Reid Hall Fire System Upgrade

This contract concerns the Phase 2 upgrade of the fire protection system at Reid Hall, a State of Montana facility. Two qualified contractors were invited to bid, and the final bid totals were $1.16 M (Ingram – Clevenger) and $1.30 M (Spring Corporation), each required to provide a 10 % bid bond. The work likely includes engineering design, removal of obsolete fire‑system components, installation of new fire‑suppression equipment, testing, and commissioning. The procurement was managed by the Montana Department of Administration’s Architecture & Engineering Division, and the bid opening took place on September 21 2023. • Scope: fire‑system design, installation, testing, and commissioning for Reid Hall (Phase 2). • Vendors: Ingram – Clevenger (Helena, MT) and Spring Corporation (Bozeman, MT) with total awarded value of roughly $2.46 M. • Procurement: full and open competition; bid bond requirement of 10 % of each bid; no explicit award or start/end dates disclosed.