ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BUS WASH EQUIPMENT
PROCUREMENT
DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
GILBERT & COOLIDGE FACILITIES
Written proposals are invited from interested Contractors in response to this
Request for Proposal.
Proposals will be received
for facility renovations in the office of the Detroit Building Authority, 65
Cadillac Square, Suite 2800, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Proposals will be
received until 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 06, 2008 and will
subsequently be evaluated to select a candidate for negotiating a contract.
A pre-bid site visit will
take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 9:30 AM local time at
the Gilbert Facility located 5600 Wabash, Detroit, MI 48208. Additionally, a
pre-bid conference is scheduled for Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 11:30
at the Coolidge Facility (2nd floor Administration Office) located at
14044 Schaefer, Detroit MI 48207. Any questions regarding the work or contract
documents will be answered at this time.
All proposals must agree
to comply with the requirements of Fair Employment Practices and the City of
Detroit Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Ordinance and Human Rights
requirements.
The Contract Documents, which includes drawings and specifications, may be
examined at the offices of the Detroit Building Authority, 65 Cadillac Square,
Suite 2800, Detroit, Michigan during regular hours, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM and
copies may be obtained, at the bidders cost, from Hernandez Blueprinting
Services, 1401 Vermont, Detroit, MI (313) 962-2900.
No proposal submitted may
be withdrawn for at least 120 days from its due date and thereafter until the
prospective vendor withdraws it, or a contract is executed or the procurement is
terminated by the Detroit Building Authority, whichever occurs first.
Each proposal must be
accompanied by a satisfactory security bid bond in amount no less than 5% of the
total bid price, as guarantee and security for the execution of the contract.
The successful respondent
will be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, all applicable Equal
Employment Opportunity laws and U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise regulations. Firms or individual whose names appear on the
U.S. Comptroller Generals’ list of ineligible contractors will not be
considered. Furthermore, Detroit based equalization credit does not apply to
this solicitation.
This contract contains a
subcontracting requirement of 30% with those firms who have obtained
certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm, as defined by
49 CFR Part 26 from the DDOT Office of Contract Compliance, another transit
authority, or the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), or as a small
business [SBA-n (a)] as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA).
The Detroit Building
Authority reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any proposal or to
reject any or all proposals should it be deemed in its best interest. If
additional information is needed regarding this RFP, please contact Benyne
Goldston at (313) 224-4599.
Elizabeth A. Benson,
Director
Detroit Building Authority
65 Cadillac Square, Suite
2800
Detroit, Michigan 48226