Illinois State University is seeking professional engineering services from firms who have experience in higher education science laboratory facilities.

This advertisement is directed to the engineering support services needed to complete the design and construction documents for public bidding including construction documents, specifications, bid services and construction administration services. Needed services and brief scope of work include:

Mechanical (HVAC) Engineering

Plumbing Engineering

Electrical Engineering

It is expected the a single team comprised of these disciplines will be assembled to provide the referenced services.

The ISU Science Laboratory Building was opened for classes in 1996. This four-story facility is primarily a Biology and Chemistry laboratory building with no traditional classroom spaces and consists of roughly 145,470 square feet of total area. Mechanically, the building is served by 100% make-up air units with variable air volume boxes (VAV). The fume hoods are part of a manifold system with all the exhaust rising to the roof to exhaust fans, with a heat recovery system. The existing ISU Science Laboratory Building has 157 laboratory exhaust fume hoods with a total of 205 fume hood workstations, served by 165 fume hood exhaust air valves. The University now desires to renovate the entire fume hood exhaust system. The scope of this project involves:

1.Removing approximately (165) existing fume hood exhaust air valve, controller, approximately (80) VAV terminal unitand associated stand-alone pneumatic controls.

2.The existing fume hoods will remain.

3.Provide approximately (165) new integrated fume hood exhaust fast-acting damper system, approximately (80) fastacting VAV/reheat and DDC controllers that can communicate with the existing University central building automationsoftware system.

4.Provide new sash sensors, fume hood displays on approximately (205) existing fume hood work stations.

5.Provide new room temperature controllers that integrate with fume hood system and existing perimeter radiant ceilingpanels.

6.The scope of this engagement includes review and evaluation of all roof mounted exhaust fans, existing ductwork andheat recovery systems, recommended upgrades, and/or replacement, along with work listed above.

Engineering firms interested in submitting their qualifications should have demonstrated knowledge, experience, and expertise with facilities of this typology. The designers and any required sub-consultants will be responsible for developing a comprehensive construction budget and schedule for this project. It is planned that the construction will be phased to allow all existing building operations to remain fully functional during the academic year. The primary construction window will be mid-May to mid- August, annually.

As a project funded by the University, the following are required:

Complete A/E 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) during the entire design process.