FITZGERALD PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERS 25-141 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Fitzgerald Public Schools – 232000 Ryan Road, Warren, Michigan 48091 Architect: PARTNERS in Architecture, PLC – 65 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: (586) 469-3600 Project: Fitzgerald Public Schools - District-Wide Filter First: The Fitzgerald Public Schools will receive single prime sealed bids through Building Connected online platform. Project Scope: District-Wide removal and replacement of all non-filtered drinking water stations and fixtures with new filtered water stations and fixtures compliant with the Clean Drinking Water Access Act 154 of 2023. Documents: Bid documents will be available on or about December 1st, 2025. Bid documents can be downloaded free of charge from Building Connected. Bidders will be able to discover this project on Bid Board and join from the PARTNERS in Architecture public plan room with the following link: https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/5d434d76553453002ecd96f4 Questions: Questions should be directed to PARTNERS in Architecture, PLC, in writing and via email. Forward questions to: jhoulihan@partnersinarch.com. Question Deadline: December 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm Pre-Bid Meeting: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. @ Fitzgerald Public Schools Neigebaur Administration Building, located at 23200 Ryan Road, Warren, MI 48091 Bid Deadline: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Bids submitted after this time and date will not be considered or accepted by the Fitzgerald Public Schools Board. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in a virtual online meeting at 2:05 p.m. on December 16, 2025 through Microsoft Teams link and dial-in phone number available on the Building Connected project website. Bid Submission: ALL BIDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA BUILDING CONNECTED ONLINE WEB Procedures: Website: app.buildingconnected.com (to create and account) The Board of Education shall not accept a bid that does not meet the following requirements: - Bid Security - certified check or acceptable bid bond payable to Fitzgerald Public Schools, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. No Bid shall be considered unless it is accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check or a satisfactory Surety Bid Bond. Checks must be scanned and submitted with the electronic bid and the physical check delivered to PARTNERS in Architecture before the bid deadline. - Include sworn and notarized familial relationship(s) statement. - Include sworn and notarized Iran Economic Sanctions Act - Affidavit of Compliance. - Bonding – For bids exceeding $50,000, successful bidder must be able to provide a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance Bond. Bids submitted shall fully comply in all respects to these instructions, published specifications, drawings, and other contract documents. Bid price shall include all costs associated with this project. This is a prevailing wage project. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to waive any formalities in regard thereto. In addition, the Board reserves the right to evaluate bids on any basis determined by the Board to be in the best interest of the Board and to consider alternate bids if the low bidder(s) do(es) not meet the specifications or are otherwise determined
