BID21006 : District-Wide Ventilator Pre-Pricing Package

Farmington Public Schools is procuring a District-Wide Unit Ventilator Pre-Pricing Package through sealed competitive bidding under the 2020 Bond Issue. The procurement is being administered by McCarthy & Smith, Inc., serving as Construction Manager, with bidding documents prepared by Wakely Associates, Inc. The scope involves providing unit ventilators on a pre-pricing basis for district-wide implementation, though specific technical specifications and performance standards are contained within the detailed bidding documents available for public inspection beginning December 22, 2020, at McCarthy & Smith's Farmington Hills offices, the Construction Association of Michigan Plan Room in Bloomfield Hills, and the Builder's Exchange in Lansing. Sealed bids must be submitted electronically through Building Connected by 1:00 PM EST on January 5, 2021, with public bid opening conducted via Zoom on the same date and time. All bidders are required to submit sworn and notarized affidavits including a Familial Disclosure Affidavit, Iran Linked Business Affidavit, and Criminal Background Check Affidavit. Bid security equal to five percent of the bid amount is mandatory, submitted as a bid bond, cashier check, or certified check payable to Farmington Public Schools, with cashier checks scanned electronically by the deadline and physically delivered within 48 hours thereafter. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this procurement.

The bidding documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to particular enterprise categories or organization types based on available information. Upon contract award, the successful bidder must execute the contract, provide required insurance certificates, and file Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price within ten days of notice of award but prior to work commencement. No incumbent vendors or specific technology integration requirements are identified in the available procurement materials. The specific contract value or budget range for this pre-pricing package procurement is not disclosed in the posted documents. Farmington Public Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in whole or in part, waive informalities and irregularities, and award the contract other than to the lowest bidder at its sole discretion.