Description
The West Virginia Department of Administration, Purchasing Division, is soliciting bids for fire protection system inspection and maintenance services at the West Virginia Veterans Home in Barboursville, West Virginia. The contract will be for a term of one year, with the option to renew for up to three successive one-year periods. The vendor will be required to perform quarterly sprinkler system inspections, semi-annual vane and pressure switch type devices testing, annual full testing and tagging of wet sprinkler systems, and other related services. The vendor must have a West Virginia Sprinkler's License and must maintain workers' compensation insurance and commercial general liability insurance.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Quarterly sprinkler system inspections on wet systems
• Semi-annual vane and pressure switch type devices testing
• Annual full testing and tagging of wet sprinkler systems
• Annual fire extinguisher inspections
• Annual fire pump test
• Annual flow of three fire hydrants
• Annual backflow test on sprinkler pit and above ground domestic devices
• Five-year hydrostatic test and inspection of the insides of the fire sprinklers' piping
• Corrective maintenance during regular work hours