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Department of General Services / Construction
JW Clay Blvd. Streetscape
Department of General Services / Construction
Firehouse #30 Replacement
Firehouse #30, currently located at 4707 Belle-Oaks Drive, near Charlotte Douglas Airport, is currently located in a house built in 1955 and needs extensive renovations. The facility is the only firehouse where crews must leave their living quarters to access their apparatus, as a result, in impacting response time.
Firehouse #30 design services with the use of Advance Planning funds will be utilized to build a replacement 3-bay 2-story firehouse to manage response volumes in the Beam Road/Airport area. The new facility will be approximately 14,000 square feet. The building will be located at 3019 Beam Road, directly across from the Police and Fire Academy, and the parcel ID number is 141-24-104. It is located in Council District 3. The firehouse design will be the same floor plan design as Hidden Valley Firehouse #45 (HVFH#45). This project is also designated to be an all-electric firehouse and additional scope will be added.
Aviation / Commodities & Goods
HVAC Air Filters
The scope of this contract shall be to provide air filtration products as described and to perform quarterly changes of these air filtration products for the air handling units which condition the air for the main terminal building, five concourses and the CLT Center. This contract is not federally funded. The potential to add and/or remove units due to construction or other purposes will be requested as needed.
Department of General Services / General Services
Strategic Energy Action Plan Consulting Services
The City of Charlotte (“City”) Office of Sustainability and Resilience (OSR) is seeking professional consulting services to update the SEAP five years after adoption to better reflect current trends in Charlotte, updates in available technology, and update science-based targets. The updated plan will need to review its ambitious GHG reduction goals for 2030 and 2050, offering potential revisions, benchmarks, and strategies throughout this work to ensure success. GHG reduction goals are:
Department of General Services / Construction
531 Spratt Street Roof Replacement
This work includes the provision of labor, material, equipment, supervision, and administration to integrate the work outlined in these specifications into the total building system such that no leakage into the system occurs. In general, the scope of work in the Base Bid includes Roof Areas A, B, C, D, & E: Remove and dispose of the existing roof system including flashings and sheet metal down to the existing steel deck. Secure the existing steel deck to structural framing members. Provide roof insulation system as specified in Section 07 22 16 “Roof Insulation”. Provide a cold adhesive applied two-ply modified bitumen roof membrane along with flashings and accessories as specified in Section 07 52 16 “Modified Bitumen Roofing”. Replace sheet metal flashings and trim as specified in Section 07 62 00 “Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim” Provide a complete, watertight, 20-year warrantable roof assembly. Exterior Wall Restoration: Replace through wall flashings at masonry elevation wall above roof level as specified in Section 07 65 00 “Through Wall Flashing”. Provide metal wall panels at elevation wall above roof level as specified in Section 07 42 13 “Metal Wall Panels”.
Department of General Services / Construction
Fire Station No. 27 Roof Replacement
This work includes the provision of labor, material, equipment, supervision and administration to integrate the work outlined in these specifications into the total building system such that no leakage into the system occurs.
Department of General Services / Construction
Charlotte Fire Station #2 – Addition and Renovations
The work consists of the addition and renovation of an existing fire station. The locker and restroom facilities will be renovated and expanded. Accessibility improvements are planned in various areas throughout the building and site.
Charlotte Water / General Services
HVAC Preventative Maintenance and Repair Services (Reissued)
Charlotte Water will be seeking a contract with multiple companies for HVAC preventative maintenance and repair services throughout its facilities. Facilities include, but are not limited to, administration buildings, water and wastewater treatment plants, lift stations, and booster stations. Preventative maintenance schedules are typically quarterly, and repairs are performed as needed. The goal of such contracts is to minimize downtime of HVAC equipment.
Charlotte Water / General Services
Water Quality Report Printing and Mailing Services
Charlotte Water is seeking a multiyear contract for the printing and mailing of the annual water quality report. The report is mailed annually to every resident in Mecklenburg County using the USPS list (est. 500,000 copies) on specialty paper and adhering to certain other specifications, such as ink type. Charlotte Water will provide a print-ready file to the company. Timing to perform these services is critical, as the report must be mailed by a strict deadline.
The project will widen sections of JW Clay Blvd to a four-lane cross section with left turn lanes, bike lanes, cycle track, sidewalk, and other improvements.