Maintenance and custodial services

Flint Community Schools in Genesee County, Michigan is soliciting bids for comprehensive Maintenance and Custodial Services across its school district facilities. The procurement encompasses daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal cleaning and maintenance operations across all school buildings, including exterior grounds, common areas, classrooms, offices, kitchens, cafeterias, and restrooms. Key service deliverables include trash removal and bin maintenance, floor care (sweeping, mopping, stripping, and waxing), window and wall washing, carpet cleaning and sanitization, graffiti removal, restroom sanitation and restocking, biohazard cleanup, event setup and breakdown, and summer facility preparation. The contractor must provide on-site supervision at all times in high and middle schools on the second shift, maintain daily communication with schools via email, and attend weekly meetings at high schools and twice-monthly meetings at other sites with district personnel. Required qualifications include completion of annual PSOR and five-panel drug screening for all staff, FBI fingerprinting and clearance verification, and training and Hepatitis shots for personnel handling biohazard cleanup. The contractor must also implement sustainability and green programs, energy cost-saving initiatives, staff training and motivation programs, and quality assurance programs with client audit reporting. The bid submission deadline is April 30, 2026, with a site visit and bidders' conference conducted on April 24, 2026, covering eleven school buildings and the administration building across multiple Flint locations operating on the 2026-2027 school calendar beginning August 31, 2026.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on responder types, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements. Similarly, no incumbent vendor or current contractor information is disclosed in the available procurement documents. The specifications indicate that Flint Community Schools will provide cleaning supplies, trash liners, paper products, and light bulbs, with existing bulbs covered under a five-year warranty, suggesting the contractor will work within established facility infrastructure and existing supply systems. Summer event setup and cleanup services for community events are noted as billed at a separate billable rate, indicating potential additional revenue opportunities. The procurement documents, including the academic calendar, instructional times schedule, boiler inspection inventory, and detailed floor plans of the facilities, provide comprehensive operational and facility information to support contractor planning and bidding, though specific contract award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available materials.