HS Entrance_Invitation to Bid.pdf

Niles Community Schools 1 Invitation to Bid Main Entrance Security Improvements – Niles High School

INVITATION TO BID

PROJECT NAME: Entrance Security Improvements – Niles High School

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This project consists of creating a new secure entrance for the High School by adding a Security Office contiguous to the main entry vestibule that visitors must first enter before entering the school. Adjacent and connected to the new Security Office will be the new Vice Principal’s Office. Both new offices will be concrete block construction. Both offices have an existing east brick wall that will be covered with metal studs and drywall. Carpet square flooring and acoustical lay-in ceiling. New aluminum storefront door systems at the vestibule will be replaced. Technology improvements include but are not limited to card access, door position sensors, door release buttons, cameras, data drops, access point, PA system, etc. The existing main entrance video intercom and door release system is to be relocated to a temporary entrance to the west for the duration of the project's construction and once the project is complete they are to be permanently installed back at the main entrance. A temporary one hour fire rated wall is to be constructed down the center of the corridor to isolate the construction area from the rest of the school.

BID DATE:

Bids will be received at the district’s Administrative Offices until 3:00 PM (local time) on April 29th, 2024.

Bids will be publicly opened at the Administrative Offices and read aloud at this time. Bids received after this time will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened.

Bids shall be properly and completely executed on the Bid Proposal Form included within the Project Manual and submitted in duplicate. Bids shall be clearly marked as “Niles Community Schools, Main Entrance Security Improvements - Niles High School on the front of the submitted envelope.

PRE-BID MEETING:

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at Niles High School on April 22nd, 2024 at 3:00 PM (local time).

The high school is located at 1441 Eagle Street, Niles, MI 49120.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY AND USE:

Bid Documents may be viewed at the following Plan Rooms on or after April 15th, 2024.

OWNER: Niles Community Schools 1 Tyler Street Niles, MI 49120

(Administrative Offices)

ARCHITECT: CARMI Design Group

210 E. Main Street, Ste. 200

P.O. Box 487

Niles, MI 49120

Phone: 269-663-5073

Builders Exchange of Kalamazoo www.builder-exchange.com

Builders Exchange of Lansing www.bxlansing.com

Builders Exchange of Michigan www.grbx.com

Construction Association of Michigan www.BuildwithCAM.com

ConstructConnect www.constructconnect.com

Dodge Construction Network www.construction.com

MACIAF (South Bend, IN) www.constructionsite.org

Niles Community Schools 2 Invitation to Bid Main Entrance Security Improvements – Niles High School

Bidding documents are available electronically at no charge, via email. Please email your request to Susan Weiss, susan@carmi.biz.

Contact Tanner Leininger, tanner@carmi.biz, with bidding questions. Please cc: susan@carmi.biz.

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.

OTHER CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION:

1. 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 Niles Community Schools board of education or the superintendent of the school district.

2. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of Thirty (30) calendar days after the date set for bid opening.

3. 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.

4. Niles Community Schools reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any defects or irregularities in bids, and to accept any bid which is deemed most advantageous to the public interest.

5. The awarded contractor will be required to pay prevailing wage rates and provide certified payroll reports for this project.