RFP for Mechanical Upgrades

Fruitport Community Schools is issuing a Request for Proposal for Mechanical Upgrades (Bid Package #3) at Fruitport Middle School located in Michigan's Oakland County. The procurement seeks qualified contractors to perform middle school mechanical upgrades, specifically involving reworking water service lines from below grade to above ceilings and replacing exhaust fans. Bidders must demonstrate at least five years of successful experience on similar work, maintain all appropriate licenses required by jurisdiction, and possess adequate financial resources to execute the project. Sealed bids in triplicate must be submitted by February 6, 2020 at 11:30 am at Fruitport Central Office, 3255 E Pontaluna Rd, Fruitport, MI 49415, with a mandatory pre-bid construction meeting scheduled for January 24, 2020 at 1:30 pm at the school site. Bidding documents became available January 20, 2020 through the Owen-Ames-Kimball website and plan rooms in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Traverse City. Pre-bid requests for information must be submitted by January 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm to Matt Hulswit at matth@oakmi.com, and all bids must be accompanied by bid security or a bid bond of at least 5% of the bid amount.

This procurement carries no prevailing wage requirements. All successful bidders with contract amounts exceeding $50,000 must obtain Performance, Labor, and Material bonds from a surety company rated A- or better for the full contract amount. Additionally, each bidder must submit a sworn and notarized Familial Disclosure Statement in accordance with Section 1267 of the Revised School Code, disclosing any familial relationships between the bidder or bidder's employees and members of the District's Board of Education or Superintendent. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the procurement documents. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses were identified in the available materials. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or specific existing infrastructure requiring integration were referenced in the bid advertisement.