RFP Fire Training Burn Building Project

The burn building shall simulate a three-level, single/multi-family residential structure, with an attached four-story training tower, built using shipping containers. The vendor shall provide all materials, transportation, labor, assembly, painting, and commissioning of the structure. The completed project must be delivered and installed at the designated GCFD site within 12 months of contract award.

• Tentative Award Date: July 11, 2025
• Project Start: Within 30 days of contract signing
• Completion Deadline: Not to exceed 12 months from award date

• Nine (9) new 40’ shipping containers
• Six (6) new 20’ shipping containers
• Transportation of all containers to the final site (Greene County Fire Rescue designated training ground)
• Exterior and interior painting with two coats of oil-based paint, using purchaser’s color selection

• Three (3) interior stairwells with safety railings
• One (1) exterior staircase with railings
• Sixteen (16) minimum windows, with window protection on twelve (12) windows (floors two and three)
• Three (3) 8’ x 8’ lined burn rooms, with air vents – levels 1, 2 and 3
• Overhead hallway burn prop on floor 1
• Three (3) forcible entry door simulators (locations designated by GCFR)
• Vertical roof prop capable of simulating pitches from 4:12 to 16:12
• Flat roof prop, minimum size 8’ x 8’
• Decking for exterior operations on levels 2, 3, and 4
• Rappel deck with 10,000 lb. rated anchors
• Rappel anchor point in stairwell
• High anchor rappel cage with 360-degree swivel on rappel deck
• Two (2) bailout anchors on designated windows
• Two (2) balconies, each 4’ x 8’
• Wall breach prop, location specified by GCFR
• Garage door prop on designated container (garage simulation)
• Confined space hatches on floors 2, 3, and 4
• Aluminum low-abrasion flooring throughout structure
• Fire Department Connection (FDC) to standpipe system on floors 1, 2, and 3

• Complete fabrication, painting, transport, and setup of the fire training structure
• Operations and safety manual upon completion
• Warranty information for structure and components (minimum 1-year preferred)
• As-built schematics and anchoring details

• Company overview and qualifications
• Similar past project references (minimum of 3)
• Proposed design layout/schematics
• Complete itemized cost estimate (all labor, materials, painting, transportation, and installation)
• Proposed project schedule and lead times
• Warranty details

Proposals must be received no later than June 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., and should be submitted in sealed envelopes that are clearly marked “RFP Fire Training Burn Building Project” mailed or hand delivered to the following address:

Greene County Board of Commissioners
1034 Silver Drive Suite 201
Greensboro, GA 30642
Attn: Amanda Smith, Interim County Manager

GREENE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE
Att: Rodney Wiggins, Fire Chief
rwiggins@greenecountyga.gov
(706) 454-7004

Each bid shall include a bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount as guarantee that the bidder shall not withdraw the bid for 60 days after the scheduled bid opening.

See bid documents for insurance requirements.