Wayne State University - Mi - Agency Bids & RFPs

The project is anticipated to have substantial completion by June 18, 2027, with project closeout by August 3, 2027.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail payment terms beyond the general agreement that the university shall compensate the contractor as stated in Exhibit B, which is not provided in the excerpt.

The contractor unconditionally guarantees the work to be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of substantial completion, unless a longer guarantee period is stipulated in the contract documents or available from the manufacturer.

The competency and responsibility of bidders will be considered in making the award. The university is not obligated to accept the lowest or any other bids.

Bidders must be available for a bid prequalification meeting. The university may request information from the three lowest bidders to satisfy the owner that the bidder is adequately prepared to fulfill the contract, which may include past performance records, list of available personnel, plant and equipment, description of work to be done simultaneously, financial statements, or other pertinent information.

Liquidated damages are stipulated at $1,**** per day for each day of delay in substantially completing the project beyond the specified time.

An optional site visit may be scheduled at the conclusion of the prebid meeting, with a tentative date of May 19, 2026, at 10:30 am.

The bid notice mentions submittal procedures for samples, indicating that samples are physical examples furnished by the contractor to illustrate materials, equipment, color, texture, or workmanship, and to establish standards by which the work will be judged. Specific requirements for samples are detailed in Section 01 33 00.

The due date for questions is May 24, 2026, at 12:00 noon. All questions must be reduced to writing and emailed to the purchasing agent.

The estimated total value is not explicitly stated in the provided text.

The contract is expected to be fully executed on or about 25 calendar days after successful bidder qualification and recommendation of award. Substantial completion will be completed no later than to be negotiated.

The university shall pay the contractor within thirty 30 days of receipt of a properly submitted, complete and correct application for payment. Payments to the contractor shall be subject to retainage of ten percent 10% of the cost of work until the work is fifty percent 50% complete.

The contractor unconditionally guarantees the work under this contract to be in conformance with the contract documents and to be and remain free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one 1 year or two 2 years from the date of substantial completion, unless a longer guarantee period is stipulated.

The competency and responsibility of bidders will be considered in making the award. The university is not obligated to accept the lowest or any other bids.

Bidders must be available for a bid prequalification meeting. The owner may request each of the three 3 low bidders to submit information necessary to satisfy the owner that the bidder is adequately prepared to fulfill the contract.

If the project is not completed within the time specified in the contract plus any extension of time allowed pursuant thereto, the contractor shall pay as liquidated damages to the owner the sum of **** per day for each day's delay in substantially completing said project beyond the time specified in the contract.

A site visit may be scheduled at the conclusion of the prebid meeting, at the discretion of the project manager. The site visit can be scheduled upon request.

Samples are physical examples furnished by the contractor to illustrate materials, equipment, color, texture, or workmanship, and to establish standards by which the work will be judged. Unless otherwise approved, at least two samples will be submitted for each item requiring samples to be submitted.

Claims must be made within 5 business days after occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim or within 5 days after the claimant first recognizes the condition giving rise to the claim, whichever is later.

The bid notice states that the delivery of proposals is by vendors on May 27, 2026, by 2:00 p. m. electronic submission. The link for bid submission will be posted with the bid details at http:go. wayne. edubids.

The bid notice states that deliveries or services shall be invoiced on an individual basis and shall be due thirty 30 days after University's receipt and approval of invoice. The invoices must reference the PO number and be submitted to the University's accounts payable department via email address: wsuinvoices@wayne. edu.

The bid notice states that proposals will be evaluated, and award will be based on vendors ability to offer the best value quality, past performance and price, and on anticipated quality of service.

The bid notice states that to qualify for evaluation, a vendors proposal must be responsive, must be submitted on time and must materially satisfy all mandatory requirements identified throughout the rfp, in the judgment of the university.

The bid notice states that it is optional that you and/or responsible representatives of your organization attend our preproposal conference. For this rfp, the university offers the following preproposal options: virtual.

The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.

The bid notice states that vendors questions due to procurement are due by May 20, 2026, at 12 noon.