Advertisement for Vendor / Contractor Pre-Qualification Birmingham City Schools New Central Office - Low Voltage Cabling and Termination Project Pre-qualification submittals will be received by Birmingham City Schools (BCS) Pumhasing Director, Ed McMullen and Tim Lewis, BCS IT Project Manager, until 2:00pm Central time on December 2, 2025 for the Birmingham City Schools New Central Office — Low Voltage Cabling and Termination project located at 2101 6^ Ave North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Pre-Qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Birmingham City Schools website: https://www.bhamcityschooIs.org/Page/332 and ALGX Digital Plan Room (www.alaqraphics.com). Receipt of Pre-Qualification Information Package Prospective Prime Contractors / Vendors Pre-qualification Packages must be reœived at Birmingham City Schools Pumhasing Department, Room 202, 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, no later than 2:00 p.m. Centæl Time on December 2, 2025, by Ed McMullen, BCS Purchasing, purchasinqtŒbhm.k12.al.us, after which no further requests will be œnsidered. Three (3) paper œpies, one (1) pdf, and two(2) flash ddves with documents loaded are required for pre-qualification approval. Prospective Prime Contractor/ Vendor Notification The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent Low Voltage Telecommunications Cabling prime contractor / vendor relative to the requirements of the Low Voltage Cabling and Termination Project. Prospective prime contractors / vendors will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification. PRIME CONTRACTOR / VENDOR PREQUALIFICATIONS Prime Contractor / Vendors interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of the vendor's current Alabama contractor's license is to be included in the pre-qualification submittal. Only Prime Contractors / Vendors that have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a proposal / bid for the Project. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK Installation of a complete Structured Cabling System(SCS) in a newly renovated building. The interior renovations to a 166,000 square feet 12-story office building located in Birmingham, Alabama. The building includes office space on levels 1-2 and 7-12, with existing integrated parking on levels 3-6. The low voltage cabling portion of the renovation project include installation of: fiber risers; horizontal fiber; over 1900 Cat. 6A cables; and installation of telecommunications equipment cabinets and ladder tray in the MDF and 14 IDFs. The scope of work also includes termination, testing, and documentation of the SCS. The work will be performed under a single Prime Low Voltage Cabling Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project .The timeline will require a single contractor / vendor with multiple crews working at the same time to meet the completion schedule. The project documents and drawings will be released after the pre-qualification process is complete. The owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in the applications, extend or abandoned the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the owner appear to be promoted thereby. 11/18, 18/25, 11/30/2025, #11842148