Monteith First Floor Student Locker project

The Grosse Pointe Public School System, located in Wayne County, Michigan, issued an Advertisement for Bid on February 7, 2020, for the Monteith First Floor Student Locker project at Monteith Elementary School. The procurement seeks qualified contractors for the installation of new surface-mounted, free-standing student lockers and associated trims on the first floor of the school facility. Bid documents were made available to Prime Contractors beginning Tuesday, February 11, 2020, in electronic PDF format through the Architect's office, with reproduction costs the responsibility of requesting parties; documents were also available for examination at Ehresman Architects, Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), McGraw-Hill Dodge, Construction Market Data (CMD), and Construction Data Company (CDC). No pre-bid meeting was scheduled; instead, bidders were required to conduct independent site visits to familiarize themselves with project conditions. Sealed bids were due on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. local time at the Grosse Pointe Board of Education Administration Building, 389 St. Clair Avenue, Grosse Pointe, Michigan 48230, where bids would be publicly opened and read aloud, with late submissions not accepted. All bids were required to include a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships between the bidder's owner or employees and Board members or the Superintendent, as well as a sworn and notarized Iran Economic Sanctions Certification; bids lacking either documentation would be rejected.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidders to disadvantaged enterprises or particular organization types. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure integration requirements are identified in the available documentation. The Board reserved the right to accept or reject any and all bid proposals in whole or in part, waive informalities or irregularities, and award the contract to other than the lowest bidder at its sole discretion. No budget range or award value was disclosed in the bid advertisement. The project would not be funded by federal or state monies, indicating it would be financed entirely through local school district resources. Interested parties with questions regarding the bid were directed to contact Richard VanGorder, Manager of Buildings and Grounds, at 313-432-3082.