Marshall & Nickels Office & Site, Controls & Food Serv Equip

Byron Center Public Schools is procuring construction services for the Marshall & Nickels Office & Site Work project, which encompasses district controls and food service equipment installation. This sealed bid procurement requires submission of bids in triplicate by November 20, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. local time, with bids accepted at either Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. (300 Ionia N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503) or the Byron Center Public Schools Administration Office (8542 Byron Center Ave SW, Byron Center, MI 49315). Public bid opening and reading will occur on November 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Administration Office. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site inspection is scheduled for November 6, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. at Byron Center Public Schools—Nickels Intermediate. Bidding documents are available through Owen-Ames-Kimball's website and at plan rooms in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Traverse City. Qualified bidders must demonstrate at least five years of successful experience on similar work, possess appropriate licensing where required, and maintain sufficient financial resources for the project scope. Each bid submission must include a sworn and notarized Familial Disclosure Statement in accordance with Section 1267 of the Revised School Code, and bid security in the form of a bid bond equal to no less than 5% of the bid amount. The successful bidder will be required to secure Performance, Labor, and Material bonds from a surety company rated A- or better for the full contract amount on all contracts exceeding $50,000.

The bidding documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to particular categories of organizations, such as disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials. The procurement does not reference existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration with the awarded contractor's work. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation, though the requirement for bonding on contracts exceeding $50,000 suggests the project scope may fall within that threshold or above. Faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted, and mailed bids must arrive prior to the stated deadline.