HVAC Replacement - Senior Center (Federal Funding)

The City of Westland, Michigan is requesting proposals for HVAC replacement at the Senior Resource Center (Friendship Center) under an RFP, with proposals due October 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on October 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. This is a federally funded project requiring Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance for all installation personnel and adherence to HUD procurement provisions, the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act.

Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises and Section 3 business concerns are encouraged to respond. The scope is HVAC replacement at the Friendship Center located at 1119 N Newburgh Road, Westland, Michigan. The contractor must obtain an HVAC permit on behalf of the City (permit fee waived), provide heat loss calculations and heating distribution layout within 10 days of award, and furnish an 18-month general warranty on all work and materials.

Required insurance includes $1,000,000 comprehensive general liability, $1,000,000 employer's liability, $500,000 motor vehicle coverage per occurrence, and $2,000,000 umbrella excess liability; the City must be named as additional insured on all policies with 30 days' notice of cancellation. Proposals must be submitted to the Department of Housing & Community Development at 32150 Dorsey Road, Westland, MI 48186. Written inquiries are due by 4:00 p.m. on October 8, 2026 to City Controller Devin Adams (dadams@cityofwestland.com) and Deputy Community Development Director Rick Gowan (rgowan@cityofwestland.com).

The contract will be awarded to the qualified vendor deemed most capable based on experience, capacity, methodology, comparable projects, cost, and past performance. Pricing must be submitted on the bid forms supplied in the package, with totals written in words taking precedence over figures; no taxes are to be included in bid prices, though applicable sales, import, or other taxes shall be invoiced separately and borne by the contractor.