District Wide Unit Ventialtor..docx

Farmington Public Schools 2020 Bond Issue

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the Farmington Public Schools, 2020 Bond Issue, consisting of:

District-Wide Unit Ventilator Pre-Pricing Package will be received through Building Connected until 1:00 PM, EST, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 (Due Date).

1. All Bids shall be submitted electronically before the Due Date through Building Connected: https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/5ae227ade0d395000fd24541 (McCarthy and Smith Plan Room)

2. For instructions on how to submit a Bid, please go to the following link: https://buildingconnected.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010222793-How-to-submit-your-bid-through-BuildingConnected-

Bids submitted after the Due Date will not be considered or accepted.

Faxed and/or E-mail Bids will not be accepted by the Board.

Sealed Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud beginning at approximately 1:00 PM, EST, Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Bid Opening will be publicly conducted via a Zoom meeting. Use the following link for access to the remote Zoom meeting:

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85432154798

This Bid Package will consist of separate sealed Bids for the following Bid Divisions:

· Unit Ventilator Pre-Pricing Package

Bidding documents prepared by Wakely Associates, Inc. will be available for public inspection at the main office of the Construction Manager, McCarthy & Smith, Inc., 24317 Indoplex Circle, Farmington Hills, MI 48335; the Construction Association of Michigan Plan Room, Bloomfield Hills; and the Builder’s Exchange, Lansing.

Bidding Documents will be available beginning at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 via Building Connected.

There will be no pre-bid meeting.

All Bids must include the following sworn and notarized statements: Familial Disclosure Affidavit (Section 004205), the Iran Linked Business Affidavit (Section 004210), and the Criminal Background Check Affidavit (Section 004220). The Board of Education will not accept a Bid that does not include these sworn and notarized disclosure statements.

Bids shall be submitted electronically into Building Connected. Bid security by a quality surety in the form of a bid bond, cashier check, or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid shall be submitted with each Bid, payable to Farmington Public Schools, as a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, the School District is secured from loss or damage by reason of the withdrawal of the Bid or the failure of the Bidder to enter into a Contract for performance. Further, the Bidder will execute the Contract, provide the required insurance certificate(s) and file the required bonds within ten (10) days after notice of award of Contract but prior to Work commencing. All cashier’s checks must be scanned and submitted electronically through Building Connected by the Due Date and be delivered to Farmington Public Schools, 32500 Shiawassee Street, Farmington, Michigan 48336, Attention: Jennifer Kaminski, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, within 48 hours of the Due Date. The District will not consider a Bid that does not include a bid security.

If awarded a contract, the successful bidder may be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price.

Farmington Public Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids, either in whole or in part, to waive any informalities and irregularities in the bidding, and to award the Contract to other than the Bidder(s) submitting the best financial Bid (low bidder), in its sole and absolute direction.

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