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PINCKNEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT

2020 BOND PROGRAM

LAKELAND ELEMENTARY CHILLER REPLACEMENT

Pinckney Community Schools will receive firm prime contractor bids for the labor, materials, equipment, and other services to complete the following project: Chiller Replacement at Lakeland Elementary located at 9501 Pettys Rd, Lakeland, MI 48143.

This project will consist of one-for-one replacement of existing chiller.

The bid documents consist of Plans and Specifications prepared by Integrated Design Solutions, 1441 W Long Lake Rd #200, Troy, MI 48098, and Front-End documents consisting of Instructions to Bidders, Scopes of Work, and Bid Forms prepared by AUCH Construction. Documents may be downloaded from PreconSuite on or after Thursday, May 21st, 2026. If you need assistance viewing bid documents or project documents through PreconSuite, please contact Kirsten Vincent with AUCH Construction at kvincent@auchconstruction.com.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at Lakeland Elementary located at 9501 Pettys Rd, Lakeland, MI 48143, on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Please meet at the main entrance. This meeting is not mandatory, but highly recommended to all bidders.

Bids will be accepted via PreconSuite (formerly Pipeline Suite) for electronic bid submission. Hard copy sealed bids will also be accepted; however, we strongly encourage using the PreconSuite electronic submission process. Please upload the appropriate proposal forms provided by the construction manager in the submission. If hard copy bids are delivered, they must be sealed bid on the forms furnished by the Construction Manager and must be completed in full. An opaque envelope bearing your proposal must identify your company, the project name, the proposal being bid and be addressed and delivered to:

Pinckney Community Schools Administration Building 2130 East M 36 Pinckney, MI 48169.

Attn: Mr. Michael Engelter, Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations Project: Lakeland Elementary Chiller Replacement

Bids must be delivered no later than 12:00 PM (EST), Thursday, June 11th, 2026, to the locations indicated above. The Board of Education will not accept bids submitted after the date and time specified for bid submission. All late bid proposals will be returned to the bidder unopened. PreconSuite will not allow electronic bid submissions after the due date and time. Completing the electronic bid submission questions and uploading bid forms does take time, which must be accounted for and be fully completed and submitted prior to the bid due date and time.

Bids over the State threshold of $31,321 must be accompanied with either a certified cashier’s check or a U.S. treasury listed security bond in the amount of 5% of the bid amount. Bids received without this guaranty will not be read or considered. Electronic scans of the cashier’s checks are not accepted. All cashiers’ checks must be delivered prior to the due date and time and be made payable to Pinckney Community Schools. Cashier’s Checks will be returned to the bidder upon execution of the contract.

All proposals shall be firm for a period of ninety (90) days.

Bids must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the owner or any employee of the bidder and any member of the Board of Education, or the Superintendent. Additionally, bids shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement for the Iran Economic Sanctions Act Affidavit of Compliance and Equal Opportunity Statement. Bids not accompanied by these documents may not be accepted.

Bids will be publicly opened and read via virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams held at Pinckney Community Schools, Room #419, 2130 East M-36, Pinckney, MI 48169 at 2:00 PM on Thursday June 11, 2026. To access the Microsoft Teams meeting for the bid opening, please use the following: Meeting ID: 221 404 528 970 959 Passcode: VX9Fe94F

Successful bidders whose proposals are $50,000 or more will be required to furnish a Satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of their bid. The cost of the Bond shall be included in each proposal.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids as a whole or in part, and to waive any informality therein.

The Board of Education reserves the right to accept that bid which in its opinion is in the best interest of the Owner, or to award the contract to an alternate bidder other than the bidder(s) submitting the best financial Bid (low bidder) in its sole and absolute discretion. Approval by the Board of Education of a Recommendation to award a contract to a particular contractor does not constitute a formal contract, and the Board of Education reserves the right to retract an approval of a recommendation.

Board of Education Pinckney Community Schools