Invitation to Bid.pdf

ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Elementary School Remodeling and Partial Reroofing

May 9, 2025

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INVITATION TO BID

Project:

Elementary Schools Remodeling and Partial Reroofing

Owner:

Ellsworth Community Schools 9467 Park Street Ellsworth, MI 49729

Architect/Engineer:

Anthony P. Esson, Architect, PLLC PO Box 479 Gaylord, MI 49734

Date: May 9, 2025

Ellsworth Community Schools will receive Bids for remodeling and reroofing at the Elementary School building located at 9467 Park St., Ellsworth, MI 49729.

Sealed Bids may be delivered in person to Ellsworth Community Schools, c/o Aaron Gaffney, 9467 Park St., Ellsworth, MI 49729. Bids must be received prior to 10:30 AM local time on July 2, 2025. Bids will be opened publically and read aloud at 10:30 AM local time on July 2, 2025, in the Superintendent’s Office located in the Middle/High School; 9467 Park St., Ellsworth, MI 49729. The Owner will not consider or accept a bid received after the date and time specified for bid submission. Post Bid Interviews with the apparent low Bidder(s) will be scheduled following receipt of Bids. All Bids will be evaluated at a later date.

There will be a Pre-Bid Conference conducted by the Construction Manager, Owner, and Architect/Engineer at 1:00 PM local time, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The meeting will convene in the Ellsworth Elementary School Media Center located at, 9467 Park Street, Ellsworth, MI 49729. The Pre-Bid Conference will consist of a brief informational meeting followed by an opportunity for Bidders to examine the Project site.

Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

Bidding Documents will be available on or about June 5, 2025. Interested Bidders may view and download bidding documents at www.sugarconstruction.com/current-bids. Select Ellsworth Community Schools, Elementary School Remodeling and Partial Reroofing.

Each Bidder shall include with its Bid, a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships that exist between the owner or any employee of the Bidder and any member of the Board of Education of the Superintendent of the School District.

Elementary School Remodeling and Partial Reroofing

May 9, 2025

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Compliance with the Iran Economic Sanctions Act (PA 517 of 2012) is required. Each Bidder shall include a sworn and notarized certification that they are not an "Iran Linked Business" as the term is defined in the Act.

A Bid security in the amount of no less than 5 percent of the Bid Sum in the form of a Bid Bond, or certified check payable to the Owner shall accompany each Bid. A personal or company check does not constitute a Bid security.

As the remodeling portion of the project will be funded in part by State grant funds, all wages and fringe benefits paid to construction mechanics performing work on the remodeling portion of the project by the Contractors and their Subcontractors must not be less than the prevailing rates in the locality where the work is performed. The partial reroofing portion of the project will not be funded by State grant funds and is exempt from prevailing wage requirements.

Refer to other bidding requirements described in Document 00 21 13.

Bids shall be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the Bidding Documents. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate.

Bidders will not be required to furnish Performance and Labor/Material Payment Bonds for this project.

Bids will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of 60 days after submission.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, either in whole or in part; to award the Contract to other than the lowest Bidder; to waive any irregularities and/or informalities; and in general to make awards in any manner deemed to be in the best interest of the Owner.

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