Renovation of a theater / auditorium in Ottawa, Kansas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a theater / auditorium.

The City of Ottawa is seeking proposals from qualified design-build contractors for the replacement of the boiler and heating system serving portions of the Ottawa Memorial Auditorium (OMA) located at 301 S. Hickory St, Ottawa, KS 66067. The desired improvements include replacement of the existing low pressure steam boiler and related piping and heating coils with a new modular hot water heating system. The scope of work is described in more detail below and in the Appendices of this RFP. The design-build contractor will be responsible for providing a turnkey design and build project in coordination with City and OMA staff and the Citys Owners Representative. Questions or requests for further information regarding this Request for Proposals shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Jarrod Mann, P.E., Owners Representative, no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday, 10/21/2025. The project includes, but is not limited to, the following items and tasks: o Replace the existing low pressure steam boiler with at least two modular high efficiency hot water boilers. o Remove existing exposed/accessible steam and condensate return piping in the boiler room, basement kitchen, and basement meeting room. o Provide new heating water system pumping (with redundancy) and piping to serve the connected equipment. o Remove the steam coil in AHU-1 and replace it with a hot water heating coil. o Remove the steam unit heater UH-2 in the boiler room and replace it with either an electric or hot water unit heater to serve the boiler room. o Remove the abandoned steam unit heater UH-1 in the basement meeting room. o Provide new direct digital controls for all replaced equipment and modify existing controls as required for modified equipment, all to be connected to the existing Distech control system.