Request for Structured Cabling Services

Center Line Public Schools in Center Line, Michigan (located within Macomb County) is soliciting sealed bids for Project No. 20-CLPS-SCS-01, a Structured Cabling System installation at Roose Elementary School. The project, designed by Wright & Hunter, Inc., requires bidders to provide complete structured cabling services to establish or upgrade the school's network infrastructure. Sealed bids are due on February 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST, with public opening and reading to follow immediately thereafter. A voluntary pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST at the Center Line Early Childhood Center in Warren, Michigan, requiring attendees to complete health screening surveys and comply with COVID-19 protocols including masks and social distancing. RFB documents are available for download on or after January 5, 2021 through the Center Line Public Schools website. Each bid submission must include a bid guarantee of at least five percent of the base bid amount in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, money order, or bid bond, along with three sworn and notarized statements addressing familial relationships with school district personnel, certification of non-association with Iran-linked businesses, and certification of absence of criminal background or sex offender history. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any bids, waive informalities, award to other than the lowest bidder at its discretion, adjust bids by unit prices for comparison purposes, and accept alternates in any order or combination, with bids remaining irrevocable for ninety days after the submission deadline.

The bid advertisement does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements applicable to this procurement. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the bid advertisement. The project focuses on the installation of a structured cabling system as a standalone infrastructure improvement at the elementary school facility, with no mention of integration requirements with existing technology systems or prior contractors.