The City is requesting sealed bids for the repair of the National Register of Historic Places-listed 1874 Fire Tower. , Project No. 23-0923 To be considered for award, the bid must state the name and number of the project, be addressed to the Clerk of Commission, City of Helena, 316 North Park Avenue, Helena, Montana 59623. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time of the public opening of bids. The opening and reading of the bids will occur in Room 326 of the City-County Building, 316 North Park A venue, Helena, Montana.
Bids will be accepted until August 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m MST.
This project involves repairs to the approximately 36' high 1874 National Register-listed timber-frame fire watch tower in Helena, Montana (the Fire Tower). The Fire Tower shall be repaired in accordance with The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and a Repair Plan for the Fire Tower dated September 2022 (Plan). The Fire Tower was built using timber-framing techniques and joinery and is fully exposed to the elements. This project requires that the contractor undertaking the repair according to the Plan has demonstrated experience with exposed timber framing/timber-frame joinery to provide a service life of several decades with minimal inspection and maintenance requirements.
Click Here to View Full RFP(PDF, 49MB)