RFP Door, Locker, Operable Partition Replacement 2020

Rochester Community Schools is conducting a competitive sealed bid procurement for the 2020 Sinking Fund Project, Bid Package 1, encompassing door, locker, and operable partition replacement across multiple school facilities. This Advertisement for Bids, issued by the Michigan school district and managed by Frank Rewold and Sons Inc. as Construction Manager with Ghafari serving as Architect, seeks qualified contractors to supply and install doors, lockers, and operable partitions in various school buildings. The project objectives include modernizing and replacing existing door, locker, and partition systems to improve facility functionality and appearance across the Rochester Community Schools properties. Bid documents became available on November 19, 2020, through the Frank Rewold and Sons portal, with non-mandatory prebid walk-throughs scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2020 (lockers at 9:00 a.m. at Hart Middle School, 6500 Sheldon Rd., Rochester Hills, Michigan; doors/operable partitions at 8:00 a.m. at Baldwin Elementary School, 4325 Bannister Blvd., Rochester Hills, Michigan). Sealed bid proposals must be submitted to Jennifer Fickel, Purchasing Supervisor, at the Rochester Community Schools Administration Center, 501 W. University Drive, Rochester, Michigan 48307, by 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 3, 2020, with public bid opening scheduled for the same date and time. Questions regarding the bid shall be directed only to Mike Gagnon or Kurt Ryder at Frank Rewold and Sons.

Bid security of 5% is required, with certified or cashier checks acceptable for bids under $50,000, while successful contractors for bid categories exceeding $50,000 must obtain Performance and Payment Bonds equal to the contract amount, executed by surety companies authorized in Michigan with Federal Register listing or AM Best Rating of B+ or better. Prevailing wage rates are not required for this project. All bidders must include a sworn and notarized disclosure statement regarding any familial relationships between the bidder or its employees and members of the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education or Superintendent, as well as a signed Iran Economic Sanctions Affidavit; bids lacking these required statements will not be accepted. The project is not tax-exempt for state sales or use tax, and all materials and supplies incorporated into the project will be subject to applicable state sales tax. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organizational types are mentioned in the procurement documents. The RFP does not specify incumbent vendors, technology integration requirements, or award values for individual bid categories.