Garden City Middle School Window Replacement

Garden City Public Schools is procuring window replacement services for Garden City Middle School (Project No. 2019-005) located at 1851 Radcliff, Garden City, Michigan 48135. The sealed bid procurement requires contractors to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for complete window replacement work, with the project also including door hardware procurement and installation specifications. Deliverables include base bid pricing for window replacement work with provisions for required and voluntary alternates, submission of two copies of the completed Form of Proposal, a Familial Disclosure Statement, and a bid bond for bids exceeding $50,000. A proposal guarantee of at least five percent (5%) of the base bid, submitted as either a bid bond from a U.S. Treasury Listed Surety Company or a cashier's check, is required with each proposal. Qualified contractors must demonstrate experience through a list of similar projects comparable in cost and type, with experience in school construction projects of comparable scope required for contract award. The sealed proposal submission deadline is Monday, May 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Garden City Schools Business Office, 1333 Radcliff, Garden City, Michigan 48135, with bids to be opened publicly and read aloud immediately following the deadline. Site demolition begins June 17, 2019 (after the school year concludes on June 14, 2019), and all project work must be completed by August 11, 2019. All bids must remain open and irrevocable for sixty (60) days from the due date, and successful bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds. Bid documents have been transmitted via email beginning April 22, 2019 to interested contractors requesting them from the Architect, French Associates, Inc. (contact: Barb Lovell, barbl@frenchaia.com, 248-656-1377).

All bidders must comply with Michigan's familial relationship disclosure requirements (MCL 380.1267) and the Iran Economic Sanctions Act (Public Act 517 of 2012), submitting sworn and notarized certification statements with their bids. Site visitation is mandatory for all contractors to familiarize themselves with the work scope, and bidders must document whether they have conducted a site visit. Door hardware must be supplied by an established firm with an Architectural Hardware Consultant on staff located within 100 miles of the project, with all hardware categories sourced from a single manufacturer unless otherwise specified, and special warranty periods mandated including a 30-year warranty for closers, 3-year warranties for locksets and exit devices, and a lifetime warranty for continuous gear hinges. The project specifications require contractors to maintain the building in weather-tight condition, protect building occupants, maintain six administrative parking spaces, provide not less than five calendar days' notice before activities affecting owner operations, and assume responsibility for repairing any damage caused by construction operations. The Owner reserves the right to award the contract to other than the low bidder, accept or reject any or all bids, and waive any informalities in the bidding process. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the bid documents provided.