School Park & Playground - See attachment for all RFP Detail

Glen Lake Community Schools, located in Maple City, Michigan within Kent County, is procuring construction services for a park and playground project through Bid Package No. 2, managed by The Christman Company as Construction Manager with Gosling Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc. serving as Architect/Engineer. The procurement encompasses comprehensive playground infrastructure development including site utilities, concrete work, fencing, landscaping, miscellaneous steel installation, general trades, and electrical work. Specific deliverables include playground equipment installation, playground surfacings, prefabricated structures including a large pavilion with roof alternate, building finishes with specified materials (LP Smart Side siding in Canyon color, Eldorado Clifstone in Montecito color, Boral Steel metal shingles in Charcoal color, and wood columns stained to match), swing fencing, wood stamped concrete for walkway bridges, under cap lighting at retaining walls, and salvage of existing playground equipment. All contractors must be bondable and capable of furnishing Co-Obligee Labor and Material Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds. Electronic proposals must be submitted by January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM to aaron.rustem@christmanco.com and john.gorman@christmanco.com, with proposals to be opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM via Bluejeans conference call. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for January 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM conducted virtually, with attendance strongly recommended. Contract documents are available through Procore beginning January 5, 2021, and all proposals remain valid for sixty days after the bid date.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are identified in the procurement documents. Each proposal must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent of the base bid in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, money order, or bid bond, made payable to The Christman Company. All bidders must submit a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationships between the bidder's owner or employees and school board members or the superintendent, and must certify they are not an "Iran-linked" business. All onsite personnel are required to pass mandatory Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) background checks, with results submitted 48 hours prior to work commencement. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or award values and budget ranges are specified in the available procurement documents. The Owner, Architect, and Construction Manager reserve the right to waive irregularities, reject any or all proposals, or accept any proposal at their discretion.