ADVERTISEMENT: Vevay Township, Ingham County, Michigan will receive sealed bids for Vevay Township Hall Building Upgrades

ADVERTISEMENT

Vevay Township, Ingham County, Michigan, through Wolverine Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. of Mason, Michigan, will receive sealed bids for Vevay Township Hall Building Upgrades and Improvements until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the offices of Vevay Township, 780 Eden Road, Mason, MI 48854. At that time and place all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk Through shall be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Township Hall. Any Contractor Interested in Bidding as the Prime/General Contractor Shall be Represented at this Meeting.

General Description

This project consists of various interior and exterior building improvements and upgrades to the Township Hall and Offices located at 780 Eden Road, Mason, MI 48854. Upgrades and Improvements shall include but may not be limited to:

EXTERIOR

• Complete roof replacement, including any necessary and required rough carpentry, framing repairs at any and all water damaged areas, and roof decking replacement.

• Vinyl siding over existing vertical T1-11, including all rough carpentry and miscellaneous and extraneous repairs required to install the vinyl siding.

• Removal and replacement of existing gutters and downspouts, including all rough carpentry and miscellaneous and extraneous repairs required to install the gutters and downspouts.

• Exterior painting of exposed wood surfaces, including all prep work required to insure paint adhesion.

• Exterior lighting and other miscellaneous exterior electrical work.
• Mulching of existing landscape beds, including raking and removal of any damaged, diseased, or otherwise unsuitable planting material.

• Removal of exterior hose bibs and replacement with frost-free exterior hose bibs, including all required piping and other work as required for removal and installation

INTERIOR (Board Room, Hallway, Restrooms)

• Removal and replacement of existing water heater (new to be 50 gallon), including all required piping, venting and other work as required for removal and installation.

• Removal and replacement of existing furnaces (2) and one (1) exterior air conditioning compressor including all required piping, venting and other work as required for removal and installation.

• Selective interior building demolition; drywall repairs; selective acoustical ceiling tile repair and replacement.

• Removal of existing water closets and replacement with flush valve water closets.
• Lighting upgrades.
• Removal and replacement of Accordian door to the kitchen.
• Removal and replacement of existing wall coverings and repainting (Owner to selectcolors).

All fees and quotes shall include all permits as may be required for the work, labor, supervision, general conditions, bonds, insurances, profit and overhead, tools, materials, equipment, and ALL other ancillary items necessary to complete the described work items.

Documents - IMPORTANT

Contract Documents for the project will be on file and available for inspection at the offices of the Vevay Township Hall & Offices, 780 Eden Road, Mason, MI 48854; and at the offices of Wolverine Engineers and Surveyors, Inc. 312 North Street, Mason, MI 48854. Bid documents will be available for prospective bidders at the offices of Wolverine Engineers & Surveyors.

The Contractor is solely responsible to obtain any and/or all Addenda as may be issued for this project. Failure to obtain and acknowledge any and/or all Addenda will result in rejection of Contractor’s bid.

Bid Bond

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied with a bid bond, certified check or cashier's check payable to the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid as a guarantee that the bidder shall, within ten (10) days after the award of a contract, execute a contract or agreement and file necessary insurance and other bonds if selected as the accepted bidder.

If the selected awardee fails to properly execute the necessary bonds, agreement, and insurance requirement, the bid bond shall be deemed forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages.

Bid Rejections

The Owner reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate any or all bids, to waive or not to waive informalities in bids or bidding procedures and to accept any bid determined to be in the best interest of the Owner, whether a bid is lowest or not. Bids shall be held for consideration for a period of time not to exceed SIXTY (60) days from the date of bid opening without increase in cost bid for the project. Further time extension may occur only with mutual agreement by the Owner and the successful bidder and the Surety Company issuing the bid bond for the successful bidder. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any or all bids received which are judged by the Owner to not serve the best interests of the Owner in the conduct of this project. The Owner shall have the right to determine if bids are responsive and responsible and to waive defects or irregularities in any bid if it appears in the best interest of the Owner to do so.

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JOANNE KEAN, CLERK CP#23-046