Period of Contract: The resulting contract shall be from the date of execution through January , with five (5) one (1) year renewal
options c., on an as needed basis.
B: Plumbing:
Commercial / Industrial Plumbing services for domestic water, storm, sanitary, sprinkler, heating
systems and natural gas systems, inclusive of, but not limited to, diagnostic testing and
emergency repairs of water mains/lines, gas lines, backflow preventers, related piping, valves,
excavation of underground water, gas, and sewer lines, and pump replacement, etc., on an as
needed basis.
Asbestos -Whenever and wherever, during the course of performing any work under this contract, the
contractor encounters or suspects the presence of asbestos containing materials, they shall
immediately stop all work, secure the area, notify the building owner and await instructions on how to
proceed.
Asbestos Training - If the contractor is providing services that could potentially disturb asbestos
containing building materials, a two-hour asbestos awareness training for employees is required. Such
training as set forth in Federal regulation 40 CFR 763.92(a)(1) should be consistent with that required
for Class IV asbestos work as defined in the OSHA Asbestos Standard 29 CFR 1926.1101.
Code/Permit Responsibility - It will be the contractor's responsibility to obtain all permits and
inspections that may be required on assigned work. All work must meet all applicable national, state,
and local quality and safety codes (e.g., NFPA, NEC, National Plumbing Codes, etc.) whether or not
permits are required. All work not meeting code must be reinstalled/reworked by the contractor at no
cost to Norfolk Public Schools.
INSTALLATION WARRANTY: Each installation shall be warranted by the installing Contractor for a
minimum of ninety (90) days after the date of acceptance. The installation shall warranty against
defective materials, workmanship and performance. The Contractor hereby agrees to furnish,
without cost to NPS, all labor, materials and transportation for replacement of all materials which
are found to be defective and to affect the adjustment/repair of the
claim during the warranty period. Unless an Emergency, warranty repairs shall be completed
within thirty (30) days after notification.
During the contract term and any and all renewal options, the contractor shall provide the
goods/services described in the contract. The contractor understands and agrees that this is a
requirements contract and that NPS shall have no obligation to the contractor if no
goods/services are required. Any quantities that are included in the scope of work reflect the
current expectations of NPS. The quantities indicated are an estimate only and NPS is under no
obligation to the contractor to buy any amount of the goods/services as a result of having
provided this estimate or of having any typical or measurable requirement in the past. The
contractor understands and agrees that NPS may require goods/services in an amount less than
or in excess of the estimated quantities and that the quantity actually used, whether in excess of
the estimate or less than the estimate, shall not give rise to any claim for compensation other
than the total of the unit prices in the contract actually required by NPS.
NPS will evaluate all RFP responses to determine capabilities and capacity to select one or more firms
to provide the materials and services for each Category. NPS reserves the right to award one or more
Offerors for both categories, or to not award for any or all. For any and all technical questions, please contact Bonfire Customer Service
at Support@GoBonfire.com or call 1-800-354-8010 Monday-Friday 8am - 8pm EST. Questions and Addenda: Offerors shall carefully examine this RFP and any addenda. NPS shall not
be responsible for oral clarifications and interpretations. Offerors are responsible for seeking
clarifications, in writing, of any ambiguity, conflict, omission, or other errors in the RFP. All
questions must be submitted in writing, via email to: hmedina2@nps.k12.va.us. If the answer
materially affects the RFP, the information will be incorporated into an addendum and posted on
website
This RFP and any Addenda shall be incorporated, by reference, into any
resulting contract. Offeror is responsible for checking the eVA web site or contacting the Issuing
Office within 48 hours prior to the proposal closing to secure any Addenda issues as part of this RFP.
1. The deadline for submitting questions under this RFP is 10:00 AM EST, December 29, 2023.
Oral comments and/or instructions do not form a part of this RFP. All questions MUST be in
the form of an email to Buyer listed on the Cover Page. Proposals submitted via fax or email
will not be accepted. SITE VISIT: It is the Bidders responsible to check each site prior to bid submission, Norfolk Public Schools will
be closed from December 25 through January 5, 2024, which therefore allow Bidders access to sites without
the presence of the students. Bidders should not only check sites prior to Bid submission but also prior to the
submission of any questions which are due by December 29, 2023 at 2:00PM EST.
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