Invitation
to Bid
Flushing
Middle School Voice, Video and Data Cabling
The
Flushing Community Schools is seeking bids for the design and
installation of a voice, video and cabling structured wiring
system at Flushing Middle School. The RFP will be available from
the District’s Technology Designer beginning 18 November 2004
and will be distributed electronically from the Web Site indicated
below. Online request form available
here. (Or call, fax, or e-mail to make arrangements.) Bid
documents are also available by UPS or Federal Express, COD or
Receiver Account number, and by pick up at the following
address:
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 and
site visit will be held at Flushing
Middle School, Wolgast Trailer 10:00 AM 30 November 2004 (safety
boots and hard hats required to go on-site).
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 Flushing Community Schools. 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
Flushing Community 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
Flushing Community Schools will receive sealed proposals for the
above project at:
Flushing
Community Schools Administration Building
522 North McKinley, Flushing, MI 48433
Attention: Mike Coe
Three
(3) copies of a sealed bid, two 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: FLUSHING
MIDDLE SCHOOL VVD PROPOSAL.
Bids
are due 1:00 PM (local time) 10 December 2004. No electronic bids
(fax or email) will be accepted. The results will be publicly
opened and read immediately following this time. The Flushing
Community Schools Board 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 Flushing Community 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).
Due Date:
Due Time:
Pre-bid meeting:
Question
Deadline:
|
10
December 2004
1:00 PM EDT, Flushing
Community
Schools Administration Building
10:00 AM 30 November 2004,
Flushing Middle School - Wolgast
Trailer (safety boot and hard hat are
required to go on-site)
Noon
7 December 2004 |