INVITATION TO BID – Request for Proposals (RFP) for HVAC repairs for Patriot Academy and Jefferson County High School

INVITATION TO BID

The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting Request for Proposals (RFP) for HVAC repairs for Patriot Academy and Jefferson County High School.

Contact Austin Bridgewater with any questions at abridgewater@jcboe.net or by phone 865-216-6697.

Bid to include: 1) hourly rates for all level of employees including technicians and apprentices; 2) response time (on site once notified); and 3) trip charge/ mileage. Qualifications: must have completed the City Multi Training for Diamond Builder Software/Mitsubishi VRF systems and possess the software and have some experience in working on these systems/references from past experience.

Proposals must be: 1) submitted in a sealed envelope; 2) envelope must be clearly marked PA AND JCHS HVAC REPAIRS.

If awarded, successful vendor is required to provide Affidavit of Compliance with Tennessee Criminal History Records Check, Affidavit of Compliance with Drug Free Workplace, general liability insurance policy, and workers compensation liability policy.

The successful bidder will have the option to extend this agreement for up to 5 years, upon agreement with the owner.

Sealed proposals should be either mailed to the Jefferson County Finance Department to the attention of Finance Director Jessica Elder at PO Box 1749, Dandridge, TN, 37725, or dropped off at 1244 Gay St., Dandridge, TN, 37725. RFPs will be accepted until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at which time proposals will be opened in the Finance Department conference room.

Jefferson County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive and all irregularities in the receipt/handling of RFPs. The awarded bidder must be in good standing with the County of Jefferson.

Jefferson County assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as amended, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (P.I. 100.259) be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).