Kingman Museum Phase 1: Restoration and New Roof
The City of Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan, is soliciting sealed bids for the Kingman Museum Phase 1 Restoration and New Roof project, identified as IFB # 2026-010B. This comprehensive restoration project involves removing and replacing the existing roof system, including installation of new membrane and tapered insulation, flashing, and parapet detailing. Key deliverables include modifying roof drains, replacing the roof hatch, and performing partial limestone and masonry restoration, which encompasses chimney demolition, baluster and frieze replacement using natural stone, and light fixture replacements. The project requires bidders to demonstrate expertise in historical restoration and roofing work, with substantial completion targeted for December 15, 2025. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 5, 2025, at 10:00 am, with bid submissions due on August 20, 2025, at 2:00 pm through the BidNet Direct website. Technical questions must be submitted to Katie Norton by August 13, 2025, and the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids based on the most advantageous proposal.
The contract does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders are required to submit a 5% bid bond and comply with prevailing wage requirements. The project includes multiple alternate bid options, such as replacing stone elements with precast concrete and offering alternative roofing membrane specifications. While no incumbent vendors are mentioned, the project will be executed under a single prime contract and is fully funded by the City of Battle Creek without federal or state funding. Bidders will be evaluated on factors beyond the lowest price, considering technical capabilities, restoration experience, and overall project approach. The project manual provides detailed technical specifications across multiple divisions, including roofing, masonry restoration, metal fabrications, electrical work, and storm drainage, suggesting a complex restoration effort with potential for significant investment, though specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated in the provided documentation.
Michigan 8/20/25, 2:00 PM 7/17/25, 12:00 AM MS Greenhouse Sitework
Marshall Public Schools in Calhoun County, Michigan, is soliciting bids for the MS Greenhouse Sitework project, a comprehensive construction initiative to add a greenhouse to the middle school campus. The procurement is a competitive bid process scheduled for August 19, 2025, with bid opening via virtual MS Teams meeting. The project encompasses multiple technical scopes including earthwork, underground utilities, concrete flatwork, and plumbing, with the greenhouse structure and concrete materials to be supplied by the owner. The project timeline is set from September 8, 2025, to November 3, 2025, with post-bid interviews planned for August 21-25, 2025, and contract award anticipated on September 23, 2025. Bidders are required to submit a 5% bid bond or certified check, complete a familial relationship disclosure, and provide an Iran Economic Sanctions Act compliance statement. Bid packages include Safety and General Scope Requirements, Concrete, Plumbing, Electrical, and Earthwork components, with trade contractors expected to utilize Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and provide detailed weekly schedule updates.
The construction manager demonstrates a commitment to promoting diversity by providing opportunities for minority, woman, veteran, and disabled-owned businesses. Trade contractors must maintain specific insurance coverages, including commercial general liability, automobile liability, umbrella liability, and workers' compensation. Contractors will be responsible for developing site-specific safety plans, maintaining submittal logs, and providing an asbestos-free material certification upon project completion. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the project suggests a substantial investment in infrastructure improvement. The procurement appears open to qualified contractors who can meet the technical, safety, and administrative requirements outlined in the project manual, with an emphasis on comprehensive project management and compliance with local and state regulations.
Michigan 8/19/25, 11:00 AM 8/4/25, 12:00 AM RFP for installation of public address systems
Battle Creek Public Schools issued a Request for Proposal on March 28, 2019 for the design and installation of public address systems across seven school buildings located in Calhoun County, Michigan. The procurement requires the design and installation of fully integrated, code-compliant public address systems at Dudley Elementary, LaMora Park Elementary, Post-Franklin Elementary, Verona Elementary, Springfield Middle School, W.K. Kellogg Preparatory Academy, and Fremont International Academy, with a total of 317 devices to be installed including 40 horns, 14 talk back units, 83 horn talk back units, and 180 one-way speakers. All systems must be field-tested and operational before final acceptance, with project completion targeted for August 9, 2019. Qualified contractors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of successful experience in similar work, provide at least three school references for projects completed within the past five years, and submit three hard copies of proposals with pricing that includes all applicable sales and use taxes. The evaluation criteria consist of cost (40 points), quality and experience (30 points), construction approach description (10 points), and response time to issues (20 points). A mandatory pre-bid site walk-through was scheduled for April 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. beginning at Springfield Middle School, with proposals due by 1:00 p.m. on April 19, 2019 to the Battle Creek Public Schools Business Department.
The RFP contains no identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on responding organizations based on size or classification. Successful contractors must carry comprehensive general liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, workers' compensation coverage as required by Michigan, and automobile liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, along with a combined umbrella liability policy of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Contractors must provide a one-year warranty for all work, submit Material Safety Data Sheets for materials brought on-site, and be subject to criminal background checks for all employees assigned to the project. Payment terms require 90 percent payment within 30 days of satisfactory completion and invoicing, with retainage released within 45 days of receipt of all warranty, training, and documentation. The contract is subject to termination by the school district with thirty days' written notice. No specific award value or budget range is listed in the RFP documentation.
Michigan 4/19/19, 6:00 PM 3/28/19, 12:00 AM BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROOFING PROJECT
Battle Creek Public Schools in Calhoun County, Michigan is seeking sealed bids for a comprehensive district roofing project (Bid Package 07.5) covering two facilities: the Miller Stone Building and the Administration Building. The procurement involves furnishing and installing complete roofing systems, including removal of existing roofing materials, installation of polyisocyanurate insulation, recovery boards, base sheets, fluid-applied membrane systems with fabric reinforcement, and shingle replacement where specified. At Miller Stone (approximately 8,500 square feet), the project includes wet vacuuming of existing flat roof stone and installation of new fluid-applied roofing on modified bitumen sections, along with plywood decking overlay and new shingles on existing shingle roof sections; the contractor must also provide new decking and roofing following ELITE Companies' completion of demolition and framing infill of ten dormers. At the Administration Building (16,280 square feet), work encompasses restoration of 200 square feet and replacement of 16,080 square feet of roofing material across five sections containing TPO membrane and shingles, with proposed installation of modified base sheets, recovery boards, 2-inch polyiso insulation, new TPO membrane, and shingle systems. Bidders must attend the mandatory pre-bid conference held on February 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM, submit requests for information by February 26, 2021 at 4:00 PM, and submit sealed bids by March 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM at the BCPS Administration Office, with public bid opening and reading aloud on the same date and time, with a virtual Zoom option available. The project is scheduled to commence June 7, 2021 and be completed by August 13, 2021, with liquidated damages assessed at $300 per day for delays beyond the agreed completion date unless caused by inclement weather, material unavailability, or strike actions. Qualified contractors must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per person and per occurrence, workers' compensation coverage, employers' liability insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, and automobile insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, and must comply with OSHA standards, 100% fall protection policies, MIOSHA guidelines, daily housekeeping requirements, and attendance at bi-weekly progress meetings with potential $500 fines per unexcused absence.
Bidders must submit bid bonds equal to 5% of the bid amount payable to Battle Creek Public Schools, along with sworn and notarized Familial Relationship Disclosure statements and Affidavits of Compliance with the Iran Economic Sanctions Act; proposals lacking these required documents will not be accepted. For contracts exceeding $50,000, successful bidders must furnish both a Payment Bond and Performance Bond, each in 100% of the contract amount, with bond costs included in the base bid for packages exceeding $50,000 and submitted as an alternate for packages under $50,000. The bid documents specify that no set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprises or specific organization types are indicated in the procurement materials; however, the District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity, and may require post-bid interviews for selected bidders. Contractors are responsible for all cost estimating, measurement accuracy, logistics, sidewalk protection, permitting, building shutdowns, and dumpster provision, and must submit bid breakdowns that separately itemize labor and material costs for demolition, framing/decking, shingle work, and fluid-applied roofing at each building. The manufacturer representative will conduct minimum three inspections per week throughout the project duration, and the contractor must provide a two-year workmanship warranty from the date of final acceptance, while the manufacturer provides warranties extending from thirty years for fluid-applied systems to twenty years for single-ply restorations; no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents, though the project scope and insurance requirements suggest a substantial contract value likely exceeding the $50,000 performance bond threshold.
Michigan 3/10/21, 8:00 PM 2/25/21, 12:00 AM Five Points Roundabout - Landscaping
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Southwest Region has issued Request for Proposal No. 230000002771 for landscaping services at the Five Points Roundabout located in Mason Township, Cass County, Michigan. This solicitation seeks a single contractor to provide comprehensive landscaping installation services including removal of existing landscaping, soil excavation (193 cubic yards minimum), installation of landscape fabric (1,050 square yards of 5-ounce, needle-punched, UV-stabilized nonwoven polypropylene), placement of decorative stone at 6-inch depth (188 cubic yards of either Meramec Rock or River Rock), and planting of seven Syringa Reticulata "Ivory Silk" 2-inch diameter trees spaced 15 feet on-center with 4-inch mulch rings. Contract work must commence within six consecutive days of the Notice to Proceed and be completed by September 29, 2023, with all activities performed during daylight hours and no work permitted during the Labor Day holiday period (September 1-5, 2023). The contractor must maintain access to all five roundabout approaches, restrict full lane closures to no more than 5 minutes during low-traffic periods between 9 AM and 2 PM, and implement comprehensive traffic control measures including channelizing devices, Type III barriers, and appropriate signage. Evaluation will be conducted on a PASS/FAIL basis with award to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest price who meets all five mandatory criteria: submission of a completed Confidential Treatment Form, completion of the Vendor Questions Worksheet, completion of Schedule A (Statement of Work), completion of Schedule B (Pricing submitted as a lump sum), and agreement with Standard Contract Terms. Written questions must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, August 3, 2023, with answers posted by Friday, August 4, 2023, and proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday, August 11, 2023, to be submitted electronically through the Michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS system in modifiable native formats with individual documents limited to 6 MB. The anticipated contract begin date is Monday, August 21, 2023, with the Solicitation Manager ReChelle I. Kendrick available at 517-335-5905 or KendrickR1@michigan.gov.
The RFP documentation does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged business enterprise requirements, or restrictions limiting participation to particular organizational types; this appears to be open competition for all qualified vendors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Contractors are required to comply with Michigan's electronic vendor registration system (Sigma Vendor Self Service Portal) as mandated by MCL 18.1283, designate a Contractor Representative specifically assigned to State of Michigan accounts, and disclose all proposed subcontractors with their legal business names, addresses, and work scopes. Personnel must comply with high-visibility safety apparel requirements per the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and all local noise, dust, and work-hour ordinances apply. Pricing must be firm for the entire contract term, with invoices required within 45 days of contract expiration or they will not be paid, and liquidated damages of $1,000 plus an additional $100 per day apply for late or improper completion. The specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents, though the lump sum pricing structure suggests the contract value will be determined by the lowest qualified bidder's proposal submission.
Michigan 8/11/23, 8:00 PM 7/28/23, 12:00 AM