Installation of Fire Alarm at Bicentennial Elementary School

Location:	New Hampshire
Posted:	Apr 7, 2026
Due:	May 7, 2026
Agency:	City of Nashua
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
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CITY OF NASHUA

NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT

PLANT OPERATIONS

INVITATION TO SUBMIT

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

for

INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

BICENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Due: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Plant Operations

Nashua School District

38 Riverside Street

Nashua, NH 03062

CITY OF NASHUA

NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT

INVITATION TO SUBMIT

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

REPLACE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

BICENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

INTRODUCTION

The Nashua School District (NSD), Nashua, NH, is seeking qualifications from

interested companies experienced in installing fire alarm systems in public or

private educational facilities.

The NSD has 18 schools consisting of two high schools, three middle schools,

twelve elementary schools and one building housing pre-school and alternate high

school students. Support facilities include the School Administration building and

the Plant Operations complex.

This solicitation for qualifications is for replacing the existing fire alarm system

with a new system at Bicentennial Elementary School.

BACKGROUND

Bicentennial Elementary was originally constructed and occupied in 1977. It is

approximately 65,000sf and is located at 296 East Dunstable Road in Nashua. It has

an existing fire alarm system, installed in 1997, that is beyond its recommended life

span and is not capable of supporting voice evacuation. The existing fire alarm

panel is a Simplex 4005, which is no longer in production and was discontinued in

2014.

We are looking to install a new addressable fire alarm system with voice evacuation

complete with all wiring, conduit, connections, detection and notification devices

(including interconnections with HVAC equipment and fire sprinkler systems), and

batteries to provide backup power for a minimum of 90 minutes in accordance with

the requirement of NFPA 101, IBC 2021, and NEC. A Fire Alarm Control Unit

(FACU) as well as two remote Fire Alarm Annunciator (FAA) stations shall be

provided with the system. The system is to be complete and whole, and full testing

and commissioning services shall be provided. All equipment must be non-

proprietary and able to be serviced by any qualified service provider.

Harriman Architects will be providing complete and biddable documents that will

include drawings and specifications. These documents will be provided sometime

in May 2026 to those contractors selected by this RFQ process. Bids will then be

due at a selected date in June 2026.

Additional Terms and Conditions are listed in Appendix A.

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Statements of Qualifications must include the following information:

- Completed Company Questionnaire (Appendix B) and Financial Statement.

- A list of five (5) or more clients where similar work has been provided,

with contact names and numbers.

- A description of experience related to this work.

Send to:

Shawn M. Smith

Plant Operations Director

38 Riverside Street

Nashua, New Hampshire 03062

And/or email to: smithsha@nashua.edu

Statements of Qualification are due to the above address(es) by 2pm,

Thursday, May 7, 2026.

The School District reserves the right to add, delete, or revise any section of the

RFQ. The School District reserves the right to: 1) accept those qualifications

statements it deems most suitable and beneficial; 2) reject any or all qualifications

statements; and 3) waive any of the requirements of the selection procedures

explained in this document. The School District also reserves the right to retain all

copies Statements of Qualifications submitted by interested companies, and to

waive irregularities and reject any and all submittals on any basis and without

disclosure of a reason.

The School District will examine and evaluate each Statement of Qualifications

submitted. A detailed and objective evaluation will be conducted, the sole intent of

which will be to identify those companies that best meet the needs of the School

District. The School District will use evaluation criteria it feels is most appropriate

to the review process, and the relative importance of this criteria will be determined

at the sole discretion of the School District.

Incomplete submissions may be cause for rejection.

Selection criteria will include, but not be limited to, the following.

1. Prior experience of similar size and scope

2. Cost structure for services rendered

3. Completeness of RFQ package

4. References

No company shall have any cause of action against the City of Nashua or The

Nashua School District arising out of a failure by the City or the School District to

consider a company’s Statement of Qualifications, or the methods by which The

School District evaluated qualifications statements received. The selection of the

prospective companies shall be at the sole discretion of the City of Nashua.

Please note the City of Nashua does not pay late fees in responding to billing. If

you include a late fee, it should not be applied for a 45 day period after receipt of

the bill. We take pride in paying our bills in a timely manner.

Inquiries on matters pertaining to this Request for Qualifications shall be directed to

Shawn Smith, the Plant Operations Director for the Nashua Schools at 603-966-

1500, or smithsha@nashua.edu.

APPENDIX A

General Terms and Conditions

Any exceptions to these general terms and conditions stated elsewhere in

this Request for Qualifications/Proposals shall prevail.

I. Specifications

References to brand names or model numbers are intended only to

establish a minimum standard of quality. Unless otherwise stated, such

references shall not restrict submissions which include other brand names

or model numbers.

Any inability to comply with the conditions or specifications outlined in the

Request for Qualifications/ Proposals must be clearly stated.

Firms who find discrepancies in the specifications or are in doubt with regard

to any part of a specification shall immediately notify the District. If it is

deemed necessary, an addenda will be issued to all firms by mail, fax or

email. The District will not be responsible for any oral instructions.

The City of Nashua supports the concept of purchasing products which are

biodegradable, can be or have been recycled, or are environmentally sound.

Due consideration will be given to the purchase of such products. If you are

bidding on any such products which qualify, please so indicate in a cover

sheet by item number and description.

II. Charges

No charges will be allowed for federal, state, or municipal sales and excise

taxes, as the Nashua School District is tax exempt.

All charges are to be firm net prices, and are to be F.O.B. destination,

including charges for delivery and placement.

III. Terms and Conditions of Bid

The Nashua School District reserves the right to waive all formalities and

reject any and all proposals when it is in the best interest of the District to do

so.

To be eligible for an award, a proposer must be deemed “responsible”. A

responsible bidder 1) has the ability, capacity and skill to provide the goods

or services required; 2) can provide the goods or services within the time

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Title:	Installation of Fire Alarm at Bicentennial Elementary School
Category:	School
Status:	Open