Hillcrest Estates FEMA Community Safe Room Project - Altoona, WI

The City of Altoona, Wisconsin, is soliciting bids for general construction contracting services to build the Hillcrest Estates Community Safe Room located at 1028 Oak Drive. This FEMA-funded project involves the construction of a 5,600 gross square foot facility, providing 4,480 square feet of usable space designed to protect 890 people, including 884 ambulatory and 6 wheelchair occupants, from tornadoes and high wind events. The structure will feature a reinforced concrete floor, CMU exterior walls, and a precast concrete roof, and must be designed, constructed, and maintained in strict accordance with FEMA P-320 and P-361 standards. Bids must be submitted electronically via the Quest portal by August 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. local time. Requirements for bidders include a bid security equal to 5 percent of the total bid amount, as well as performance and labor and material payment bonds each totaling 100 percent of the contract value. While a prebid meeting was scheduled for July 22, 2025, the project remains subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation compliance due to its federal funding source. The successful contractor will begin work upon receipt of a Notice to Proceed and must ensure all deliverables meet the life-safety performance criteria mandated by FEMA.