01.BP-1_Advertisement to Bid.pdf

www.owen-ames-kimball.com

Grand Rapids

300 Ionia Ave NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

(616) 456-1521

Kalamazoo

161 E. Michigan Ave, Ste. 102

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

(269) 276-9700

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – BRYON CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS – 2020 Bond: Bid Package 01

District Services, Bus Garage & FSE

BID PROPOSAL

This project consists of District Services work (interior renovations for new IT offices and re-roofing to an existing district services building, and track & field improvements), Bus Garage (minor renovations to the mechanics bay of the central bus garage) and Food Service

Equipment

Sealed bids, in triplicate, for Byron Center Public Schools – BP-1: District Services & Bus Garage, will be received on Thursday, October

15th, 2020 at Owen-Ames-Kimball Office (300 Ionia Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503) until 1:00 pm. Hand delivered bids should be put through the mail slot at the OAK office (door east of garage door). Bids may be mailed directly to Owen-Ames-Kimball, Attn: Dave

Fleece. Mailed bids must also be received prior to 1:00 pm on the bid date. All proposals received by the time and date stated above will be opened and read publicly at 1:00 pm local time. Faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted.

Revised Bid Opening Procedure: due to the current social environment and in an effort to limit the number of contractors/people gathering in the same room, O-A-K will be live-streaming the bid results and also recording the bid opening, which will be available to those who want to watch live: https://youtu.be/dHISoi7T6Io

In accordance with Section 1267 of the Revised School Code each bid must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized Familial Disclosure

Statement completed by the bidder disclosing any familial relationship between the Owner or any employee of the Bidder and any member of the District’s Board of Education or the Superintendent of the District.

PRECONSTION MEETING & SITE INSPECTION

• O-A-K will be holding a virtual Zoom pre-construction site walk thru of the District Services and Bus Garage projects at

1:00pm on Wednesday, Sept. 30th, 2020.

o Trades that are interested should email Dave Fleece (davef@oakmi.com) prior to 3pm on Tuesday, September 29th, 2020. Please indicate if you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting or if you would like to do a physical walk thru of the spaces. Dave will send out a Zoom invite and/or set up a walk through schedule for contractors upon request. On site physical walk through will be limited to a small group so Zoom participation is encouraged.

BID DOCUMENTS – Expected availability – Friday, September 25, 2020

The Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations:

• Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503: OAK Website: http://www.owen-ames-kimball.com/subcontractors/

• Builders Exchange plan rooms in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo & Lansing.

PRE-BID RFI’s

• Send pre-bid RFIs to Dave Fleece @ davef@oakmi.com . All RFIs are due prior to Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12:00pm.

BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS

a. Shall be a reputable, recognized organization, with at least five (5) years successful experience on work of this type and scope of this project.

b. Shall have a license where required by public authorities having jurisdiction.

c. Shall have ample financial resources for work of this magnitude.

BID SECURITY - PERFORMANCE BONDS

Each bid shall be accompanied by good and sufficient bid security or bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the Bid amount and shall secure the Owner from loss or damage by reason of the withdrawal of the Bid by a Bidder or by failure of the successful Bidder to enter into a Contract with the Owner if Bid is accepted by the Owner. Bid securities will not be released or returned until the bid “hold-firm” date or a subcontract has been successfully executed for the specific bid category of work, whichever occurs first.

Bid security may be provided by furnishing a bond from a surety company having a rating of A- or better or certified check. Owen-

Ames-Kimball is not responsible for the loss of bid security if provided by certified check. The successful Bidder will be required to secure Performance, Labor and Material bonds for all contracts exceeding $50,000, from a surety company having a rating of A- or better, for the full amount of the Contract.