High School Press Box Replacement

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2023 BOND PROGRAM
HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS - PRESS BOX
Howell Public Schools will receive firm prime contractor bids for the labor, materials, equipment, and all other services to
complete the Stadium Improvements Press Box scope of work at Howell High School: 1200 W Grand River Ave, Howell, MI
48843.
The bid documents consist of Plans and Specifications prepared by Kingscott Associates, and Front-End documents consisting
of Instructions to Bidders, Scopes of Work, and Bid Forms prepared by AUCH Construction. Documents may be downloaded
from PreconSuite (formerly Pipeline Suite) on or after Monday, June 29th, 2026. If you need assistance viewing bid documents
or project documents through PreconSuite, please contact Jacob Hodges with AUCH Construction at
jhodges@auchconstruction.com.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at 11:00 am at Howell High School, located at 1200 W Grand
River Ave, Howell, MI 48843. Attendees should gather at the main entrance of football stadium. While attendance is not
mandatory, participation in this meeting is strongly encouraged for all bidders.
Bids will be accepted via PreconSuite for electronic bid submission. Hard copy sealed bids will also be accepted; however, we
strongly encourage using the PreconSuite electronic submission process. Please upload the appropriate proposal forms
provided by the construction manager in the submission. If hard copy bids are delivered, they must be a sealed bid on the forms
furnished by the Construction Manager and must be completed in full. An opaque envelope bearing your proposal must identify
your company, the project name, the proposal being bid and be addressed and delivered to:
Howell Public Schools
Administration Building
411 N. Highlander Way; Suite D
Howell, MI 48843
Attn: Mr. Paul Pominville, Assistant Superintendent of Operations and Technology
Project: HPS High School Stadium Improvements
Bids must be delivered no later than 11:30 am, Thursday, July 16th, 2026, to the locations indicated above. Bids will NOT be
accepted at AUCH office. The Board of Education will not accept bids submitted after the date and time specified for bid
submission. All late bid proposals will be returned to the bidder unopened. PreconSuite will not allow electronic bid submissions
after the due date and time. Completing the electronic bid submission questions and uploading bid forms does take time, which
must be accounted for and be fully completed and submitted prior to the bid due date and time.
Bids over the State threshold of $31,321.00 must be accompanied with either a certified cashier's check or a U.S. treasury listed
security bond in the amount of 5% of the bid amount. Bids received without this guaranty will not be read or considered. Electronic
scans of the cashier's checks are not accepted. All cashiers' checks must be delivered prior to the due date and time and be
made payable to Howell Public Schools. Cashier's Checks will be returned to the bidder upon execution of the contract. All
proposals shall be firm for a period of ninety (90) days.
Bids must be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the owner
or any employee of the bidder and any member of the Board of Education, or the Superintendent. Additionally, bids shall be
accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement for the Iran Economic Sanctions Act Affidavit of Compliance and Equal
Opportunity Statement. Bids not accompanied by these documents will not be accepted.
Bids will be publicly opened and read via a public and virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams held at the Howell Public Schools
Admin. Building starting at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 16th, 2026, in the Edinburgh Room. To access the MS Teams meeting,
Meeting ID: 261 950 514 486 029 Passcode: Xi7cm9dS
Successful bidders whose proposals are $50,000 or more will be required to furnish a Satisfactory Performance and Payment
Bond in the amount of 100% of their bid. The cost of the Bond shall be included in each proposal.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids in whole or in part, and to waive any informality therein.
The Board of Education reserves the right to accept that bid which in its opinion is in the best interest of the Owner, or to award
the contract to an alternate bidder other than the bidder(s) submitting the best financial Bid (low bidder) in its sole and absolute
discretion.
Board of Education
Howell Public Schools