Fire Protection & Water Line (Underground Fire-Service Line)

The County of Greenville is soliciting sealed proposals to design, install, test, and commission three inter‑related fire‑protection systems for its fire station: (1) an underground fire‑service water line connecting to the municipal water main, (2) a complete wet‑pipe automatic fire‑sprinkler system throughout the building, and (3) a new addressable fire‑alarm and occupant‑notification system. Contractors may bid on any single category or on all three, and the County may award each category separately. The work must comply with NFPA 13, NFPA 72, the 2021 IBC/IFC, and local water‑utility standards, and must be completed by February 1 2027 for the water line and July 1 2027 for the sprinkler and alarm systems. A one‑year warranty on materials and workmanship is required, and the contractor must provide all necessary permits, inspections, and coordination with the Blue Ridge Rural Water Company. • Scope includes trenching, pipe installation, backfill, building penetration, hydrostatic testing, and documentation for the underground line. • Sprinkler scope covers shop drawings, hydraulic calculations, backflow assembly, risers, fire‑department connection, piping, heads, seismic bracing, and testing. • Alarm scope covers removal of existing system, new control panel, power supplies, initiating devices, notification appliances, integration with sprinkler monitoring, programming, and training. • Mandatory bid bond (5 % of bid) and performance/payment bonds required. • Pre‑proposal meeting (non‑mandatory) on 29 Sep 2026; questions due 7 Oct 2026; proposals due 16 Oct 2026.