Renovation of an educational facility in Owosso, Michigan. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

A. Owosso Area Public Schools is located in Eastern Michigan in Shiawassee County. B. Owosso Area Public Schools is seeking bids for an upgrade to our BMS currently at Emerson Elementary. The new controls shall be integrated into the existing Owosso Public Schools BMS. C. The temperature controls contractor is to cover all materials and labor to provide a fully functional system that includes all end devices. D. Temperature controls contractor shall provide the school with all backups of software and with the programming/engineering tools for full system programming and control. E. The temperature controls contractor shall be Niagara 4 certified and a direct factory Authorized Lynxspring Dealer. Contractors who procure product through a secondary source such as a regionally based distributer or reseller are not acceptable. Proof of Authorized Dealer will be required before the bid is accepted. Owosso Public School reserves the right to reject Bids without a signed RFP Signature page as "not being submitted". B. Any Bidder may withdraw its Bid at any time prior to the official Bid opening. Negligence or error on the part of the Bidder in preparation of the Bid confers no right for the withdrawal or modification of a bid after it has been opened C. Bids must remain firm and in effect for forty five(45) days from the due date ofthe Bid. D. All Bids should provide an estimate of normal delivery timelines once an order is placed. If supply shortages of any component are known, the bidder must disclose this information. Time to delivery is a consideration when evaluating bids. E. Overall, the Bid should fully disclose all known and potential charges for additional features and growth. F. All Bidders must provide a notarized Familial Relationship Affidavit (see "Appendix B") for the purpose of disclosing any familial relationship between the owner(s) or any employees of the Bidder and any member of Owosso Board of Education or Superintendent. G. All Bidders must provide a sworn statement disclosing any Iran Linked Business relationship that exists within the owners, including officers, directors, and employees. (see "Appendix C"). H. Bids should fully comply in all respects with the specifications provided. Any deviation which the Bidder suggests as an alternative to the specified product must be explained in writing. It is the Bidders responsibility to identify how the substitution is of equivalent or superior quality to the stated specification. Owosso Public Schools shall be the final judge of whether a substitution is equivalent to the originally stated specification for the purpose of Bid evaluation. Owosso Public Scho ol s reserves the right to determine deviations from the stated specification provided a better overall value (features cost) for the school district. Alternates will be examined but may not be accepted at Owosso Public School discretion. I. Bids should include arrangements for delivery. All costs for delivery should be included in the Bid price. Products are subject to inspection at the time of delivery to ensure specifications are met. J. Bids must detail any educational or other discounts included in the calculating of the bid cost. K. All equipment quoted should be new equipment and of the latest design. Variances from this requirement should be clearly noted in the Bid. L. Bidders are required to provide the manufacturer and model numbers for each piece of equipment and should provide "cut" or "specification" sheets when available. M. No verbal statements by Owosso Public Schools will be considered as binding or enforceable against Owosso Public Schools. N. Vendors may request that information in the RFP be clarified. All such requests must be submitted through email to Mike Hendrickson: hendrickson@owosso.k12.mi.us Any clarifications and request for process modifications must be submitted to Mike Hendrickson and will be distributed to all participating contractors. Requests for clarification will be provided to all prospective vendors who are on record as having received an RFP. Note: All questions must be submitted prior to 1:00 PM on Monday, October 10th, 2024. The contractor is responsible for the complete understanding of the scope of the project. The general scope included herein is not intended to be all inclusive of every activity necessary for the successful completion of the project. temperature control contractor is to be referred to as TCC from this point forward. *The list of planholders and/or interested bidders is not being tracked by the stakeholders involved with this project. If you are an interested contractor and wish to be listed as a bidder, please notify our editorial staff at addtobidlist@constructconnect.com.