Holland Museum Holland, MI
The Christman Company Advertisement for Bids 00025-2
Project: Holland Museum Exterior restoration and exterior maintenance.
Owner: City of Holland 270 S. River Avenue Holland, MI 49423
Architect/Engineer: Quinn Evans Architects
219 ½ Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Construction Manager: The Christman Company
801 Broadway Avenue Suite 300 Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5355 616-565-4454
The proposals will be received at the FINANCE OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 270 S.
RIVER AVENUE, HOLLAND, MICHIGAN until 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at which
time they will be publicly opened and read. You are invited, but not required, to attend said bid
opening.
Proposals shall be submitted to the City of Holland through the above process on the proposal
form provided in Volume 1, clearly marked WORK CATEGORY NO. _________ , and shall be
identified with the project name and the bidder's name and address.
All proposals are to be net, F.O.B. – Holland, Michigan.
Proposals are to be irrevocable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the bid opening
and shall not be withdrawn, modified, or altered after the bid opening. In case of default by the
selected vendor, the City of Holland may procure its requirements from another vendor, without
going through additional bidding procedures, and hold the original vendor liable for any
increased costs.
The City of Holland reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive any
irregularities/informalities in the proposals received and to split the proposal if deemed desirable
by the City.
Contracts and Purchase Orders shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. In
determining the lowest responsible bidder, in addition to price, the items set forth in Section 2-
48 (Award of contracts and Purchases) and Section 2-48.1 (Preference for Local
Bidders/Holland- Based Businesses) of the Ordinance Code of the City of Holland shall be
considered.
The City of Holland reserves the right to consider use of the State of Michigan contract
Purchasing Program or other purchasing programs available to Michigan local units of
government that have met bid requirements for identical vehicles/equipment.
All contractors bidding on work must be bondable and must include in their bid the cost for
furnishing a Co-Obligee Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Co-Obligee Performance Bond.
On the proposal form the contractor will identify a cost to be added to their bid should bonds be
required.
There will be a pre-bid conference at Holland City Hall, 270 S. River Avenue, Holland, MI 49423.
on Wednesday May 29th, 2024 @ 10:00am conducted by the Construction Manager. It is strongly
recommended that contractors attend the pre-bid conference. The conference will be held on site
and tours will be given, PPE will be required. If unable to attend the pre-bid meeting, bidders
should arrange a site walk with TCC prior to submission of bid. Project competencies
regarding scope of work and familiarity of site and project requirements will be evaluated
as a basis of contract award. Contact Matt Walker at matt.walker@christmanco.com to
schedule a site visit. Any questions that arise during the walk-through(s) will be
documented and formally answered via pre-bid addendum.
Post Bid interviews will be held within 3 days of June 11, 2024. Meeting Schedule will be set
immediately following the bid opening. Subcontractors required to be in attendance at these
interviews will be notified in advance.
Contract documents will be distributed via Procore or Via Email as well as posted to Bidnet by the
City of Holland. Please contact Matt Walker at matt.walker@christmanco.com to request access
to documents. A link to download the documents will be sent upon request.
All questions are to be directed to the Construction Manager. No direct contact with the Owner
or Architect is permitted. The deadline for pre-bid questions is by end of day on Tuesday
June 4, 2024. All questions to be forwarded in writing to Matt Walker via email
matt.walker@christmanco.com
Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers' check, money order, or bid
bond made payable to City of Holland in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base
bid as a bid security. The Bid Security of Bidders under consideration will be returned immediately
after award of contracts by the City of Holland. The amount of the guarantee shall be forfeited to
the Owner if the successful Bidder fails to enter into a contract and furnish required bonds and
insurance within 30 days after award of contracts.
