1 - Advertisement to Bid Notice.pdf

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RFP-Northern High School Renovation
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RFP FHP 270000000076 1
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Kent County, Grand Rapids City, Michigan

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This is an Advertisement for Bids issued by Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. for the Forest Hills - Northern High School Renovation project in Michigan. Sealed bids in triplicate are required for the renovation work, with a submission deadline of 2:00 PM local time on Wednesday, November 18th, 2026, at O-A-K's Operations Center located at 6645 East Paris Ave., Caledonia, MI 49316. Bids will be opened and read publicly at the same location and time, with an option to attend in person or participate via Zoom livestream. A construction pre-bid meeting and site inspection are scheduled for 4:00 PM local time on November 4th, 2026, at 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, with attendance encouraged but not mandatory. Bidding documents are available for examination on the Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. website and at Builders Exchange plan rooms in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Traverse City. Only sealed bids submitted in person or by mail prior to the deadline will be accepted; faxed, emailed, or electronically uploaded bids will not be considered.

Bidders must meet specific qualifications, including at least five years of successful experience on comparable work, appropriate licensing, and adequate financial resources for a project of this magnitude. Each bid must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized Familial Disclosure Statement in accordance with Michigan's Revised School Code Section 1267. Bid security in the form of a bond or certified check is required at not less than 5% of the bid amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance, Labor, and Material bonds from a surety company rated A- or better for the full contract amount on projects exceeding $50,000. Bid securities will be retained until the bid hold-firm date or until a subcontract is successfully executed, whichever occurs first.

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www.owen-ames-kimball.com

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BID PROPOSAL

Sealed bids, in triplicate, for the Forest Hills – Northern High School Renovation will be received until 2:00 PM local time, Wednesday, November 18th, 2026 at O-A-K's Operations Center, 6645 East Paris Ave., Caledonia, MI 49316. Bids received after this time will neither be considered nor accepted.

All proposals received by the time and date stated above will be opened and read publicly at 2:00 PM local time, Wednesday, November 18th, 2026 at O-A-K's Operations Center, 6645 East Paris Ave., Caledonia, MI 49316. You may attend in person or watch online via Zoom live stream:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89972115086?pwd=U3zFNE72M42xMXE9vhm7RigB63FehD.1

Bids may be mailed to O-A-K's Operations Center, 6645 East Paris Ave., Caledonia, MI 49316. Mailed bids must be received prior to the bid due time and date stated above. FAXED, EMAILED OR UPLOADED TO BUILDING

CONNECTED 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 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.

SITE INSPECTION

A construction pre-bid meeting will be held at 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, 4:00 PM local time, November 4th, 2026 All bidders are encouraged to attend.

BID DOCUMENTS

The Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations:

• Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Website: http://www.owen-ames-kimball.com/subcontractors/

• Builders Exchange plan rooms in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Traverse City.

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.

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.

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