Miscellaneous Building and System Commissioning Services (PWE 505)

The City of Boise Public Works Department is requesting proposals from qualified firms or individuals (Commissioning Agents) to provide building and systems commissioning services for new facilities and existing buildings across all City-owned facilities. Services will be requested on an as-needed basis through negotiated Task Orders.

It is anticipated that the City will award contracts with three (3) or more consultants selected from this solicitation for an initial term of one (1) year, with the possibility of four (4) one-year extensions.

1.1 New Construction and Major Renovation Projects

For new construction and major renovation projects, the Commissioning Agent may provide services during the planning, design, construction, acceptance, occupancy, and warranty phases. Services may include developing or reviewing the Owner's Project Requirements and Basis of Design; reviewing designs, specifications, control sequences, and submittals; preparing commissioning plans, specifications, test procedures, schedules, and issue logs; coordinating commissioning activities; observing installation and startup; reviewing contractor documentation; conducting or witnessing functional performance and integrated systems testing; tracking deficiencies through resolution; reviewing operations and maintenance documents and staff training; and completing seasonal, post-occupancy, or warranty-phase testing. The Commissioning Agent will provide a final report documenting testing, findings, unresolved issues, and recommended follow-up actions. [...]

1.2 Existing Buildings

For existing buildings, the Commissioning Agent may provide existing-building commissioning, retro-commissioning, recommissioning, monitoring-based commissioning, and related technical services. Services may include reviewing available building documentation, utility data, work-order history, and building automation system data; interviewing facility staff and occupants; investigating existing conditions; analyzing system controls, operating schedules, setpoints, alarms, energy and water use, indoor-air quality, and occupant comfort; conducting functional performance testing; and identifying operational improvements, repairs, maintenance needs, and capital improvements.

1.3 Building Systems

Systems subject to commissioning may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Mechanical: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, exhaust, central plant, hydronic and air-distribution systems, and testing and balancing.
• Building Automation and Controls: Building automation and energy-management systems, field controllers, sensors, actuators, control sequences, schedules, alarms, trend logs, graphics, and interfaces among commissioned systems.
• Plumbing: Domestic water heating and distribution, recirculation systems, pumps, plumbing fixtures, mixing valves, and associated controls.
• Electrical: Electrical distribution, generators, automatic transfer switches, lighting and lighting controls, emergency lighting, utility metering and submetering, renewable energy systems, energy storage, and associated controls.
• Building Envelope: Roofs, exterior walls, windows, doors, insulation, air barriers, waterproofing, and other thermal, air, and moisture-control assemblies.
• Life-Safety System Interfaces: Life-safety systems are excluded from the commissioning scope except where verification of an interface with a commissioned building system is necessary.

**Submission:** Proposals will be received electronically via the JAGGAER Platform. Submit one (1) electronic copy if using E-Bidding. **Proposals must be signed.** Proposals without written signature will not be accepted. The City will not accept Proposals after the scheduled time for opening.

**Idaho licensed architect (required):** Proposers shall identify the supervising architect and that architect's Idaho license number. A proposer's failure to identify the supervising architect and Idaho license number and/or Owner's inability to confirm the requisite Idaho licensure on the date that proposals are due through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses will result in the proposal being considered non-responsive and it will be rejected without scoring.

**Page limit:** The proposal narrative shall not exceed sixteen (16) pages.

Evaluation points:

• Cover Letter and Signature Sheet: Pass/Fail
• Firm Qualifications and Depth: 175 Points
• Approach to the Project: 100 Points
• Specific Qualifications of Individuals: 250 Points
• Past Performance: 100 Points
• Example Documentation: 75 Points

Proposers shall not include fee schedules, hourly rates, or any other pricing information in their initial proposal submission.

Before execution of the Agreement, the successful Consultant(s) shall provide evidence of appropriate insurance as specified in the Agreement.