INVITATION TO BID
Grand Blanc Community
Schools - Local District Fiber Expansion
The Genesee
Intermediate School District (GISD) will accept sealed proposals
at the Erwin L. Davis Education Center, at
2413 W. Maple Ave., Flint
, MI
48507, for the following Technology Project: Genesee
Intermediate School District / GenNET – Local District Fiber Expansion-Grand
Blanc Community Schools. This bid has three categories –
Part I (New West Middle School); PART II (New East Middle School);
and Part III (Transportation Building).
The RFP will be
available from the District’s Technology Designer beginning
April 6, 2005, and will be distributed electronically. RFP’s
can be requested electronically from www.childs.com by
. 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):
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 Grand
Blanc Community Schools Administration Building 11920 S. Saginaw
Road, Grand Blanc, MI on April 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 Genesee Intermediate 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 Genesee Intermediate School District. 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
Genesee Intermediate School District will receive sealed proposals
for the above project at:
Genesee
Intermediate School District
Erwin
L. Davis Education Center
2413
W. Maple Ave., Flint,
MI, 48507
Attention: Cynthia A. McCain
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: Local
District Fiber Expansion –
GRAND
BLANC Community
Schools
Bids
are due May 2, 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 Genesee
Intermediate 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 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).