Renovation of a municipal facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The purpose of this project is to recommission an existing 400kw/500kva 277/480-volt 3 phase, 4-wire existing diesel generator to power the Kent County Health Department Building. The existing generator is to be relocated from outdoor storage by the Kent County Boiler Plant to the Kent County Health Department Building (see Site Plan as part of the attached Plans & Specs). Other work includes but is not limited to; the installation of a new primary switch, new oil filled pad mount transformer, replacement and installation of new distribution panels, and installation of a new service rated open transition transfer switch. This work will need to be coordinated with Facilities Operations in order to schedule outages. In addition, work will require weekend and holiday scheduling for outages. The Health Department Building will need to remain in operation during the week while work is being completed. Inquiries Deadline Date & Time (local) 11/6/2020, 2 PM A pre-submission conference is scheduled for this request. Attendees should arrive a minimum of five (5) minutes before the conference scheduled date and time. The conference purpose is to provide equal opportunity to seek clarifications and inspect the location (if applicable). Attendees shall have fully reviewed all solicitation documents and correspondence prior to the conference. Attendees will not be allowed to sign in after the conference has commenced at mandatory meetings and are disqualified from the process. Attendee shall be an employee or authorized reseller of the Respondent with requisite knowledge, skill and abilities to participate. No Bid Bond is required if a bid is less than $500,000. If the bid is withdrawn after the bid opening, the Respondent may be removed from the Bidder's list ("Vendor Registration") pursuant to Kent County Purchasing Central Purchasing and Open Market Procedures for Goods and Services section D.13 Failure to Perform Satisfactory. Each bid over $500,000 must be accompanied by a Bid Bond executed by the Respondent and payable to County of Kent for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file a certified effective dated copy of their Power of Attorney. A certified check, bank draft, cashier's check, or negotiable U.S. Government bond (at par value) may be submitted In lieu of a Bid Bond. Personal checks are NOT acceptable. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND Each contract over $50,000 must be accompanied by a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each payable to the Owner (County of Kent) and each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract price with a corporate surety approved by the funding agency, for the faithful performance of the contract. Kent County is not liable for cost incurred prior to award. A submission shall constitute an irrevocable offer for a period of sixty (60) days from the due date/time. In the event the notification of award is not made within sixty (60) days from the due date/time, the Respondent may withdraw or provide a written extension of their submission. Submissions may only be withdrawn by written request if the request is received before the due date/time. Withdrawals subsequent to opening shall be subject to Kent County Fiscal Policy - Centralized Purchasing 5(i)(2).