School Bus Drive on Lift RFP.pdf

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Attached to: Drive on School Bus Four Post Lift
Solicitation number: RFP GCS 260000001199 1
Issued by: Oscoda County, Michigan

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This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by Gaylord Community Schools, a Michigan school district, for the sale and installation of a drive-on school bus four-post lift. The district seeks sealed bids for a single lift unit with a minimum capacity of 30,000 pounds, compatible with vehicles having a minimum 300-inch wheelbase. The RFP was released on February 16, 2026, with sealed bids due on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the district's office located at 615 South Elm Avenue, Gaylord, Michigan 49735. The public bid opening will occur at the same date, time, and location. Bidders may contact Kenneth LaLone, GCS Transportation Mechanic, at lalonek@gaylord.k12.mi.us or 989-705-3022 to schedule site visits at the Gaylord School Bus Garage (300 East Seventh Street, Gaylord, Michigan 49735) or to ask questions. No award will be made at the time of bid opening. The installation must comply with manufacturer specifications, and pricing must include training on safe equipment operation.

Bidders must submit detailed specifications for the proposed lift unit and provide a comprehensive list of optional items with individual pricing, including examples such as two 15,000-pound rolling air-operated jacks, lighting kits, and tire/wheel dolly air-operated lifts. All bids must include completed Familial Disclosure Statements and Iran Economic Sanctions Act Compliance Affidavits. Gaylord Community Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, waive irregularities or defects, award on a split-order or lump-sum basis, and select other than the lowest bidder if deemed in the district's best interests. The district may also increase or decrease quantities or modify specifications by mutual agreement with the selected supplier.

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Board of Education Office Mr. Brian Pearson, Interim Superintendent

615 South Elm Avenue, Gaylord, Michigan 49735 Phone: (989)705-3080 Fax: (989)732-6029 www.gaylordschools.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Gaylord Community Schools is seeking sealed bids for the following items:

Sale and Installation of Drive on School Bus Four Post Lift.

The RFP release date: February 16, 2026.

Bid Submission Due Date: Wednesday March 18, 2026, 1:00pm

Sealed bids should be submitted to:

Gaylord Community Schools Attn: Joe A. Hart, Director of Finance 615 S. Elm Avenue Gaylord, MI 49735

Bids are to be marked “Sealed Bid – School Bus Lift” on the envelope.

Public Bid Opening:

Wednesday March 18, 2026, 1:00pm

Gaylord Community Schools 615 S. Elm Avenue Gaylord, MI 49735 No award will be made at this time.

Bidders are asked to provide the following:

Sealed bid for the sale and installation of a Drive on School Bus Four Post Lift.

Bidders MUST COMPLETE the attached Familial and Iran Disclosure Statements and include with bid submission.

Gaylord Community School’s Rights: Gaylord Community Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities or defects, to award on a split-order or lump-sum basis, and accept other than the low bid when deemed to be in the School District’s best interests. The School District reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities or modify conditions and specifications by mutual agreement with the selected supplier, both at the time of acceptance of this bid as so modified and subsequent thereto.

RFP for Drive on School Bus Four Post Lift

Gaylord Community Schools is seeking bids on the following:

Sell, Deliver and Install one (1) Drive on School Bus Four Post Lift.

Lift capacity to be 30,000 Lbs. or greater.

Compatible with 300-inch minimum wheel base vehicles.

Please provide detailed specifications for the unit being proposed.

Installation is to be completed to the manufactures specifications for the unit being installed.

Pricing is to include Training on the safe use of the equipment.

Please provide a list of all optional items available for the unit along with pricing on each item. Optional items may include but not limited to such things as:

o Two (2) 15,000 lb. rolling air operated jacks o Lighting kit o Tire/Wheel dolly air operated above ground lift with

1,000 lb. capacity, 48-inch lift height and side to side shift.

This project is located at:

Gaylord School Bus Garage 300 East Seventh St.

Gaylord, MI 49735

Please contact Kenneth LaLone to schedule a time to look at the site or with any questions you may have in regards to the above listed RFP or its contents.

Kenneth LaLone GCS Transportation Mechanic lalonek@gaylord.k12.mi.us 989-705-3022

FAMILIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

The undersigned, the owner or authorized officer of (the “Bidder”) pursuant to the familial disclosure requirement provided in the advertisement for bids, hereby represent and warrant, except as provided below, that no familial relationships exist between the owner(s) or any employee of and any member of the Board of Education or the Superintendent of the Gaylord Community Schools, except as indicated below:

List any Familial Relationships:

BIDDER:

By:

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This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of , 202 , by

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My Commission Expires:

Acting in the County of:

END OF FAMILIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

IRAN ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ACT COMPLIANCE AFFIDAVIT

Effective April 1, 2013, all Bids and/or Proposals received by public entities in the State of Michigan must comply with the Iran Economic Sanctions Act, Act 517 of 2012. As a condition to compliance with the Act, the following certification must be submitted with the Bid.

The undersigned, the owner or authorized officer of (the “Bidder”), pursuant to the requirements of the Iran Economic Sanctions Act, Act 517 of 2012, hereby certifies under civil penalty for false certification, that the Bidder is not an "Iran Linked Business", as defined in the Act, and is eligible to submit a Bid.