Renovation of an educational facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The project consists of replacing the existing HVAC units for the main office and counselor offices as well as any associated electrical and plumbing work at 8756 Forest Hill Irene Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654. Proposals must be submitted on forms provided with the specifications and accompanied by proposal security in the form of a certified check or acceptable bid bond equal to at least five percent (5%) of the base bid. This security will be forfeited as liquidated damages by any bidder who fails to execute the contract and post a performance bond in the form and amount within the time specified. The bid bond, if used, shall be payable to the owner. All bids in excess of $50,000.00 by a prime or subcontractor must comply with the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985 by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors. Bids must be received by the scheduled period and may not be withdrawn for forty-five (45) days after the closing time for the project. A pre-bid conference is scheduled at the school location, and all general contract/major subcontract bidders and suppliers are urged to attend. All bidders are expected to have familiarized themselves with conditions relating to the work prior to the pre-bid conference. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. A. The General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, AIA Document A201, dated 2017 of the American Institute of Architects is attached. B. Contractors are presumed to be familiar with this document. C. All persons intending to provide goods or services in connection with this work are required to read and understand this document prior to proceeding. A. The existing Talon Facility Management and Control System (FMCS) shall be expanded to include the new unit ventilators, ceiling cassettes, energy recovery units, heat pumps, outside air units and exhaust fans on the classroom expansion project. Contractor shall furnish and install a fully integrated building automation system, incorporating direct digital control (DDC) for energy management, equipment monitoring and control as herein specified. The system shall include all required computer software and hardware, controllers, sensors, transmission equipment, system workstations, local panels, conduit, wire, installation, engineering, database and setup, supervision, commissioning, acceptance test, training, warranty service and, at the owner's option, extended warranty service. B. The system shall use LonTalk as its native protocol and shall as a minimum include the capability of simultaneous communicating to native BACnet and MODBUS components. System components shall be certified by LONMARK and display the LONMARK(R) logo where applicable. System components that do not have a published LONMARK(R) profile shall be compatible with the LONMARK(R) standards. For each LonWorks device that does not have LonMark certification, the device supplier must provide DRF and XIF files for the device. C. The FMCS shall be capable of total integration of the facility infrastructure systems with user access to all system data either locally over a secure Intranet within the building or by remote access by a standard Web Browser over the Internet. D. The FMCS shall communicate to third party systems such as chillers, boilers, air handling systems, energy metering systems, other energy management systems, access control systems, fire-life safety systems and other building management related devices with open, interoperable communication capabilities. E. Systems that are not native LonTalk are not acceptable. F. All materials and equipment used shall be standard components, regularly manufactured for this and/or other systems and not custom designed specifically for this project.