Bid Ad - 2018 MADE Academy Furniture & Signage Bid Pk. #1

Utica Community Schools issued this sealed bid procurement for furniture and signage required for the MADE Academy at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Macomb County, Michigan. The project, with Integrated Design Solutions, LLC serving as the architect, seeks to procure all necessary furniture and signage materials for the academy. Sealed bids were required to be submitted by 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Utica Community Schools, 11303 Greendale, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48312, where bids would be publicly opened and read aloud. Prospective bidders were required to submit any questions prior to March 22, 2018, with all addenda to be issued no later than March 22, 2018. Site visits were available by prior arrangement through architect Matt Beck at 248-823-2100 or mbeck@ids-troy.com, and electronic copies of bidding documents were obtainable from Integrated Design Solutions, LLC through Taylor Easthope at teasthope@ids-troy.com or Matt Beck. All bids were required to be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, money order, or bid bond made payable to Utica Community Schools in an amount not less than five percent of the base bid, with bid security to be returned ten days after execution of the purchase order.

The bidding documents do not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions limiting the types of organizations eligible to respond to this procurement. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the available documentation. Bidders were prohibited from withdrawing their bids for sixty days following the bid opening date. The owner, Utica Community Schools, reserved the right to reject any or all bids, accept alternates in any order or combination, award the contract to any bidder, and negotiate with bidders without requiring a rebid. The specific award value or budget range for this procurement was not disclosed in the available bidding documents.