Asbestos removal bid

The Board of Education of Essexville-Hampton Public Schools is soliciting sealed bids for asbestos abatement services at Garber High School, located at 213 Pine Street, Essexville, Michigan. This construction procurement requires all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary to complete comprehensive asbestos removal at the facility. Bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough on April 26, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., where specifications and proposal forms will be distributed. Sealed bid proposals must be hand-delivered or courier-delivered to the school address by 2:00 p.m. on May 3, 2018; late submissions will be rejected and only hand-delivered or courier-delivered proposals are acceptable, with oral, telephone, facsimile, or electronic submissions prohibited. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following the submission deadline at the school location. Qualified bidders must submit proposals using the provided bid forms and include a sworn and notarized familial disclosure statement complying with MCL 380.1267 and a disclosure of any relationship with Iranian companies as required by Act No. 517. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check payable to Essexville-Hampton Public Schools for not less than 5 percent of the contract value, and the selected contractor must provide performance, labor, and material bonds upon contract award.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility to disadvantaged enterprises or other protected categories. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available procurement documentation. The bid advertisement does not disclose an estimated project budget or contract award value. All bid proposals will remain firm for 60 days following the bid opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, award the contract to other than the lowest bidder, waive irregularities or informalities in the bidding process, and make awards in any manner deemed in the best interests of the school district.