RFP for Lakeview Middle School Exterior Door Replacement

Lakeview School District in Battle Creek, Michigan is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the exterior door replacement project at Lakeview Middle School. The procurement involves the installation of new aluminum doors, frames, and hardware at specified exterior entrance locations, along with replacement of selected hollow metal doors, frames, and hardware to enhance school security and reduce maintenance costs. The project is structured as a lump sum base bid with two optional bid packages: General Scope Requirements 8.1 (Doors, Frames and Hardware) and 8.8 (Aluminum, Glass and Glazing), allowing bidders to submit single or combination packages in separate envelopes. Bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site walk-through scheduled for September 18, 2019, at 3:15 PM at 300 S 28th Street, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015. Questions and requests for information must be submitted by September 23, 2019, at 5:00 PM. Sealed bids are due September 26, 2019, at 2:00 PM at the Territorial School Administration Offices, 15 Arbor Street, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015, directed to Blake Prewitt, Superintendent, with post-bid interviews scheduled for September 30, 2019. Bid documents are available beginning September 11, 2019, through Procore and various plan rooms including Builders Exchange and McGraw Hill-Dodge Reports.

All bidders must submit a bid bond or certified check equal to not less than 5% of the bid amount, payable to Lakeview School District, along with a sworn, notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships with Board of Education members or the Superintendent and a compliance disclosure statement regarding the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. For bid packages exceeding $50,000, Performance Bonds and Labor and Material Bonds costs must be included in the bid price; packages under $50,000 must state bond costs as an alternate. The procurement documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendors, or specific budget ranges. Lakeview School District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and proposals based on its sole judgment of the best interests of the District.