West Branch-Rose City Area Schools 2019 Sinking Funds Projec

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools is seeking sealed bid proposals from general contractors for the 2019 Sinking Funds Projects covering construction improvements at three school facilities: Surline Middle/Elementary School, Ogemaw Heights High School, and Rose City Elementary School, all located in West Branch, Michigan. The procurement encompasses general construction work identified in bid division 060000, with project scope, specifications, and technical drawings prepared by Bayshore Engineering Inc. and Wolgast Corporation. Sealed bids must be submitted by mail or hand delivery to the Office of the Superintendent, 960 S. M-33, PO Box 308, West Branch, MI 48661, with a firm deadline of 3:00 p.m. on March 12, 2019; bids will be opened and read aloud at 3:05 p.m. in the Superintendent's office at Ogemaw Heights High School. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 28, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., beginning at Surline Middle School and proceeding to the other two facilities. The deadline for submitting bid clarification questions is March 5, 2019, with the final addendum to be issued by March 7, 2019. Post-bid interviews are scheduled for March 13 and 14, 2019, and contract award is anticipated at the March 18, 2019 board meeting. Interested bidders should complete the bidding intentions form and submit it with their proposals, and may request electronic copies of plans and specifications at no cost from Leona Ritthaler at lritthaler@wolgast.com or clarification submissions to Don Denomme at ddenomme@wolgast.com.

The procurement documents do not identify specific set-aside designations, restrictions on eligible respondents, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent vendors, or integration requirements with existing infrastructure or technology. Bidders are required to use the official bid form included in the project manual, with clarification requests submitted using the provided standardized clarification form to ensure consistent communication and information dissemination among all bidders. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the publicly available bid announcement materials; potential contractors should contact the school district or review the complete project manual available through the Wolgast Dropbox repository for detailed project specifications, cost estimates, and any budget parameters. The technical drawings and specifications serve as the basis for bid preparation and include electrical floor plans, mechanical systems layouts, and other construction details necessary for accurate proposal submission. General contractors are invited to submit comprehensive proposals covering the entire scope of work as identified in the project documents, with all electronic bid documents available at no cost to interested parties.