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Construction Manager at Risk Services for the Orange County Convention Center West Building BAS and HVAC Upgrades

Orange County · Y26-813 · closes Tue 15 Sep 2026, 4:00pm ET

Agency: Orange County
Buying department: Administrative Svcs., Procurement Division
Solicitation number: Y26-813
Type: Quick Post Transition Phase 2
Closes: Tue 15 Sep 2026, 4:00pm ET (15 days left)
Posted: 2026-08-05
Source: the agency's own posting

Bidding this one? We will draft the first response free, in full, so you can judge the work before any money is discussed.

We do not submit on your behalf and we never quote your price. You review, sign and submit.

Who can bid this, by trade

Eligibility and feasibility only, from the checkable facts: set-aside, prequalification, registration and time remaining. We do not predict who wins. That depends on price, capacity and past performance, none of which we hold.

Trade	Verdict	Reason
HVAC and mechanical	Check	This is a construction manager at risk engagement. The buyer is hiring someone to deliver the whole project, not a single trade package, so you would normally be a subcontractor to whoever wins it. Worth a call to the prime bidders rather than a bid of your own, unless you take work on as prime.

The bid package, 20 documents

These are the files the agency actually issued. Download them from the source posting above; the requirements live in here, not in the notice.

Y26-813-CC_Solicitation.pdf — Y26-813-CC Solicitation
OCCC_Fire_Protection.pdf — OCCC Fire Protection
2B-OCCC_Special_Terms__0966-48.pdf — OCCC Special Terms
Arch.pdf
Combined_Specifications.pdf — Combined Specifications
Electrical_Level_1.pdf — Electrical Level 1
Electrical_Level_2.pdf — Electrical Level 2
Electrical_Level_3.pdf — Electrical Level 3
Electrical_Level_4_5_And_Roof.pdf — Electrical Level 4 5 And Roof
Mechanical_Controls_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Controls Combined
Mechanical_Enlarged_Plans_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Enlarged Plans Combined
Mechanical_Level_1_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Level 1 Combined
Mechanical_Level_1_Tunnels.pdf — Mechanical Level 1 Tunnels
Mechanical_Level_2_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Level 2 Combined
Mechanical_Level_3_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Level 3 Combined
Mechanical_Level_4_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Level 4 Combined
Mechanical_Level_5_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Level 5 Combined
Mechanical_Roof_Level_Combined.pdf — Mechanical Roof Level Combined
Mechanical_Schedules_&_Details.pdf — Mechanical Schedules & Details
Title_Sheet_Combined.pdf — Title Sheet Combined

1 addendum issued. An addendum is how a bid quietly becomes unwinnable, so check them before you price.

What the agency published

The agency's summary for this one is an unfilled template. Its own merge fields were never substituted, so it states no scope of work, no quantities and no qualifications. That is not an error on our side, it is what was posted. Everything that matters is in the documents above.

Show the posted notice anyway

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed responses for 'Project Title ( 'Project ID ) Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 'Proposal Submission Time EST on 'Proposal Submission Date . 'ESTIMATED COST NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers. Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.