240859 Howard Ellis Septic Ad for Bid.pdf
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- Septic System contruction
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- RFP NIL 260000001735 1
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- Berrien County, Michigan
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This is an Advertisement for Bid issued by Niles Community Schools for the construction of the Howard-Ellis Septic System project located in Niles, Michigan. The project scope includes upgrading the existing wastewater treatment and disposal system with the installation of a 2,000-gallon septic tank to be added in series with an existing 4,000-gallon septic tank, and an 8,060 square-foot absorption field in parallel with the existing absorption field, along with various appurtenances. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at 2788 Mannix Street in Niles, Michigan. Sealed bids are due on May 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Niles Community Schools office located at 1 Tyler Street, Niles, MI 49120, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract documents, including plans and specifications, are available at no charge through the Wightman website bidding page at https://bids.gowightman.com/.
Bidders must have at least five years of successful experience on work of this type and scope and demonstrate ample financial resources for work of this magnitude. This is a prevailing wage project with applicable wage information included in the bid documents. A bid bond or certified check equal to 5 percent of the bid amount must accompany each submission. The successful bidder will be required to provide 100 percent Performance, Labor and Material bonds from a surety company with a rating of A- or better for the full contract amount. No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for at least ninety days. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, award the contract to other than the low bidder, and waive any irregularities or informalities as deemed in the best interests of the owner.
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NILES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
HOWARD-ELLIS SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECT
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P:\240859 Niles Schools - Howard Ellis Septic\D) Specs\D30 CD Specs\MUNICIPAL Spec.docx
PART 1
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
The Niles Community Schools will receive sealed bids for the construction of the Howard-Ellis Septic System until 2:00 p.m., local time on the 6th day of May, 2026, at the office of Niles Community Schools at 1 Tyler Street, Niles, MI 49120 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
There will be a pre-bid meeting on site on April 16th, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2788 Mannix St in Niles, Michigan.
The work for which bids are being requested consists of the following:
Upgrading existing wastewater treatment and disposal system including new absorption field and septic tank. This includes a 2,000-gal septic tank to be added in series with existing 4,000-gal septic tank and an 8,060 sft absorption field in parallel with existing absorption field and various appurtenances.
This is a prevailing wage project and the wage information is contained in the bid documents.
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 ample financial resources for work of this magnitude.
The Contract Documents including plans and specifications may be obtained at no charge by downloading from the Wightman website bidding page at https://bids.gowightman.com/. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for partial sets of documents obtained from any other source. The Advertisement for Bids, Plan Holder's List, all Addenda, and the Bid Tabulation will also be posted on the Wightman website bidding page at www.gowightman.com/bids.
The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, either in whole or in part;
to award a contract to other than the low bidder; to waive any irregularities and/or informalities; and in general, to make awards in any manner deemed to be in the best interests of the owner.
A certified check or bank draft drawn on a solvent bank in the State of Michigan payable without condition to the OWNER or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and a surety company, in an amount equal to 5 percent of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.
No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a 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 100% Performance, Labor and Material bonds for this contract, from a surety company having a rating of A- or better, for the full amount of the Contract.
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