Bid #120748. Chesapeake, VA, Virginia. The City of Chesapeake, VA is seeking bids for the construction of a new Public Safety Training Academy. The project involves building numerous specialized training facilities including burn buildings, drill. Due Jul 27 (3 weeks left).
The City of Chesapeake, VA is seeking bids for the construction of a new Public Safety Training Academy. The project involves building numerous specialized training facilities including burn buildings, drill towers, classrooms, and various simulation props, along with associated site work and utilities. Bids are due July 27, 2026.
SEE OPENGOV LINK FOR ALL DOCUMENTS, PROCESS and EBIDDING: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofchesapeakeva/projects/264642 The work under this project consists of a public safety academy for the City of Chesapeake's Police, Fire and Sheriff staff. The academy includes a Class A burn building, a Class A burn material storage, a classroom building, a confined space platform/trench rescue prop, a confined space equipment storage building, drafting pits, a multiuse drill tower with an active threat layouts, a rooftop simulator and gas burn props, a driver training pad, a dumpster pad, an extrication pad, a fire simulation pad, a fire training building, a flashover simulator, a K9 training area, a lawfit obstacle course, a law enforcement training building, Liquid Propane (LP) tanks, mobile props, an outdoor classroom building, an outdoor classroom/cone storage building, a police muster pad, a rail car simulator, a sheriff muster pad, shoring/Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) equipment storage, a tanker truck simulator, an underground containment tank, an urban search and rescue area and a wet BMP training pond. The facility will be served by a self-contained sanitary sewer and drain field, also included in the Work. The The academy is developed in two distinct quads - one with the academic/classroom buildings and another with outdoor training facilities. The primary access to the training facility utilizes the existing access road from South Battlefield Boulevard that currently provides access to the existing fire station and police precinct. As staff and visitors approach the academy training facilities, they are welcomed with a tree-line street that leads to the academy training facilities and classroom buildings. Parking areas are conveniently located near each cluster of buildings and activity areas.
City of Chesapeake issued this construction opportunity in Chesapeake, VA, Virginia, referenced as solicitation number 120748. It was published on May 21, 2026, and responses are due by July 27, 2026.
City of Chesapeake in Chesapeake, VA, Virginia is using this solicitation to procure construction work. Public buyers typically advertise this kind of work as an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposals (RFP), or Request for Qualifications (RFQ), depending on whether the selection is price-driven, qualifications-driven, or both. Bidders responding to a construction solicitation in Virginia are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, hold any state license or trade certification required for the scope of work, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.
Federal-aid funding flowing through programs such as the Federal Highway Administration, FEMA, or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act brings additional compliance requirements on solicitations like this one, including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Buy America provisions where applicable, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals set by the issuing agency. PublicBidSearch indexes this solicitation alongside other open bids in Virginia so contractors and vendors can compare active opportunities by category, agency, or location without monitoring each procurement portal individually.
To submit a bid for this IFB, review the full solicitation documents for City of Chesapeake's exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Responses must be received before the July 27, 2026 deadline — public agencies routinely reject late submissions regardless of cause. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Vendors that have not previously contracted with City of Chesapeake should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.
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