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Sealed bid proposals will be accepted from qualified contractors by Chippewa Hills School District for Chippewa Hills School District for the Bid Pack 4 -Access Control Systems Rebid. Proposals may be mailed or delivered in person to:

Bob Grover Superintendent

C/o Chippewa Hills School District

3226 Arthur Rd

Remus, MI 49340 Pre-Bid Meeting

A pre-bid meeting and project walk-through will be conducted by the Construction Manager, Wolgast Corporation, and the Architect, Kingscott Associates, on 3/21/2019, at 11:00:00 AM (local time) in the Superintendent’s Office.

Bid Information

Proposals must be received prior to 1:00:00 PM (local time) on 4/2/2019 at the Chippewa Hills School District Administration Office. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:05:00 PM in the Chippewa Hills School District Superintendents Office. All bids received after 1:00:00 PM on the bid date will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

Proposals and Award

The Project will utilize separate prime contractors. All contracts for construction will be direct contracts with the Owner. Overall administration of the Project will be the responsibility of the Construction Management Firm, Wolgast Corporation. The Owner will award contracts on or about April 8, 2019, to separate prime contractors for separate bid divisions or combinations of bid divisions. All bids shall be submitted on the bid forms provided in the project specifications, completely filled in, and executed (copies of the bid forms are acceptable). Facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Plans and Questions

Requests by Contractors for inclusion as Bidders shall be addressed to the Project Manager, Tony Nathaniel, at Wolgast Corporation. One (1) set of Bidding Documents will be provided to each contractor furnishing a plan deposit fee of $50.00 per paper set and $0 deposit for CDs through Wolgast Corporation. All checks and/or money orders are to be made payable to the Chippewa Hills School District. Plan deposits are refundable. Plans may be obtained by contacting the Project Administrator, Leona Ritthaler, at Wolgast Corporation at (989) 354-8520. All questions regarding the bidding procedures, design, and drawing/specification intent are to be directed to the Construction Manager on a Clarification Request Form (Section 00310), attention Tony Nathaniel.

Bid Security

A Bid Security by a qualified surety authorized to do business in the state where the Project is located and in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid shall accompany each proposal or proposal combination. The Bid Security may be in the form of a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order. Personal checks are NOT acceptable. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid date. Successful Bidders may be required to furnish Surety Bonds as stated in the Project Specifications (Section 00600).

Familial Disclosure

All bidders must provide familial disclosure in compliance with MCL 380.1267 and attach this information to the bid. The bid shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the Owner or the employee of the bidder and any member of the board, intermediate school board, or board of directors or the superintendent of the school district, intermediate superintendent of the intermediate school district, or chief executive officer of the public school academy. The District shall not accept a bid that does not include this sworn and notarized disclosure statement.

Owners Rights

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, accept a bid other than the low bid, and to waive informalities, irregularities, and/or errors in the bid proposals, which they feel to be in their own best interest.

Bid Division 283500 – Access Control Systems