This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Richmond, Virginia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Richmond is accepting bids for the construction of the Generators Installation at Three (3) Fire Stations project to provide general contracting services that include, but are not limited to, the supervision and labor for the site work, electrical, plumbing, associated materials (including ATS and generators) per the project plans and specifications All work associated with the provision and installation of the natural gas generators will be the responsibility of the contractor selected for the project. The fire stations must have continuous electrical service in the event of a power outage at the station. This is vital to the emergency notification systems at the station and emergency responses to the general public. The delivery and installation of the generators is to be finally completed within Three Hundred and Sixty-Five (365) consecutive calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. Any bidder submitting a bid for a construction Contracts in excess of $100,000 shall submit to the City a bid guarantee of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount set forth in item 14 of the Bid Form. Such security may be a certified check or a cashier's check or a Bid Bond made payable to the Owner. The Owner may require bidders submit bid security for lesser bid amounts, however, this will be so stated in the Invitation for Bid. Such Bid Bond or check shall be delivered, on or before the due date for this Invitation for Bids, to the City's Department of Procurement Services, 900 E. Broad Street, Room 1104, Richmond, Virginia 23219, in an envelope marked with a reference to this Invitation for Bids by number and the bidder's name. The bidder shall deliver such Bid Bond or check with the understanding it shall guarantee that the bidder will not withdraw its bid during the acceptance period indicated in the Invitation for Bids except as defined in paragraphs 2.42 and 3.1 of the Contract Documents; that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a formal Contract with the Owner in accordance with the Contract Documents; and that Performance and Payment Bond, and Certificate of Insurance will be given; and that in the event of the failure to enter into said Contract and give said Bonds and Certificate of Insurance within fifteen(15) days after it has received notice of acceptance of its bid, the bidder shall be liable to the Owner for the full amount of the bid guarantee or the difference between the bid for which the bond was written and the next low bid as representing the damage to the Owner. Forfeiture under a Bid Bond shall not exceed the lesser thereof. The Bid Bonds and checks shall be returned to all except the three lowest bidders after the formal opening of bids. The remaining bid bonds and checks will be returned to the three lowest bidders after the accepted bidder has executed the Contract, Performance and Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance and the Owner has approved them. The City reserves the right to audit all aspects of the Contract: the vendor's financial capability and accounting system, basis for progress payments, compliance with applicable laws, as well as appropriate vendor records. The City further reserves the right to review, on demand and without notice, all files of any subcontractor employed by the Contractor to provide services or commodities under this Contract where payments by the City are based on records of time, salaries, materials or actual expenses. In cases where the vendor maintains multiple offices, records to be audited should be maintained locally or be deliverable to a location in the metro-Richmond area. The City reserves the right to waive any informality in bids. Bids making exceptions to terms and conditions included in this Invitation may be considered, but preference may be given to those who do not make such exceptions. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Any bid that fails to conform to the essential requirements of the solicitation or the specification or is unreasonable as to price may be rejected. In cases of unit priced bids, any bid may be rejected if the prices for any line items or sub line items are materially unbalanced.