Middle School Furniture

The Avondale School District Board of Education issued Invitation to Bid #1170 to procure furniture items for installation at Avondale Middle School. The procurement encompasses school desks with solid plastic tops, single-sided study carrels available in starter and adder unit configurations, and multiple cafeteria tables featuring chrome frames in various sizes and color specifications, including 60-inch diameter round mobile tables and rectangular tables ranging from 8 to 12 feet in length. All furniture requires complete installation by the awarded vendor, including unloading, unpacking, assembly, placement, cleanup, and removal of packing materials. Bidders must provide pricing on a per-unit basis with separate line items for delivery and installation costs, specify how long pricing will remain firm, and submit notarized familial relationship disclosure forms and compliance statements regarding the Iran Economic Sanctions Act of 2012 and Equal Opportunity requirements. The bid was posted on May 30, 2018, with sealed proposals required to be delivered by 2:00 pm local time on June 13, 2018, to Frank Lams, CPA, Assistant Superintendent for Financial Services at the Avondale Administrative Offices, with public opening and reading of bids occurring at 2:01 pm that same day.

Proposals exceeding $23,881 require either a bid bond from a U.S. Treasury listed surety company or a cashier's check equal to at least 5 percent of the proposal amount, and successful bidders with proposals of $50,000 or more may be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100 percent of the bid, with bond costs included in the proposal. The request does not identify specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types, nor does it list incumbent vendors or current contractors. The district retains the right to accept or reject any or all bids, award to other than the low bidder, split awards by item, or waive irregularities. While a specific contract value is not stated in the advertisement, the bid bond requirement threshold of $23,881 and the potential Performance and Payment Bond requirement for proposals of $50,000 or more suggest the anticipated contract value falls within this range, though the district reserves the option to order additional quantities for this building and other district-owned locations.