Sealed bids for the City of Rochester Hills City Hall Chiller Replacement Project will be received by the City of Rochester Hills’ Purchasing Division located at 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills (Lower Level), Michigan 48309 via electronic bid submission ONLY until EXACTLY 3:00 P.M., Michigan Time, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom Teleconference. Please note, there may be delays during the opening due to downloading of the bids submitted, printing them, and then reading them in real time as the opening is occurring. In order to assist in the process, Bidders should upload one complete bid document to the MITN system to assist in streamlining the opening process. It is requested that vendors wishing to view the opening do so via the Zoom meeting information provided.
All bids shall be opened publicly via Zoom Teleconference at the date and time specified. Each bid shall be recorded together with the name of the bidder. Bids shall be in accordance with the Purchasing Ordinance and the requirements of this notice in order to be deemed “responsive.”
The accepted bidder will be required to furnish Insurance Certificates, Payment, Performance and Maintenance Bonds underwritten by a Surety licensed and admitted to do business in the State of Michigan and acceptable to the City.
All bids must be submitted electronically via the MITN websites, included the bid bonds. Hardcopy and late bids will not be accepted. The City of Rochester Hills is capable of accepting documents in docx, xlsx, pdf, jpg, tif or rtf formats. It is requested that you upload one complete document, versus that of several individual sheets. Please name your files accordingly if more than one file is uploaded to the sites.
It is the intention of the City of Rochester Hills to award this Contract to a Contractor fully capable both financially and with previous experience in this type of work. Selection of bidder will include qualifications and performance records as outlined in instructions to bidders.
The right to accept any bid, to reject any or all bids and to waive defects in bids is reserved by the City of Rochester Hills. Portions of this Contract may be deleted due to unforeseen circumstances without compensation.
The City reserves the right to change or amend the bid documents, prior to the bid opening date by the issuance of addendum posted on the MITN websites. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to make inquiry as to the changes or addenda issued. All such changes or addenda shall become a part of the contract and all contractors shall be bound by such changes or addenda.
Under 2012 PA 517, an Iran Linked Business, as defined therein, is not eligible to contract with the City and shall not submit a bid.
The City’s acceptance of a bid and approval of the award of a contract shall not constitute a formed contract, and the acceptance of a bid and award of a contract shall be contingent and conditioned upon the parties’ entry into and execution of a written agreement acceptable to the City.
SCOPE OF WORK
The City of Rochester Hills is accepting bids for the City Hall Chiller Replacements. The project includes, but is not limited to, materials, equipment, labor, materials and services for the purchase and installation of new chillers as specified in the solicitation at City Hall, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48309.
The City of Rochester Hills seeks the services of a qualified contractor experienced in the project components to perform the services needed to complete this project in a professional, cost effective and timely manner. The contractor will be responsible for the hiring of all sub-trade contractors, the coordination of their work and the outcome of the project. Outlined within this information are the requirements governing the performance and qualifications of the contractor.
