Cannaday ES Walk-In Cooler/Freezer Combo with Install

The Mesquite Independent School District is soliciting bids for the purchase, demolition, and turnkey installation of a Cooler/Freezer Combo unit at Cannaday Elementary School, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for Thursday, May 28, 2026, beginning at 2:00 PM. Vendors must arrive no later than 1:00 PM for check-in at the school’s front office and present a valid government-issued ID for campus access; following the visit at Cannaday Elementary, attendees will be escorted to a second site at Smith Elementary School to assess project conditions. The solicitation number is 2026-009, with responses due by 8:00 PM on June 4, 2026. Bidders are strongly warned that failure to attend the site visit does not exempt them from full responsibility for understanding project requirements, scope, and existing conditions. The NAICS code is 238220, indicating construction of building equipment contractors, and the procurement is managed by Jessica Garcia Senior, the primary buyer, reachable via email and phone. Proposals must be submitted in physical form—two copies in three-ring binders—along with an electronic version on a single flash drive containing both technical and pricing proposals in PDF format, and must include a signed transmittal letter affirming a 60-day offer validity. While no pricing details are pre-populated, bids must fully address technical evaluation factors such as project approach, team qualifications, sustainability practices, ADA and universal design knowledge, capacity to meet deadlines, past performance in public-sector projects, and corporate experience, with award determined through a best-value trade-off process that does not prioritize price alone. Performance bonding and insurance requirements are mandated, including performance and payment bonds at 100% of contract value, commercial general liability and automobile liability coverage of $1 million each, and workers' compensation insurance naming the district as additional insured. Contractors must coordinate utilities, maintain daily site security and haul road sweeping, and submit updated CAD files and annotated hardcopy record drawings. No FOB terms, payment office details, or specific accounting codes are provided, and while certain federal certifications like debarment status, non-collusion, and Buy America compliance are required, no responses have been pre-filled. Work must commence within ten calendar days after the anticipated Notice to Proceed, which is expected within thirty days of contract award.