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HVAC, Electrical & Plumbing contracting in Montana

Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing service contracts for government buildings. We carry the contract and the agency relationship. Licensed master electricians, mechanical contractors, and plumbers in the project state perform the work.

How AXA South operates in Montana

No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.

This categoryAll electrical, mechanical, and plumbing labor is performed by contractors holding the master licenses required in the project state. License numbers and insurance are documented at award.

MontanaMontana requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.

AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.

Montana

The market, honestly.

Montana's federal demand centers on Malmstrom AFB. State spending is geographically dispersed and freight-sensitive; we plan logistics accordingly.

Agriculture and ranching, timber, tourism around the national parks, and Malmstrom AFB with a dispersed missile field spread across a very large geographic area.

For hvac, electrical & plumbing specifically in Montana, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Montana perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.

Malmstrom's missile alert facilities are spread across thousands of square miles, so service and maintenance contracts here involve real drive-time and remote-site logistics. State agencies buy through the Department of Administration's State Procurement Bureau, and school districts are numerous and small.

Timing

State fiscal year ends June 30. Winter access limits work at remote sites, so realistic performance windows are shorter than the contract period suggests. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.

Set-asides

Montana does not operate a general minority set-aside program. MDT administers the federal DBE program, and tribal governments on the state's seven reservations procure independently under their own codes.

Where bids die

Pricing statewide service coverage from a single location. In Montana, drive time between service points is a cost driver that eliminates vendors who did not map it.

State portal

Montana eMACS

https://emacs.mt.gov/

Operated by the Montana State Procurement Bureau.

Federal sites in Montana
  • · Malmstrom Air Force Base
Key state buyers
  • · Montana DOT
  • · Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Prevailing wage

Montana prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.

Construction licensing

Montana requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.

Scope

What this contract covers in Montana.

  1. 01

    HVAC service and replacement

    Chillers, boilers, RTUs, VAVs, and split systems on a PM cadence with chemistry, refrigerant management, and EPA Section 608 compliance.

  2. 02

    Electrical service and minor construction

    Panel and gear service, lighting retrofits, generator and transfer-switch service, and emergency power testing.

  3. 03

    Plumbing service and small projects

    Domestic water, drain, backflow, and fixture work. Backflow testing performed by state-certified testers.

  4. 04

    Controls and BAS integration

    Sequence tuning, sensor calibration, and integration on Tridium, Siemens, JCI, and Automated Logic stacks.

  5. 05

    Code-required testing and reporting

    Generator load banks, sprinkler inspections, ATS exercises, and water-quality sampling with logs submitted to the agency.

Where we deliver in Montana

We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for hvac, electrical & plumbing in Montana include Billings, Helena, Missoula.

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FAQ

Can you handle hospital-grade HVAC and isolation rooms?

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Yes. We work to ASHRAE 170 and the agency's infection-control plan, with pressure verification and reporting on completion.

Who is responsible if a code issue is discovered?

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The licensed trade subcontractor flags the finding and proposes the remediation. We coordinate scope, pricing, and approval through the agency before work proceeds.

Can you support 24/7 mission-critical sites?

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Yes, through partners with on-call rotations and credentialed staff cleared to enter mission-critical and SCIF-adjacent space when required.

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