Fire Station #3 - Mahaley Avenue

Fire Station #3, Mahaley Avenue, Salisbury, North Carolina, including all required work described on the plans and specifications for general work (which includes site/civil, structural, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work). The Project consists of 19,397 sf new construction Fire Station - Essential Facility. Typical new construction consists of conventional steel frame structure. Construction includes brick veneer-onmetal stud walls, masonry cavity walls, cast stone coping, bands & profiles, steel (columns, beams, bar joists, metal deck) frame with (low slope) single-ply membrane roof system. Base bid work also includes associated site grading; water and sewer utility work; storm water system; segmented retaining walls,. sidewalks; landscaping (trees, re-seed / grassing) and concrete pavement. General Construction work includes major subcontractors: Site Civil Utility work. Plumbing work. Sprinkler work. HVAC work. Electrical work. Proposals shall be received for a Single Prime contract for General Construction, including Fire Protection, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical work Procedure for Obtaining Bidding Documents (General Contractors): Contact the Architect, Ramsay Burgin Smith Architects, Inc, 225 North Main Street, Suite 501, Salisbury, NC 28144. Phone: 704- 633-3121 to register for Bidding and to receive any addenda to follow. Plans and Specifications may be viewed (and down-loaded from) without charge on the architect's website by clicking Bidding Projects. General Contractors are responsible for downloading and printing of all Bidding Documents. Contractors shall access bid documents from RBSA Website and order printing from ACCENT IMAGING of Hickory, NC at 828-322-5050 or printer of their choice. All printing costs shall be paid for by the General Contractor. c. Subcontractors and material suppliers may purchase single sheets of plans as they so chose. Subcontractors and material suppliers are invited to visit RBSA Website (website) to ascertain the quantity and specific sheets desired. The Architect will assume no responsibility in the selection of required drawings or specification sheets . All Contractors and Subcontractors must have all required construction licenses under North Carolina State laws governing their respective trades. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal. In lieu thereof, a bidder may offer a bid bond of 5% of the bid, executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will, upon demand forthwith make payment to the Obligee upon said bond, if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety will pay to the Obligee an amount equal to the amount of said bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award, or to give satisfactory surety as required by law. Bonds: Separate Performance and Payment Bond will be required each for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payments will be made at ninety five percent (95%) of approved monthly applications until a maximum of two and one half percent (2.5%) retainage is reached per N.C.G.S. 143-134.1 (b1)- through (e). Final Certificates and payment will be issued upon acceptance of the work as complete. City of Salisbury maintains the goal of ten percent (10%) minority participation in all contracts. All bidders are expected to make and document a good faith effort to achieve this goal. All the MBE documents are at the front of this project manual . The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all proposals.

1 Story Above Grade, 19,397 SF.

Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry, Finish Carpentry.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection, Weather Barriers.
Division 08 -	Openings, Metal Doors and Frames, Wood Doors, Plastic Doors, Specialty Doors and Frames, Panel Doors, Multi-Leaf Vertical Lift Doors.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Plaster and Gypsum Board, Tiling, Flooring, Acoustic Treatment, Painting, High-Performance Coatings.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Compartments and Cubicles, Toilet Compartments, Shower and Dressing Compartments, Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories, Emergency Aid Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Lockers, Wardrobe and Closet Specialties, Flagpoles, Flags and Banners.
Division 11 -	Equipment, Unit Kitchens.
Division 12 -	Furnishings, Countertops, Rugs and Mats.
Division 14 -	Conveying Equipment, Slide Pole Systems, Firehouse Slide Poles.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Facility Fire-Suppression Water-Service Piping, Fire-Department Connections, Fire Pumps.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Facility Water Distribution, Facility Storm Drainage, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Emergency Plumbing Fixtures, Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Piping and Pumps, HVAC Air Distribution.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Power Distribution Units, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Exit Signs, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Structured Cabling, Call Management, Distributed Audio-Video Communications Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Electronic Detection and Alarm, Fire Detection and Alarm.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading, Soil Treatment.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Water Utilities, Sanitary Sewerage Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities.