FHPS Fine Arts Center Audio/Video Improvements RFP

Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan is soliciting sealed bids from qualified General Contractors for Fine Arts Center Audio/Video Improvements (Project 5-4220) at the facility located at 600 Forest Hill Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. The procurement involves the design and installation of improvements to audio and visual systems within the Fine Arts Center, with deliverables including enhanced audio/video capabilities and all associated infrastructure upgrades necessary for system functionality. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and facility walkthrough will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 9:00 AM, allowing bidders to assess the project scope and site conditions. Sealed bids must be submitted to Ron Boezwinkle, Director of Operations, at 150 Alta Dale SE, Ada, MI 49301, by 2:00 P.M. local time on Friday, December 14, 2018. Bidding documents became available for viewing and download beginning November 26, 2018, through GMB Architecture + Engineering's website at www.gmb.com and the Plan Command site. The anticipated contract award date is January 21, 2019, with construction anticipated to commence on August 3, 2019, and substantial completion targeted for August 10, 2019, with the contract term extending through final completion of all work including punch lists.

All bidders must furnish bid security equal to five percent of the Base Bid in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check made payable to Forest Hills Public Schools, and must separately indicate the cost of Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds covering 100 percent of project value. Additionally, all bids must include a sworn and notarized familial relationship disclosure statement and an Affidavit of Compliance with the Iran Economic Sanctions Act (Michigan Public Act No. 517 of 2012); bids lacking these documents will not be accepted. This project does not require prevailing wages, and applicable Michigan sales and use taxes apply. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are mentioned in the solicitation documents. Proposals must remain firm for sixty days from the date of bid opening, and the Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities in proposals. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation.