Professional Construction Management/General Contracting Services for the Volusia County Branch Jail Air Handler and Fire Alarm Project

Description

Volusia County Branch Jail — Air Handler & Fire Suppression System Replacement and UpgradeVolusia County is seeking qualified Construction Management and General Contractor firms to deliver a major life-safety and HVAC renewal at the Volusia County Branch Jail, 1300 Red John Drive, Daytona Beach. The facility is a single-story detention center that operates around the clock. Its core building systems have reached the end of their service life at the same time, and they no longer meet current code for detention occupancies. Those systems are the housing-pod air handling units, the fire/smoke dampers, the fire alarm system, and the smoke control system. The project restores reliable conditioned air to every housing pod and brings the facility's life-safety systems up to current NFPA, Florida Fire Prevention Code, and UL standards.The work includes replacing the pod chilled-water air handling units along with their mechanical-room ductwork, coils, and outside-air louvers. Fire/smoke dampers will be replaced facility-wide with UL 555/555S rated units. New smoke exhaust fans will give each pod its own isolation and purge capability for the first time. The existing fire alarm system will be replaced with a networked, addressable system running on redundant fiber-optic communication loops. New equipment will be integrated with the facility's building automation system. Design is complete through a Bid Set prepared by Dewberry (mechanical) and Ingenuity Engineers (electrical and fire alarm).Because the jail remains fully occupied throughout construction, success depends on a qualified General Contractor with strong phasing, coordination, and life-safety management skills. The selected firm will manage the following:Temporary cooling for occupied podsSecurity protocols, including background checks, escorts, and coordination around inmate movementClose coordination with Corrections staff and Coun