UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
General Contractor - St. Denis Athletic & Community Centre and Human Kinetics Greenhouse Gas Retrofit Program
Purpose of RFP:
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to identify the Proposal that best meets the University’s criteria through a structured, fair and competitive process, and to select a Contractor to construct the Project.
The RFP is intended to provide Proponents with enough relevant information through the use of Contract Documents and specifications which have been developed by CS&P Architects and their sub-consultants to a point where a complete and all-inclusive stipulated lump sum value can be submitted by a Proponent as part of their Proposal.
Project Background & Overall Objectives
The University has applied for a single-year project grant from the Greenhouse Gas Campus Retrofit Program (GGRP), as offered by the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD). The intention of the GGRP is to fund projects that demonstrate innovative plans and approaches to increased campus sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while also supporting other institutional and Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) priorities.
The Project involves the upgrade of eight air handling units and control systems within the conjoined Human Kinetics Building – St. Denis Centre complex, as well as new lighting with controls and added roof insulation in the St. Denis Fieldhouse. The air handling units are well aged and have become extremely inefficient over time. They have become a detriment to students, faculty, and Facility Services. The air handling units no longer perform as intended from both an operational and maintenance perspective, negatively affecting indoor air quality. The equipment has also been found to be a major energy user and GHG emitter within the complex and overall campus.
The objectives of this project are:
• Provide improved temperature, ventilation, lighting, and controls in the heavily utilized student
environment.
• Reduce energy usage and GHG emissions through the use of modern and efficient equipment
and scheduling capabilities.
• Eliminate maintenance and operational issues originating from the equipment encompassed by the project.
Modern features of the new HVAC units will include heat recovery (enthalpy wheels), on-demand CO2 based variable air volume ventilation controls, new building automation system, real-time energy usage monitoring, and demand response capabilities.
All of the objectives will combine to reduce GHG emissions from the equipment encompassed by the Project. This Project will therefore enable the University to provide extensive benefits in the form of improved student experience, decreased maintenance issues, and a more sustainable campus through the reduction of energy and GHG emissions.
To achieve these objectives, the University proposes to supply and install high efficiency heating and ventilation equipment with efficient motors, VFDs, and modern controls with on demand /scheduling/temperature set-point/demand response capabilities.
The St. Denis Fieldhouse will also have all lighting replaced with LEDs including controls, and a fully new roofing replacement which will include increased insulation and an adjusted perimeter parapet to accommodate new roof slopes. This initiative is expected to reduce GHG emissions by 337 tonnes per year with an estimated energy reduction of 8541 GJs per year.
This Project will greatly enhance the conditions and environment of the space within the complex, providing an improved learning and recreational experience that is optimized for the activities in progress. The improvements in indoor air quality and lighting will provide multiple benefits to this academic environment.
