Exterior Door Alarms

Rochester Community Schools in Oakland County, Michigan is soliciting competitive bids through a Request for Proposals for the design, engineering, installation, and maintenance of exterior door alarm systems across eight school buildings located in Rochester Hills and Rochester. The procurement encompasses three high schools, four middle schools, and the John M. Schultz Educational Campus, requiring the installation of hardwired audible and visual alarm systems on all perimeter doors with display panels in each building's main office to notify staff of door openings. The system must be capable of being armed and disarmed throughout the day and integrated with existing building alarm systems. Bidders are required to conduct site visits to all eight locations to assess existing conditions at no additional cost, with the Facilities Department available at 248-726-3160 for site access. Proposals must be submitted electronically via BidNet Direct no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, with all work required to be completed and billed by September 30, 2019 due to mandatory grant funding constraints. Requests for clarification must be submitted through BidNet Direct by July 10, 2019. Pricing must be submitted as net lump sum bids with separate line-item breakdowns for each of the eight buildings, and the Board of Education anticipates approval on July 16, 2019, with work commencing immediately thereafter. Award will not necessarily be made to the lowest bidder; the district reserves the right to select the most qualified bidder based on adherence to RFP requirements, specifications, pricing, schedule, and demonstrated prior experience with similar projects.

Bidders must submit a Bid Bond equal to five percent of the proposal amount naming Rochester Community Schools as the obligee, and successful contractors for contracts exceeding $50,000 must obtain Performance and Payment Bonds equal to the contract amount from surety companies authorized to do business in Michigan with Federal Register listing or AM Best Rating of B+ or better. All required documentation, including a Vendor Information Form, a sworn and notarized Familial Disclosure Affidavit disclosing any family relationships between the bidder's owner or employees and Board of Education members or the Superintendent, and an Iran Economic Sanctions Certification, must be submitted online by the due date. Prevailing wage rates are not required for this classification as a nonqualified bond project. The procurement does not specify particular set-asides or restrictions on entity types, though all purchases are exempt from state and federal taxes with exemption certificates provided upon request. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation, though the project is grant-funded with a mandatory completion deadline of September 30, 2019.