20240509 Yale High School Fire Alarm and HVAC control Systems bid.pdf

Yale Public Schools 198 School Drive - Yale, Michigan 48097 Phone: 810-387-3231 - Fax 810-387-4418 Kurt Sutton

Superintendent of Schools

April 17, 2024

Dear Prospective Bidders:

Sealed proposals will be received by the Yale Public School District for:

ITEM: Yale High School 2024 Fire Alarm and HVAC Control Systems

• Yale High School: 247 School Drive, Yale, MI 48097

BID NUMBER: 050924

Sealed bids will be received no later than 9:00 AM, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Bids must be plainly marked on the outside of sealed envelope Yale High School 2024 Fire Alarm and HVAC Control

Replacement Systems delivered to the Administration Building, 198 School Drive, Yale, MI 48097.

Faxed bids and/or electronic bids will not be accepted.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 2:30 PM at Yale High School. Any interested bidders must either attend the pre-bid meeting OR schedule a subsequent visit to understand the general building conditions and scope of work in order to submit a bid. Individual site visits should be coordinated by contacting Tim Stevenson, SitelogIQ, at 219-313-6579.

The Yale Board of Education will not consider or accept a bid received after the date and time specified for bid submission above.

Bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud at 9:00 AM EST on May 9, 2024, at the Yale

Public Schools Administration Building in the Conference Room of the Administrative Offices, 198

School Drive, Yale MI 48097. These proposals will be evaluated with the recommended awards subsequently made by the district. The owner shall not open, consider or accept a bid proposal that is received after the date and time specified for bid submission in the advertisement for bids.

Bidders are invited to be present at the opening of the bids at the above address, on the above date and time.

Each bid shall 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 Yale

Public Schools board of education or the superintendent of the school district.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a certification that the bidder is not an Iran-Linked business. Public

Act 517 of 2012 (effective December 31, 2012) enacted the “Iran Economic Sanctions Act”, which prevents “Iran linked businesses” from bidding on a school district or ISD’s request for proposals

(“RFP”). This law requires that persons submitting bids certify that they are not an “Iran linked business,” which is defined as either: a) A person engaging in investment activities in the energy sector of Iran, including a person who provides oil or liquefied natural gas tankers or products used to construct or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or liquefied natural gas for the energy sector of

Iran; or b) A financial institution that extends credit to another person if that person will use the credit to engage in investment activities in the energy sector of Iran.

BONDS: A five percent (5%) Bid Bond shall accompany each bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bonds, and certificates of Liability and Worker’s Compensation Insurance.

The Yale Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to award contracts for individual items as they may appear advantageous to the District and waive any or all formalities.

Proposals received without proper signature will not be accepted.

Bidding documents and specifications will be available electronically by contacting SitelogIQ, at 952-223-4411 on or around Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Your proposal will be appreciated.

Sincerely, Rebekah Silkworth Director of Business Services