Carpet Replacement - Ryan Int. School

Gull Lake Community Schools in Richland, Michigan is seeking sealed bids for a Sinking Fund 2026 carpet replacement project at Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School located at 9562 M-89 in Richland, Michigan. The procurement encompasses flooring demolition and replacement work in Units 100 and 500, including removal and disposal of existing flooring, installation of new carpet (CPT-1) and luxury vinyl tile (LVT-1) flooring, rubber base installation, and touch-up painting throughout various rooms in the facility. The project requires contractors to coordinate with architectural and engineering services provided by Kingscott Associates Inc. in Portage, Michigan and construction management services provided by Miller Davis in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and contractors must demonstrate capability to perform site preparation, quality standards, and proper material disposal while salvaging and reinstalling an existing library circulation desk. Sealed bids must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 to the Gull Lake Community Schools Administration Building at 10100 East D Avenue, Richland, Michigan. A non-mandatory pre-bid walkthrough is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the project site, and pre-bid Requests for Information must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on May 5, 2026. Bidding and contract documents are available electronically from Kingscott Associates, Inc. via FTP beginning April 23, 2026, with access available upon request to Lisa Dailey at ldailey@kingscott.com. Work is scheduled to commence on June 8, 2026, with substantial completion required by August 7, 2026 and final completion by August 14, 2026.

There are no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that may respond to this procurement. Bids must be submitted by prime bidders only and shall include all subcontractor costs for identified scopes of work; no prevailing wages are required for this project. Bid security equal to five percent of the bid amount, payable to Gull Lake Community Schools, is required, and the successful bidder must furnish both Performance and Payment Bonds in amounts equal to one hundred percent of the contract sum. Insurance requirements include Employer's Liability coverage with a minimum of $1,000,000, Comprehensive General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate limits, and Comprehensive Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 per person and $2,000,000 per occurrence limits. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and may withhold acceptance or rejection decisions for up to ninety days following bid opening. Contract award will follow action by the Board of Education using the AIA A101-2017 Standard Form of Agreement, with the Owner retaining ten percent of progress payments until the cumulative total retained equals ten percent of the contract sum, after which full payment shall be made if work is progressing satisfactorily. No specific budget or award value was disclosed in the contract documents.