Volume 42 - Issue 33 - August 17, 2023
State of Kansas
Department of Administration
Office of Facilities and Property Management
Notice of Requested Engineering Services
Notice is hereby given of the commencement of the selection process for engineering services for the University of Kansas Strong Hall Chilled Water Distribution and Hot and Chilled Water Conversion Project.
Strong Hall has air-cooled DX units or window AC units for cooling the spaces and perimeter steam radiators for heating. These units are at end of life or beyond it. Chilled water piping was run to Strong Hall as part of the north district chilled water project and exists in the subbasement. The project scope includes providing a steam-to-hot water converter and pumps. Running a vertical chilled and hot water riser system from the subbasement to the various floors throughout Strong Hall. From the vertical hydronic water riser, horizontal chilled and hot water lines will be run to serve all spaces in Strong Hall. The existing DX units and air handlers will be removed, and new air handlers will be installed. Steam radiators will have piping disconnected. The new air handlers will utilize the chilled water system to cool the building and hot water for heating. The project will also provide modern, direct digital controls (DDC) for the heating and cooling equipment. The project construction budget is $5,300,000.
An architectural/engineering program is available at http://admin.ks.gov/offices/ofpm/dcc/arch-eng-programs. For more information contact Mark Reiske at 785-864-5644 or dcmmlr@ku.edu.
To be considered, one (1) PDF file of the following should be provided: State of Kansas Professional Qualifications DCC Forms 051-054, inclusive, and information regarding similar projects. These forms may be found at https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-property-management/design-construction--compliance/forms-and-documents. State of Kansas Professional Qualifications DCC Form 050 for each firm and consultant should be provided at the end of each proposal. Please include your firm name, agency abbreviation, and an abbreviated project name in the title of the PDF document. Proposals should be less than 5 Mb and follow the current State Building Advisory Commission guidelines which can be found in Part B – Chapter 2 of the Building Design and Construction Manual at https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-property-management/design-construction--compliance/building-design-and-construction-manual-bdcm. Paper copies and flash drives containing copies of the proposals are not required.
Proposals should be sent to professional.qualifications@ks.gov. Proposals received after the date and time noted below will not be forwarded to the State Building Advisory Commission for review. If you have questions, call 785-296-0749. The PDF proposal submissions shall be delivered to the attention of the State Building Advisory Commission by 2:00 p.m. on or before September 1, 2023.
The State of Kansas, as a matter of public policy, encourages anyone doing business with the State of Kansas to take steps to discourage human trafficking. If prospective bidders/vendors/contractors have any policies or participate in any initiatives that discourage human trafficking, then the prospective bidder/vendor/contractor is encouraged to submit same as part of their bid response.
Frank Burnam
Director
Office of Facilities and Property Management
Department of Administration
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