requirements for contractors apply based on contract value. Questions on contract documents must be submitted by July 22, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Bids will be opened and read via Microsoft Teams at 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2026. The City reserves the right to cancel the ITB, reject any or all bids, negotiate with the lowest responsive bidder if the bid exceeds available funds, and waive any informalities.