27-0015 Q&A.PDF
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- RFP DET 260000002457 3
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- Wayne County, Detroit City, Michigan
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This is a Questions and Answers document issued by the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Procurement Department regarding RFP 27-0015 for General Contractor Services for Cass Tech High School Athletic Field Renovations. The project encompasses all divisions including athletic field improvements, exterior lighting, bleachers, ramps, stairs, signage, and concrete benches, with a single bid due date of August 21, 2026 for the complete scope of work. The General Contractor is responsible for providing a comprehensive proposal covering all project aspects and must coordinate materials testing site visits with the Owner's vendor, provide construction layout and staking, and submit a detailed site logistics plan for approval. A pre-bid meeting was held with attendance from 24 representatives across multiple construction and specialty contractors including Braun Construction, MRM Construction, Shaw Sports Turf, and others.
The cost proposal must be submitted using the provided Attachment F - Bid Proposal Form with lump sum fees supported by backup documentation in a separate Excel workbook. All facilities are classified as Type 2B construction, and Builders Risk insurance must be provided as an add alternate rather than included in the base bid price. Key specifications note that Musco Sports Lighting is the basis of design for exterior athletic lighting, though alternative manufacturers may be approved if product data and photometrics are submitted to the engineer prior to bidding. The District will retain ownership of trashcan units along visitor bleachers, which are to be salvaged rather than demolished, while planters and jersey barriers along Ledyard Street are to be demolished. Materials testing will be conducted by the Owner, and close-out requirements, including warranty documentation, shall follow the specifications unless otherwise noted by the District.
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Fisher Building • 3011 West Grand Blvd., 11th Floor • Detroit, MI 48202
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RFP 27-0015 General Contractor Services for Cass Tech High School- Athletic Field
Renovations
Questions and Answers
Q: Please confirm: is the bid date August 21, 2026 seeking a general contractor only for the
Cass Tech Athletic Field Renovation, or is the bid date for all divisions of the project due that day? If the bid date is not for all divisions, what is the anticipated bid due date for the scoreboard system specifically?
A: The bid due date of August 21, 2026 is for all aspects of the project listed within the RFP documents. This RFP is intended for a General Contractor. The GC shall be responsible for providing a comprehensive proposal that encompasses all divisions of the project.
Q: Page 50 of the RFP requests that Tab F – Cost/Price Proposal is provided in “a separate, Excel formatted Document”. Please confirm if offerors should prepare a separate Excel document in lieu of filling out the provided “Attachment F – Bid Proposal Form” PDF file.
A: The offerors are to use Attachment F – Bid Proposal Form for lump sum fee cost input and provide backup for those lump sum fee costs in a separate excel cost work book.
Q: Specification section 26 56 68 is written as a performance spec, but Part 4 describes that
“Bidders are required to bid only products that have been approved by this specification.”
Please confirm if there are approved manufacturers for the exterior athletic lighting.
A: Per E0.00 Musco Sports Lighting is basis of design. If a different manufacturer is desired to be used, please send product data and photometrics to the engineer prior to bidding for their approval.
Q: Please confirm if existing planters and jersey barriers along Ledyard Street are to be demolished
A: These items should be demolished.
Q: Please confirm if existing trashcans anchored to pavement along visitor bleachers are to be demolished
A: These trashcan units should be salvaged and turned over to the owner.
Q: Please confirm there is no scope associated with the existing fence under existing grandstand bleachers
A: Correct, no scope is associated with the fencing below the grandstand bleacher.
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Q: Please confirm owners preferred method for warranty log, i.e. thumb drive, printed binder, etc.
A: Refer to the close-out requirements within the specifications; unless noted otherwise by the
District.
Q: Please confirm if owner is to hold testing and layout under themselves or if contractor to seek testing and layout pricing
A: Materials testing will be by the Owner. The awarded General Contractor will be expected to coordinate site visits with the Owner’s vendor. The Owner has obtained a Geotechnical
Report, Survey, and Boundary Report. Construction layout and staking required for execution of the work shall be provided by the Contractor and included in the Contractor's bid.
Q: Please provide value of facilities and their associated construction type for pricing of builders risk policy, please confirm if builders risk should be included in submitted price or an add alternate
A: All facilities on site should be considered as type 2B construction. The General Contractor is to provide the Builders Risk as an add alternate.
Q: Please highlight potential material laydown area for stone base and other materials that will be provided for construction as site has tight laydown limitations in area of construction
A: The expectation is that the awarded General Contractor will provide a proposed detailed site logistics plan including identification of proposed laydown space. The District will have review and final approval rights of the proposed logistics plan.
Q: Please provide ramp/stair spec for base bid as well as new bleacher spec for alternate, BOD is Dant Clayton however, products may vary
A: The base bid ramp/stair should follow standards within the provided information or a comparable system being proposed. Note that the system specified is only a basis of design and bidders are encouraged to offer a system equal or better to this based on the parameters included within the bidding documents.
Q: Does new arch entry sign have backer panel behind letters, if so what is color and would letters be on both sides of sign or just entrance side of panel
A: No, the letters act as the webbing between the upper and lower tube steel supports with no backing.
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Q: Please provide preferred connection for concrete benches
A: The connection is to follow the manufacturers standard requirements that can be found within product detailing of the specified product. These connections include dowels that will be set into the concrete.
Q: Do you have a sign in sheet or list of contractors that attended the prebid meeting for the project referenced above?
A:
Name Company Jaisanna Jarvis Braun Construction
Evan Braun Braun Construction Joe Robinson Cortis Bros Mason Lane Demaria-DSP Lamar Jones Detroit Power Systems Andy Dettling EJA Services
Eugene Diachenko Euko Design Signs inc Eva Iovan Euko Design Signs inc
Michael Licata Iafrate Emily Labrucque KEO Associates Mike Matthews Metro Signs
John Moretti MRM Construction Spencer Evans MRM Construction
Poja Patil Oliver Hatcher Terrell Dixon Presidential Construction
Mark Brimmeier Roncelli Eric Watry Sachse
Bill Cunningham SH Trucking and
Excavation Jason Czanstke Shaw Sports Turf
Ryan Theisen Site Development Dustin Roy Spartan Construction
Brady Schafer SpinTurf Janine Rinna MHM Construction
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