INVITATION TO BID
Walled Lake
Consolidated Schools Fiber Expansion
The Walled
Lake Consolidated School District (WLCS) will accept sealed
proposals at the Educational Services Center (ESC) 850 Ladd Road, Building D,
Walled Lake, MI 48390, for the following technology project: Walled Lake
Consolidated Schools Outdoor Education Center (OEC) Fiber Network
Expansion. This bid
has two categories – Part I (New fiber cable extension to OEC
from Commerce Road and South Commerce Road); PART II (Fiber verification, testing, and splicing of dark
fibers from ESC to Commerce Road and South Commerce Road.
The
RFP will be available from the District’s Technology Designer
beginning September 7, 2005, and will be distributed electronically. RFP’s
can be requested electronically from www.childs.com by CLICKING
HERE. Bid documents are also available by UPS or Federal
Express, COD or Receiver Account number, and by pick up at the
following address (Please call, fax, or e-mail to make
arrangements.):
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Childs
Consulting Associates, Inc.
29516 Southfield Road, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
www.childs.com
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Telephone
(248) 569-2355
Fax (248) 569-2232
Email:
rfpinfo@childs.com |
The
RFP states the requirements of a reviewable response. Among the
requirements are: a compliance form and a base bid cost summary
form. Faxed or e-mail proposals will NOT be accepted. All bidders
must indicate compliance with a design and installation schedule
based on the installation timeline provided in this RFP. All
bidders must submit unit pricing for all components of the system
and all integration and installation labor.
A pre-bid meeting will
be held at the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Outdoor Education
Center, 3577 Sleeth Court, Commerce Township, MI on September 14, 2005, at
1:00PM. Site visits of the buildings involved in the project
will be conducted after the pre-bid RFP review meeting.
Each bidder shall submit with his/her proposal
either a bid bond or a certified check equal to five percent (5%)
of the total base bid amount payable to the Walled Lake Consolidated
School District . Upon awarding of the work, the successful contractor(s) must
obtain a Performance, Labor, and Materials Payment Bond for any
project exceeding $50,000. The PLM Bond shall be in an amount
equal to the contract amount. The Bond shall be solely for the
protection of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. A surety
company authorized to do business in the State of Michigan shall execute the Performance and Payment Bond.
All bids must be accompanied by a sworn and
notarized statement (form In RFP) disclosing any familial
relationship existing between the owner or any employees of the
bidder and any member of the school board, intermediate school
board, or board of directors or the superintendent of the school
district, intermediate superintendent of the intermediate school
district, or chief executive officer of the public school academy.
Any bids that do not include this sworn and notarized disclosure
statement shall not be accepted.
The Walled Lake Consolidated School District will receive sealed proposals for the above project at:
Walled Lake
Consolidated Schools
Educational Service
Center
850 Ladd Road, Building D
Walled Lake, MI
48390
Attention: Marilyn Smith
Four (4) copies of a sealed bid, four (4) electronic
copies (on MS Excel and/or Word), bid bond/certified check and
notarized familial relationship statement (are required in the
submission.
Mark
the outer bid envelope: Walled
Lake Consolidated Schools Outdoor Education Center Fiber Network
Expansion
Bids are due September
27, 2005 at 2:00 PM (local time). No electronic bids (fax or
email) will be accepted. The results will be publicly opened and
read immediately following this time. The Walled Lake Consolidated
School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive
any informality therein, or to award the contract to other than
the lowest bidder, whichever is in the best interest of Walled
Lake Consolidated Schools.
Bids received after the stated due date and time
will be returned to vendors unopened.
For
downloadable response forms, please go to the web site of Childs
Consulting Associates, the District’s Technology Designer (www.childs.com/forms).