ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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BID PROPOSAL

Sealed bids, in triplicate, for Van Buren ISD Career & Technical Education Improvements will be received at VanBuren ISD Conference Center located at 490 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, MI 49064 until 2:30 on

Thursday, June 11. Bids will also be received at GDK Construction, 12 W. 8th Street, Ste #250, Holland, MI 49423 on June 11, 2026 until 12:00 pm local time. Bids received after this time will neither be considered nor accepted. The bid opening will be an in person public opening with a virtual viewing option at 2:45 pm at the Van Buren Tech Facility in a conference room, the address for this facility is 250

South St, Lawrence, MI 49064. A Zoom Meeting link is shown below.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89560355218?pwd=eiGLYnERffaxn9hagO8pHdGZBim27f.1

Meeting ID: 895 6035 5218

Passcode: 222881

All proposals received by the time and date stated above will be opened and read publicly.

Bids may be mailed to GDK Construction, 12 West 8th St, Ste 250, Holland, MI 49423. Mailed bids must be received prior to June 11, 2026 by 12:00 pm. FAXED OR EMAILED BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

In accordance with Section 1267 of the Revised School Code each bid must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized Familiar Disclosure Statement completed by the bidder disclosing any familiar relationships 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.

SITE INSPECTION

A construction pre-bid meeting will be held at Van Buren Tech, 250 South Street, Lawrence, MI on May

28, 2026 at 3:00 pm local time. All bidders are encouraged to attend.

RFI Deadline: 6/3/26

This is not a prevailing wage project.

BID DOCUMENTS

The Bidding Documents may be viewed via GDK Construction’s Datto Workplace site at https://gdk.workplace.datto.com/filelink/6b471-33610114-3b6a94f22e-2 or at Grand Rapids Builders

Exchange. Bidding Documents will be available after May 21, 2026. Please note that contractors are responsible to review information on all drawings and specifications.

Please notify GDK of your intent to bid or not bid as soon as possible. This ensures you receive all current bidding documentation. Please email Lisa Knoll at lisa@gdkconstruction.com.

BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS

Bidders submitting a Bid for this Project shall have qualifications as follows: 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 his

Bid is accepted by the Owner.

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.