GRPS District Wide Water Filter (Filter First)

Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is soliciting sealed bids for a district-wide water filtration project through C2AE, the project architect and administrator. The procurement encompasses the replacement of electric water coolers and installation of point-of-use water filtration systems across multiple GRPS school locations on a lump sum basis for general contract work covering all trades. Bidders must be properly licensed under applicable trade laws and will be required to provide a Performance Bond, separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and insurance in forms acceptable to GRPS upon contract award. Key dates include a mandatory web-based prebid meeting scheduled for March 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time, with site walkthrough requests to be consolidated and accommodated prior to bid submission. Sealed bids are due April 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time at the GRPS Service Building located at 900 Union Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with bids to be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following submission. Bidding documents are available electronically beginning March 20, 2026 through C2AE contact Kristy Baisch at 616-454-9414 or kristy.baisch@c2ae.com. Bid security is required as specified in the Instructions to Bidders, with no bids eligible for withdrawal for 60 days following opening, and the contract term commences upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed with a specific completion timeline detailed in the complete Bidding Documents.

The procurement documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation by particular types of organizations, disadvantaged enterprises, or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation, nor is any existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration explicitly referenced. The project is identified as Project #25-0277 with the Owner's Representative Marc Bennett and the architect C2AE located at 50 Louis Street NW, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, Michigan. GRPS reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities in the bidding process. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the advertisement, though this information may be provided within the complete Bidding Documents available from C2AE.