Fire Alarm Replacement

The Division of Facilities Development, hereinafter termed DFD, hereby announces that it is advertising for bids from certified contractors for the above project. All potential bidders must become certified by DOA prior to submitting bids on state construction projects . All bids received from contractors who are not certified will be rejected. These changes take effect January 1, 2014. Contractor certification applications and instructions for completing the form may be obtained from the DOA Website. DFD Contractor Certification page: In general the work consists of: A complete replacement of the building fire alarm system in the Ag Engineering Lab. The new fire alarm panel will be connected to the central campus reporting system to report to the UW Police Department. The existing system components shall be turned over to the Owner. Contract offer and construction phase records will be processed electronically on the WisBuild(TM) DFD Information System. The 2017-2019 Wisconsin State Budget (2017 Wisconsin Act 59) repealed Wisconsin's prevailing wage laws. Effective September 23, 2017, state prevailing wage requirements on state building projects no longer apply. These changes take effect for projects advertised for bid after September 23, 2017. This change does not affect the Federal Davis Bacon Act requirements.

Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Fire Detection and Alarm.