Professional Design and Engineering Services

The government authority in Rockford, Illinois needs a vendor to provide professional design and engineering services for the complete assessment, design, and replacement of the existing fire alarm system. The buyer requires a modern, open-platform fire alarm and emergency communications system that ensures reliability, code compliance, long-term maintainability, system testing, diagnostics, future expandability, and integration with existing building automation and monitoring systems. The system must also provide off-site notification using app or web-based software. Scope of work covers the Discovery Center Museum, Rockford Art Museum, administrative offices, and an art storage vault. The selected vendor must conduct field surveys of all internal building areas, verify existing as-built conditions, and inspect existing fire alarm devices, conduit, wiring, and infrastructure. Eligible bidders must be USA organizations. The buyer requires onsite work performance and requests proposals for the budget. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting occurs on September 8, 2026.