Warren Woods.BP-08.LED Lighting+Grid Ad.240209.pdf

WARREN WOODS PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

LED LIGHTING + CEILING WORK

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

INVITATION FOR BIDS BP-08

INVITATION FOR BIDS

PROJECT

WARREN WOODS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LED LIGHTING + CEILING WORK

OWNER

WARREN WOODS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

12900 FRAZHO ROAD

WARREN, MICHIGAN 48088

ENGINEER

AMERESCO

640 LAKEVIEW PLAZA BLVD, STE J

WORTHINGTON, OH 43085

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

A. The project consists of all necessary equipment and labor to perform the indicated work. This includes removal and disposal of existing lamps or fixtures, along with furnishing and installing new lamps/fixtures/controls throughout each of the following buildings. All other ancillary materials or equipment required to complete installation per the bid documents shall be provided by the Contractor.

1. Tower High School

2. Middle School

3. Hawthorn Building

4. Enterprise High School

5. Briarwood Elementary School

6. Pinewood Elementary School

7. Westwood Elementary School

B. The project also includes partial ceiling tile/grid replacement in the following buildings. The contractor is responsible for removal and reinstallation of all lighting, exit signs, and emergency lighting in these areas. All other equipment (WAP, FA devices, speaker, signage, etc.) will be removed and reinstalled by the school.

1. Hawthorn Building

2. Pinewood Elementary School

SCHEDULE:

A. On-site installation is to start as soon as materials are available, and schedule is coordinated with Ameresco.

B. Ceiling work to start and finish during the District’s summer break.

TYPE OF PROPOSAL:

Firm fixed price proposals for the comprehensive scope of work at each building as defined in the Ameresco RFP documents are being entertained for this proposal. Contracts may be awarded by building or as a whole. Ameresco shall hold the contract.

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

The Owner will receive sealed proposals for the work herein set forth until 2:00 p.m. EST, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Warren Woods Public Schools in the Administration Services Building, 12900 Frazho Road, Warren, MI 48088. Bids will be publicly opened shortly thereafter. Late bids will not be accepted or considered.

The 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 School Board, or the Superintendent of Schools. Also required is a sworn and notarized affidavit of compliance to the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. The Owner will not accept a bid that does not include these sworn and notarized statements.

PROPOSAL GUARANTY:

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or a satisfactory Surety Bid Bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid price as guaranty. No bid shall be considered unless it is accompanied by the required guaranty.

Checks shall be made payable to Warren Woods Public Schools.

Such cash, checks, or bid bonds will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders for each contract within five (5) days after the opening of bids, and the remaining cash, checks, or bid bonds will be returned promptly after the Owner and the accepted bidders have executed the Contract, or if no award has been made, within sixty (60) days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter, so long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid.

RECOMMENDED PRE-BID MEETING

A Recommended Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the Tower High School (main east entrance, door 16), 27900 Bunert Rd, Warren, MI 48088 at 2:00 PM EST on Monday, February 19, 2024.

Attendance at this pre-bid meeting is not mandatory, however, absolutely no extra cost will be allowed for any item or thing which could have been seen by visiting the site.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS:

Bidding documents consist of plans and specifications as prepared by Ameresco, Worthington, OH.

Bidding documents will be available on or after Friday, February 9, 2024, by emailing Scott Roman at sroman@ameresco.com for a link to access the documents.

PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE:

The right to accept and/or reject any and all proposals and to waive any and all informalities and/or irregularities in bid proposals submitted during the bidding process is reserved by the Owner, which right may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Owner.

PROPOSAL WITHDRAWAL:

Proposals for base bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the time established for the receipt of proposals. Bidders may withdraw at any item prior to the time set for the receipt of proposals.

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