Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide annual boiler cleaning and maintenance services for nine Cleaver Brooks fire tube boilers at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System. The contractor will be responsible for performing routine maintenance, including cleaning, inspecting, and repairing the boilers, as well as replacing tubes and performing hydrostatic testing. The contractor must have experience working with institutional and industrial boiler plants and must be an authorized parts and service representative with Cleaver-Brooks. The contract is expected to be awarded for a period of one year, with the possibility of four option years.
Key points to consider:
• The contractor must have at least 5 years of experience working with institutional and industrial boiler plants.
• The contractor must be an authorized parts and service representative with Cleaver-Brooks.
• The contractor must have a current Mechanical Contractors License and be familiar with New Jersey requirements.
• The contractor must demonstrate familiarity with and ready access to the current versions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 85 and the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual, 8th Edition.
• The contractor must be equipped with portable electronic flue gas analyzers and other test instruments necessary for the required tests and calibrations.