Renovation of an educational facility in Arlington, Virginia. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

This is an Invitation to Bid for the establishment of a contract for the Ashlawn Elementary School - Kitchen Renovation Project. APS is undertaking a comprehensive renovation project to modernize the schools commercial kitchen, with a focus on ensure standardization across the districts elementary schools, expanding the footprint of the kitchen to allow for more area dedicated to serving lines, dishwashing, cooking, preparation, food storage, management office, and staff facilities, with a goal of improving safety, functionality, accessibility, and the overall quality of the kitchen space All questions regarding this solicitation, other than those submitted at the Conference, must be submitted in writing via mail, addressed to Carolina Sorto, Procurement Office, Senior Procurement Specialist, at carolina.sorto@apsva.us with copies to Mehrdad Froozan, Facilities and Operations, Project Manager, at mehrdad.froozan@apsva.us, Michael Lussier, Construction Manager, at mlussier@mbpce.com and Bethan Llewellyn-Yen, Blyen@studio27arch.com, Matthew.Williams@apsva.us, Jeffrey.Chambers@apsva.us . Questions must be received by 05:00 P.M. (Local Prevailing Time) Tuesday December 02, 2025. Arlington Public Schools reserves the right to cancel this Invitation to Bid and to reject any and all Bids, and to waive any informality in any Bid received. Kitchen The scope of the comprehensive renovation of the school's commercial kitchen includes the area of the existing kitchen and existing day office, and student restrooms that have previously been relocated. Demolition work requires removal of all fixtures, finishes, select interior partitions, all doors and frames, all existing kitchen equipment and fixtures, and selective demolition of MEP systems, fixtures, and equipment within the scope of work, including under slab utilities. New work includes all new fixtures, finishes, kitchen equipment and fixtures, doors, loose furniture, select new partitions, security / access control equipment, signage, and new MEP systems, fixtures, and equipment to be integrated into the building's existing systems, including under slab utilities. Roof Existing mechanical equipment that is currently located at grade and on the roof will be demolished and replaced with new equipment located entirely on the roof. The existing roof membrane is to remain, but cutting and patching will be required related to the demolition and new work. Building Envelope The exterior of the building is existing to remain. However, it will receive selective upgrades as part of the project. Scope includes a new wider kitchen entrance door, additional insulation installed from the interior at the existing perimeter steel beams, and rigid insulation and window filming at existing windows that will be concealed as part of the project's scope.