Aluminum Ramp Installation

The City of Farmington Hills Department of Special Services is soliciting bids for design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent aluminum ramp system at the Hawk Community Center with sealed bids due October 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, and a pre-bid meeting scheduled for September 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the facility.

The scope includes furnishing and installing a commercial-grade, corrosion-resistant aluminum ramp system over an existing third-floor concrete ramp base, configured to meet ADA compliance for running slopes, cross slopes, landings, turns, handrails, edge protection, and transitions. The contractor must perform field verification, final engineering and design, fabrication, delivery, installation, mobilization, site protection, and all incidental work to deliver a complete, usable ramp system. The system must support pedestrian and wheelchair/mobility-device loads and withstand Michigan weather conditions. Pricing is broken into six line items: mobilization and site protection, aluminum ramp system, aluminum landings, aluminum handrails, edge protection/curbs, and concrete anchors/attachments.

The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance including workers' compensation, commercial general liability of not less than $1 million per occurrence, and automobile liability of not less than $1 million combined single limit, with the City named as additional insured. A one-year warranty for workmanship defects applies from the date of completion. Unit prices remain firm for 90 days or until bid award, whichever comes first; the successful bidder's prices remain firm for one year from award. Payment terms are Net 30 days upon receipt of goods, FOB Delivered during standard business hours (8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). The City is exempt from federal excise and Michigan sales tax. Bids may be submitted in person, by mail, or electronically via MITN.info to the City Clerk's Office. Place of performance is the Hawk Community Center, 29995 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan.