Portage west middle school storage building

Portage Public Schools issued a sealed bid procurement for the construction of a wood pole building storage barn at West Middle School located at 7145 Moorsbridge Road in Portage, Michigan (Project No. 19-220.60). The project represents a single prime contract under which the selected contractor will be responsible for the complete construction of a 2,093 square-foot storage facility classified as Use Group S-1 (Moderate-hazard Storage) with Type VB construction complying with the 2015 Michigan Building Code. The storage barn will feature a single-story structure with engineered wood trusses at 24-inch on-center spacing, a 6-inch concrete slab foundation, steel siding (Fabral Grandrib 3), asphalt shingles, two 10-foot overhead doors, one manual man door, and associated site work including stormwater management infrastructure and permanent seeding. The facility is designed for a calculated occupancy of seven persons with egress travel distances of 32 to 40 feet. Interested bidders were required to submit electronic bids to Amanda Howard at ahoward@portageps.org no later than 1:00 p.m. on July 14, 2020, with bids to be opened via live teleconference immediately following the deadline; bid documents became available June 25, 2020, in electronic PDF format from the Architect's office. All bids required 5 percent bid security in the form of a surety bond, certified check, or cashier's check, with performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of the contract amount required upon award. Bidders were instructed to acknowledge receipt of Addendum 1 (issued July 9, 2020) on their bid forms, and the contract completion date was specified as August 12, 2020.

The procurement required all bidders to submit noncollusion affidavits, Iran Economic Sanctions Act certifications, and certifications regarding responsibility matters as mandated by Michigan Public Act 232 of 2004, with notarized statements required for School Board award recommendation. No prevailing wage requirements applied to this project, and no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses were identified in the procurement documents. No incumbent vendors or renewal options were noted, and no existing infrastructure requiring integration beyond connection to an existing 480-volt distribution panel for electrical service was specified. The bid documents did not indicate a specific budget range or estimated award value; however, contractors were required to include all applicable taxes in their bid sum and provide a Schedule of Values identifying all subcontractors and portions of work they would perform if requested by the architect within 48 hours of bid submission. Special provisions required compliance with Michigan Executive Order 2020-70 regarding COVID-19 safety protocols, including social distancing, personal protective equipment, health screening, and designated site supervision. Portage Public Schools Board retained sole authority for funding and award decisions, with the right to accept or reject any or all bids, alternates, or proposals at its discretion based on what best served the District's interests.