Lakeland Health Care Center Furniture Replacement - 2026

Walworth County, Wisconsin is soliciting sealed bids for the Lakeland Health Care Center Furniture Replacement project (Project #26-005), a comprehensive furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) procurement for a health care facility renovation located in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The procurement encompasses delivery and setup of new furniture across multiple wings and rooms within the facility, including resident rooms, common areas, activity centers, dining facilities, and administrative spaces. The base bid includes nine designated areas (Activity Center, Vending, A Wing Sunroom, A Wing Dining Room, A Wing Living Room, and resident rooms), with five separate additive bids available for specific rooms including an Activity Room/Craft area and Beauty Salon. The detailed FF&E specifications include resident room furniture such as beds, mattresses, headboards, bedside cabinets, overbed tables, and assist bars, along with seating pieces from manufacturers including Kellex, H-Contract, Maxwell Thomas, La-Z-Boy, Panacea, Hooker Furniture, Akin Industries, and West Elm. Bidders must possess a permanent place of business, ability to obtain required insurance and bonding, a successful project completion history, adequate equipment, suitable financial status, and appropriate technical experience. The procurement process requires final questions and substitution requests by January 16, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with sealed bids due January 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. through Walworth County's Bonfire Portal, followed by a virtual public bid opening on January 28, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, qualified bidder, with contract award anticipated February 19, 2026, and project completion targeted for July 31, 2026, with work phased for the A Wing in April 2026 and the Core in May 2026.

The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions targeting disadvantaged enterprises or specific organization types. Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to not less than five percent of the total bid amount, a completed bid form, and a list of subcontractors if applicable, with all subcontractors required to submit written bids to the general contractor at least 48 hours prior to bid closing per Wisconsin Statute Section 66.0901(7). No subcontract may be executed without written consent from Walworth County. The selected contractor must execute a performance and payment bond equal to 100% of the full contract price within three days of contract execution. Bidders may request substitution of alternative manufacturer products through a formal Substitution Request Form submitted to Carolyn Holt, Senior Buyer, with documentation of at least three comparable projects within the past twelve months; all costs resulting from approved substitutions remain the contractor's responsibility. The bid price must exclude Wisconsin state sales and use tax, and all labor, equipment, parts, and details necessary to complete the furniture replacement work are included as a single contract award, though specific budget or award value ranges are not disclosed in the available procurement documents.