Maintenance of Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems

Project Number:  PMD2021-01

Contact information

pmdbidinfo@boston.gov 

617-635-4100

The City of Boston acting by its Property Management Department (PMD), through its Commissioner of the Property Management Department, hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed bids for the above-entitled project.  Bids shall be on a form supplied by PMD, shall be clearly identified as a bid, and signed by the bidder.  All bids for this project are subject to sections 29 and 44A-J, inclusive of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as amended, and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: Maintenance of Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems at Boston City Hall and Various City of Boston Locations.

THE SCOPE OF WORK includes the inspection, testing, and maintenance of the entire fire alarm system, including the firefighter’s telephones, wet pipe sprinkler systems, preaction sprinkler system, dry pipe sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire extinguishers, exit signs, and emergency lights installed in City of Boston buildings.  Systems are to be inspected, tested and maintained in safe and reliable operating condition and in full conformity with all laws and regulations applicable to the system and as described in the specifications. This is a full-service contract. 

The contract will begin on July 1, 2021 and continue to June 30, 2022 with the option to renew for 2 consecutive years, July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 subject to the availability of appropriation.

ALL FILED SUB-BIDS shall be filed with the Awarding Authority at the Bid Counter, Boston City Hall, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201, before 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at which time and place respective sub-bids will be opened forthwith and read aloud.  

Filed Sub-Bids will be valid only when accompanied by (1) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by DCAMM, showing that the sub-contractor has been approved in Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems bid on projects the size and nature of that advertised, and (2) an Update Statement summarizing the sub-contractor's record for the period between the latest DCAMM certification and the date the sub-contractor submits its sub-bid.

General Bids will be valid only when accompanied by (1) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by DCAMM, showing that the general contractor has been approved in Alarm Systems to bid on projects the size and nature of that advertised, and (2) an Update Statement summarizing the general contractor's record for the period between the latest DCAMM certification and the date the general contractor submits its bid.

ALL GENERAL BIDS shall be filed with the Awarding Authority at the Bid Counter, Boston City Hall, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201, before 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

SPECIFICATIONS will be available on or about May 31, 2021 at noontime, at the PMD Bid Counter, Boston City Hall, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201 or by emailing pmdbidinfo@boston.gov.

Robert R. Melvin, Commissioner