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University Office Plaza Building Controls Upgrade
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The University of Minnesota is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) through its Purchasing Services for the Department of Energy Management at the Twin Cities Campus, seeking qualified contractors to upgrade the building control systems at the University Office Park Plaza Building. The project involves replacing aging control systems that are experiencing frequent failures, with completion scheduled for either the fall of 2024 or spring of 2025. The scope includes partial removal and upgrade of existing controls to ensure reliable operation, with the goal of improving building management efficiency. The procurement process emphasizes strict adherence to submission deadlines, with the response deadline set for June 13, 2024, and prohibits direct contact with the department during the solicitation period. Respondents are advised to thoroughly review all provided background information, project summaries, and attributes to prepare accurate and complete proposals. Multiple addenda have been issued to clarify and supplement the solicitation, including detailed shop drawings, site visit documentation, and project schedules. Notably, the latest addendum added specific control system shop drawings from McQuay and Johnson Controls, and confirmed that the previously scheduled mandatory site visit has been changed to non-mandatory. The contract size is estimated between $500,000 and $1.5 million, and the project requires detailed staffing plans, references from similar projects, and comprehensive pricing information, including fixed lump sums covering all costs. Additional related procurement documents include requests for proposals and price lists for other campus projects such as exterior building cleaning, climbing wall installation, drapery replacement, traffic surface markings maintenance, and power washing services, each emphasizing detailed project plans, qualifications, and references to ensure vendor suitability. The university’s procurement process is supported by detailed procedural guides to ensure compliance, transparency, and proper submission of responses through the MBID platform.
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MN, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Addendum No. 3 Issued June 6, 2024: Note that the following documents have been added to the Attachments Tab in MBID: 1. Exhibit 6: McQuay Unit Control Shop Drawings (14 Pages) 2. Exhibit 7: JCI Sequence of Operations Shop Drawings (2 Pages) ************************************************************* Addendum No. 2 Issued June 5, 2024: 1. The Site Visit/ Walk-through Sign-in Sheet for the Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Non-Mandatory Site Visit/ Walk-through has been uploaded to MBID in the Attachments Tab. *************************************************************** Addendum No. 1 Issued May 29, 2024: Note that the following documents have been added to the Attachments Tab in MBID: 1. Presentation (PowerPoint slides) from the Zoom Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting. 2. Also, note that the mandatory site visit scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time has been changed to a non-mandatory site visit. ******************************************************************* This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by the University of Minnesota Purchasing Services for the Department of Energy Management, Twin Cities Campus. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to contract with a qualified Responder to provide building control upgrades for the University Office Park Plaza Building. The Project will include the partial removal of existing control systems that are functioning beyond expected life and beginning to regularly fail.
The Project must be completed during the Fall (September/October) of 2024 or Spring (April/May of 2025).
Respondents are prohibited from contacting the identified department about this RFP while in process. Before submitting questions about the RFP via the Questions Tab, read and review the Supplier Process and Information Attachment and ALL Attributes in the Attributes Tab, especially Background and Project Summary/Scope of Work. These provide valuable information and address frequently asked questions. Remember to submit your response, including attachments, early to allow time to correct errors. The submission deadline is a hard close. The system will reject responses with errors and will NOT allow late submissions.
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