Middle School Freezer Project.pdf

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Kingscott Associates, Inc. Middle School Freezer

Architects/Engineers Big Rapids Public Schools

Portage, Michigan Big Rapids, Michigan

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids for the Middle School Freezer Project will be received by Big Rapids Public

Schools, at the Central Office, 21034 15 Mile Road, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 on May 29, 2025 until 2:00 p.m., local time.

Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at the Big Rapids High School (21175 15 Mile

Road, Big Rapids, MI) in Room #115.

Bids received after 2:00pm will be returned unopened. 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 firm submitting the bid and the Superintendent of Big Rapids School or any member of the Board of Education.

Bids shall be executed on the Bid Form provided. Each proposal must be accompanied by a satisfactory certified check, money order, or bid bond payable to Big Rapids Public Schools for not less than five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid and delivered in a sealed envelope bearing the bidder’s name, address, and project identification.

All bids submitted shall be from a prime bidder only and shall include all subcontractor costs for scopes identified in the contract documents. This project does not require prevailing wages.

Successful bidder(s) will be awarded by AIA A101-2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between

Owner and Contractor, issued by the Owner following direction by Big Rapids Public Schools.

Bidding and Contract Documents will be available from Kingscott Associates, Inc. on May 15, 2025 on the Kingscott ShareFile site. For access to the Kingscott ShareFile site, please contact

Lisa Dailey ldailey@kingscott.com. No printed sets of contract documents will be issued;

however, the electronic files may be reproduced for bidding purposes by the bidder and at the bidder’s expense.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities in biding and to refrain from accepting or rejecting any bids for a period of thirty (30) days after the bid opening.

Access to the Owner’s facilities may be arranged through contacting Brian Akey at (616)

329-3845.

The project scope of work includes Middle School Remodeling including (but not limited to) the following:

1. Selective site demolition.

2. Selective interior demolition including removal of existing 2’x4’ lay-in ceilings in the

Cafeteria.

3. New walk-in freezer unit, concrete slab, concrete ramp, and foundation.

4. New guardrails and handrails at new exterior concrete ramp.

5. New lay-in ceiling in the Cafeteria.

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6. New epoxy flooring in the Cafeteria and (2) Storage rooms.

7. New wall paint in the existing Cafeteria.

8. Electrical power for the new freezer unit and new light fixtures in the Cafeteria.

9. Controls work to integrate the new freezer unit with the existing Building Management

System