The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC) is soliciting proposals from qualified, experienced, licensed, and insured firms to provide boiler replacement purchasing and installation services for one boiler at the Rendon Terrace building related to the attached Scope of Work. This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is designed and intended to provide interested contracting firms with sufficient basic information to submit proposals that meet the stated minimum requirements. It is not, however, intended to limit any contractor's proposal content or to exclude any relevant or essential data. Contractors are free and are encouraged to expand on the Scope of Service and the specifications of this IFB before submitting their proposal. The successful contractor must have a record of complying with and will be required to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and requirements. Interested contractors are advised that, prior to the award of any contract, HASLC reserves the right to conduct a pre-award survey to determine the contractor's responsibility and capacity to perform under the contract. This research may include a review of sub-contract agreements, financial capacity, and quality of work performed on previous contracts. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES Contractor's failure to complete the contract within the time specified and agreed upon with HASLC via written instrument shall be the liquidated sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per calendar day for every day's delay in finishing the work. If the Contractor has not completed all Punch List items within sixty (60) days from when the list was generated, the Owner may address the Punch List items with other forces and back-charge the Contractor for those forces in addition to days of non-compliance. SCOPE OF WORK The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC) is soliciting proposals from qualified, experienced, licensed, and insured firms to provide boiler replacement purchasing and installation services for one boiler at Rendon Terrace (158 N. 600 W.). The following description, while not intended to cover all details, outlines the major scope of work: a. Provide Labor, Tools, and Materials to replace the designated boiler as requested. b. Demolition and Disposal of the existing unit. c. Installation of the new boiler meeting the specifications given below d. Gas and Water Piping reconnections e. Exhaust reconnection f. Crane Service and a complete factory startup of all new equipment g. Installation of a chemical/testing system of the pot feeder variety to allow for testing and chemical introduction h. General requirements and specifications of the new unit: MIN BTH 1000 Cast Iron Headers 88% Efficiency Min. Finned Copper Tube Heat Exchanger, ASME 160 psi Max WP 4-Pass Design Variable Speed Blower Mounted & Wired Flow Switch Flame Safeguard Control Quick-Release Service Latches Sealed combustion/direct vent No de-rate to 6000 ft Low NOx Seismic Restraint Base Assembly Integrated Boiler Management System Category II and IV Questions Due September 13, 2024, by 5:00 pm MDT HASLC reserves the right to reject proposals and to waive any informality or irregularity in the IFB process whenever it is in the best interest of HASLC to do so.