Renovation of a transportation facility in Lansing, Michigan. Completed plans call for the renovation of a transportation facility.

Project Description: Partial fluid-applied roof coating membrane application including insulation and membrane replacement or repairs at 420 S. Grand Avenue and 4615 Tranter Street.. Bidders will be required to provide Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5 percent of the Bid Amount. Your offer will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of 90 days after submission. CONTRACT TIME A. Perform the Work in 6 months. The bidder may suggest a revision to the Contract Time with a specific adjustment to the Bid Amount. WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A. Work of this proposed Contract comprises roofing demo, roof restoration, insulation replacement, membrane repairs and replacement, and fluid-applied coating application. INTENT A. The intent of this bid request is to obtain an offer to perform work to complete CATA FluidApplied Roof Restoration located at 420 S. Grand Avenue, and 4615 Tranter Street for a Stipulated Sum contract, in accordance with the Contract Documents The Contract Documents are identified as Project Number 75820019, as prepared by the Architect who is located at 1811 4 Mile Road NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, and with contents as identified in the Table of Contents. INQUIRIES/ADDENDA A. Addenda may be issued during the proposal period. All Addenda become part of the Contract Documents. Include resultant costs in the Proposal Amount. B. Verbal answers are not binding on any party. Prior to Contract award, the apparent successful bidder shall submit a written assurance of meeting the above goals and shall include names of DBE subcontractors, addresses of contact persons, a description of work to be performed and dollar values of each proposed DBE subcontract. Contact information should be filled out on the DBE Participation Form on the backside of this sheet. The DBE certification (which is a federal requirement) also needs to be filled out with the contract dollar amount, address, etc. If the goals were not met, the bidder (prime) must demonstrate an honest intent to meet the DBE project goal and shall document the steps he/she has taken to obtain DBE subcontractor participation. Failure to provide required documentation of good faith efforts may be reason for disqualification of the Bid / Proposal. Reasonable effort to consider DBE subcontractors will include the following actions. a. Soliciting through all reasonable and available means the interest of all certified DBE's who have the capability to perform work under the contract. This shall include attendance at pre-bid meetings, advertising and /or written notices. The bidder shall allow sufficient time to allow the DBE's to respond to the solicitation. b. Selecting portions of the work to be performed by DBE's. c. Providing interested DBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications, and requirements of the contract in a timely manner to assist them in responding to a solicitation. d. Negotiations in good faith with interested DBE's. It will be the responsibility of the bidder to make a portion of the work available to DBE subcontractors and suppliers and to select those portions of the work or materials consistent with the available DBE's. Evidence of negotiations shall include the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of DBE's that were considered and a description of the information provided regarding the plans and specifications for the work selected for subcontractors, and evidence as to why additional agreements could not be reached for DBE's to perform the work. e. Not rejecting DBE's as being unqualified without sound reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities. f. Efforts to assist interested DBE's in obtaining bonding, lines of credit, or insurance as required. g. Efforts to assist interested DBE's in obtaining necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or related assistance or services. h. Use of services of available minority/women community organizations; minority/women contractors' groups; local, state, and federal minority/women business assistance offices; and other organizations that provide assistance in the recruitment and placement of DBE's. The prime contractor agrees not to terminate for convenience a DBE subcontractor, and then perform the work of the terminated subcontract with its own forces or those of an affiliate, without ITP's prior written consent. When a DBE subcontractor is terminated, or fails to complete its work on the contract for any reason, the prime contractor agrees to make every effort to find another DBE subcontractor to substitute for the original DBE. These efforts shall be directed at finding another DBE to perform at least the same amount of work under the contract as the DBE that was terminated.