WSU Project Numbers - 089-413619 RFP - Biological Science fire protection

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY WSU Project No. 089-413619
Division of Finance and Business Affairs
Wayne State University
Biological Science Building - Building wide fire protection, and
fire alarm systems installations
WSU Project Number 089-413619
For: Owner's Representative:
Board of Governors Mark Gibbons, Project Manager
Wayne State University Facilities Planning & Management
Detroit, Michigan Design & Construction Services
5454 Cass
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Purchasing Agent:
Valerie Kreher, Senior Buyer Consultant:
WSU - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Peter Basso Associates, Inc.
5700 Cass, Suite 4200 5145 Livernois
Detroit, Michigan 48202 Troy MI 48098
313-577-3720
rfpteam2@wayne.edu
July 20, 2026

Biological Science Building, building wide fire
protection, and fire alarm systems installations
WSU Project No. 089-413619
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page 00001
Table of Contents 00002
Division 0 - Bidding Requirements, Contract Forms, and Conditions of the Contract
00005 Information for Bidders 00005
00100 Instructions to Bidders 00100
00250 Notice of Pre-Bid Conference 00250
00300 Form of Proposal & Qualification Statement 00300
00400 Responsible Contractor Policy 00400
00410 WSU Wage Rate Schedule Information 00410
00420 KPI Reporting 00420
00430 Payment Package Document Requirements 00430
00440 Contractor's Performance Evaluation 00440
00500 Agreement between Contractor and Owner
for Construction 00500
00510 Form of Guarantee 00510
00700 General Conditions 00700
00800 WSU Supplementary General Conditions
of the Contract for Construction 00800
00850 Drawings 00850
Division 1 - General Requirements
01000 General Requirements 01000
01010 Summary of Work (Includes Scope of Work) 01010
Appendix A
Project Specific WSU Wage Schedule (posted separately)
https://procurement.wayne.edu/vendors/wage-rates
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INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
OWNER: Board of Governors
Wayne State University
PROJECT: Biological Science Building - Building wide fire protection, and fire
alarm systems installations
Project No. 089-413619
LOCATION: Wayne State University
5047 Gullen Mall
Detroit, Michigan 48202
PURCHASING AGENT: Valerie Kreher, Senior Buyer
WSU - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
5700 Cass, Suite 4200
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-577-3720
rfpteam2@wayne.edu
OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: Mark Gibbons, Project Manager
Facilities Planning & Management
Design & Construction Services
Wayne State University
5454 Cass Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Architect: Peter Basso Associates, Inc.
5145 Livernois
Troy MI 48098
SPECIAL NOTE: Right to reject any and all proposals, either in whole or in part and to waive any irregularities
therein is reserved by the Owner.
BIDS ADVERTISED: July 20, 2026
BIDDING: Bidding documents may be obtained by vendors from the University Purchasing Web Site at
http://go.wayne.edu/bids beginning July 20, 2026. When visiting the Web Site, click on the "Construction" link in
green. Copies of the RFP will not be available at the Pre-bid meeting.
Optional Pre-Bid Conference: To participate, it is Optional that you and/or responsible representatives of your
organization attend our pre-bid conference, to be held on July 28, 2026, 9:00 am (Eastern - Detroit Time).
Vendors who would like to participate in the pre-bid meeting via a TEAMS Video Conference or Conference Call, may
do so via the information below:
Microsoft Teams Meeting
On-line or via Conference Call
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/299140826297795?p=hXpy3G8YQVVkH6WvrN
Need to join from a mobile device but don't have TEAMS on it?
Visit our website for instruction on adding TEAMS to your device.
Attendance will be taken during the Prebid Meeting. When Pre-bid Meetings are Optional, nominal scorecard points
will be awarded for attendance.
Mandatory Site Visit: A Site Visit has been scheduled The date for the Site Visit is Mandatory - July 30, 2026,
8:00 - 10:00 am Meet at BSB, 5047 Gullen Mall, Main Entrance off the Mall..
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DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS: Due Date for questions shall be August 6, 2026 at 12:00 Noon. All questions must
be reduced to writing and emailed to the attention of Valerie Kreher, Senior Buyer at rfpteam2@wayne.edu.
Bids Due: Proposals for lump-sum General Contract will be received by electronic submission on August 13, 2026,
until 2:00 p.m. (local time). The link for bid submission will be posted with the bid details at http://go.wayne.edu/bids
beginning July 20, 2026. Vendors are required to combine documents into one PDF to ensure no portion of your
response is inadvertently omitted. This includes your bid, bid bond, and any other documents.
No public bid opening will be held.
Bid Qualification Meeting: Bidders must be available for a bid prequalification meeting, as soon as the day
following the bid opening. The lowest qualified bidder will be contacted and requested to meet with Facilities Planning
& Management at their office located at 5454 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. During this meeting, the Vendor must
provide information on the qualifications of management and supervisory personnel assigned to the project, a Project
Schedule and a Schedule of Values, including a list of Contractor's suppliers, subcontractors, and other
qualifications. This information should include information on the contractor's and any subcontractor's access to
labor necessary for contract performance.
If all aspects of the bid are in order, an unsigned contract will be given to the successful Contractor as soon as it's
available. The Contractor has 5 business days to return the contract to the Project Manager for University counter
signature. The contractor must also submit a Performance Bond as outlined above, and a Certificate of Insurance in
the same 5 business day period. In the event the Contractor fails to return the documents in this 5-day period, the
University reserves the right to award the contract to the next lowest qualified bidder.
All available information pertaining to this project will be posted to the Purchasing website at
(http://go.wayne.edu/bids). Information that is not posted to the website is not available/not known
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
OWNER: Board of Governors
Wayne Sta te University
PROJECT: Biological Science Building, building wide fire protection, and fire
alarm systems installations
Project No. 089-413619
LOCATION: Wayne State University
5047 Gullen Mall,
Detroit, Michigan 48202
PURCHASING AGENT: Valerie Kreher, Senior Buyer
WSU - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
5700 Cass, Suite 4200
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-577-3720
rfpteam2@wayne.edu
1. PROPOSALS
A. Procurement will receive Proposals for the work as herein set forth on August 13, 2026, until 2:00
p.m. (local time). The link for bid submission will be posted with the bid details at
http://go.wayne.edu/bids. No public bid opening will be held.
B. Proposals shall be for a lump-sum General Contract for the entire work of the Project as
provided in the Form of Proposal.
C. Proposals shall be submitted by electronic submission on forms furnished with the Bidding
documents. The link for bid submission will be posted with the bid details at http://go.wayne.edu/bids
beginning July 20, 2026. The forms must be completed in its entirety and must be signed, and the
completed forms shall be without alterations, interlineations, or erasures. Forms shall contain no
recapitulations of the work to be done.
D. All base bids must be conforming to the detailed specifications and drawings provided by the
University, including any Addenda issued. Voluntary Alternates will only be considered if the
Contractor has also submitted a conforming base bid. Any stipulation of voluntary alternates or
qualifications contrary to the Contract requirements made by the Bidder in or accompanying his
proposal as a condition for the acceptance of the Contract will not be considered in the award of the
Contract and will cause the rejection of the entire Proposal.
E. 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. The University reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and to waive any informalities in the Proposals.
2. PROPOSAL GUARANTEE
A. A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and Surety Company, in an amount equal to not less
than five percent (5%) of the maximum proposal amount shall be submitted with each Proposal,
which amount may be forfeited to the Board of Governors, Wayne State University, if the successful
Bidder refuses to enter into a Contract within ninety (90) days from receipt of Proposals.
B. Bond must be issued by a Surety Company with an A or A- rating as denoted in the AM Best Key
Rating Guide.
C. Bid bonds shall be accompanied by a Power of Attorney authorizing the signer of the bond to do so
on behalf of the Surety Company.
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D. Withdrawal of Proposals is prohibited for a period of ninety (90) days after the actual date of opening
thereof.
3. CONTRACT SECURITY
A. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Material
Payment bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract award amount, and include such cost in
the Proposal, complying with University policy and the laws of the State of Michigan.
B. Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond shall be from a surety company
acceptable to the Owner and made payable as follows:
(1) A bond for 100% of the contract award amount to the Board of Governors of Wayne State
University, and guaranteeing the payment of all subcontractors and all indebtedness
incurred for labor, materials, or any cause whatsoever on account of the Contractor in
accordance with University policy and the laws of the State of Michigan relating to such
bonds.
(2) A bond for 100% of the contract award amount to the Board of Governors of Wayne State
University to guarantee and insure the completion of work according to the Contract.
C. The only acceptable Performance Bond shall be the AIA A312 - 2010.
D. Bond must be issued by a Surety Company with an A or A- rating as denoted in the AM Best Key
Rating Guide.
4. BOND CLARIFICATION
For bids below $50,000.00
A. Bid bond will not be required.
B. Performance and Material & Labor Payment bonds will not be required.
5. INSPECTION
A. Before submitting its Proposal, each Bidder shall be held to have visited the site of the proposed work
and to have familiarized themselves as to all existing conditions affecting the execution of the work in
accordance with the Contract Documents. No allowance or extra consideration on behalf of the
Contractor will subsequently be made by reason of its failure to observe the Conditions or on behalf
of any subcontractor for the same reason.
6. EXPLANATION TO BIDDERS AND ADDENDA
A. Neither the Owner nor Representative nor Purchasing Agent will give verbal answers to any inquiries
regarding the meaning of drawings and specifications, and any verbal statement regarding same by
any person, previous to the award, shall be unauthoritative.
B. Any explanation desired by Bidders must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Agent, and if
explanation is necessary, a reply will be made in the form of an Addendum, a copy of which will be
distributed via the appropriate Listserv maintained by Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, and will be
posted to the website.
C. All addenda issued prior to date of receipt of Proposals shall become a part of these Specifications,
and all proposals are to include the work therein described.
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7. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. If any person contemplating submitting a bid for the proposed Contract is in doubt as to the true
meaning of any part of the drawings, specifications, or other Contract Documents, he may submit to
the Purchasing Agent, a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the
request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation of the Contract Documents will
be made by an addendum duly issued. A copy of such addendum will be posted to the website and
distributed via the listserv. Each proposal submitted shall list all addenda, by numbers, which have
been published prior to the time scheduled for receipt of proposal.
8. SUBSTITUTION OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
A. Whenever a material, article or piece of equipment is identified on the Drawings or in the
Specifications by reference to manufacturers' or vendors' names, trade names, catalog numbers, or
the like, it is so identified for the purpose of establishing a standard, and any material, article, or piece
of equipment of other manufacturers or vendors which will perform adequately the duties imposed by
the general design will be considered equally acceptable provided that the material, article, or piece
of equipment so proposed is, in the opinion of the Architect, of equal substance, appearance and
function. It shall not be purchased or installed by the Contractor without the Architect's written
approval.
9. TAXES
A. The Bidder shall include in his lump sum proposal and make payment of all Federal, State, County
and Municipal taxes, including Michigan State Sales and Use Taxes, now in force or which may be
enacted during the progress and completion of the work covered. Information regarding the State of
Michigan sales and use tax laws can be found in SOM Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2016-18.
10. REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNING PROPOSALS AND CONTRACTS
A. The following requirements must be observed in the signing of proposals that are submitted:
(1) Proposals that are not signed by individuals making them shall have attached thereto a
Power of Attorney, evidencing the authority to sign the Proposal in the name of the person
for whom it is signed.
(2) Proposals that are signed for partnership shall be signed by all of the partners or by an
Attorney-in-Fact. If signed by an Attorney-in-Fact, there must be attached to the Proposal
a Power of Attorney evidencing authority to sign the Proposal, executed by the partners.
(3) Proposals that are signed for a corporation shall have the correct corporate name thereof
and the signature of the President or other authorized officer of the corporation, manually
written in the line of the Form of Proposal following the words "signed by". If such a
proposal is signed by an official other than the President of the Corporation, a certified
copy of resolution of the Board of Directors, evidencing the authority of such official to sign
the bid, shall be attached to it. Such proposal shall also bear the attesting signature of the
Secretary of the Corporation and the impression of the corporate seal.
11. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
A. 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. Such information may include
past performance records, list of available personnel, plant and equipment, description of work that
will be done simultaneously with the Owner's Project, financial statement, or any other pertinent
information. This information and such other information as may be requested will be used in
determining whether a Bidder is qualified to perform the work required and is responsible and reliable.
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12. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
A. The attention of all Bidders is called to the General Conditions, Supplementary General Conditions,
and Special Conditions, of which all are a part of the Specifications covering all work, including
Subcontracts, materials, etc. Special attention is called to those portions dealing with Labor
Standards, including wages, fringe benefits, Equal Employment Opportunities, and Liquidated
Damages.
B. Prior to award of the project, the apparent low bidder will be required to produce a schedule of
values which will include the proposed subcontractors for each division of work and whether the
subcontractor is signatory or non-signatory. A contract will not be issued to the apparent low bidder
until this document is provided. A contractor will have 5 business days to produce this document. If
the required document is not received within this time, the bidder will be disqualified.
13. NOTICE OF AWARD/ACCEPTANCE OF BID PROPOSAL
A. The Proposal shall be deemed as having been accepted when a copy of the Contract (fully executed
by both the vendor and the appropriate signatory authority for the University), with any/all Alternates,
Addenda, and Pre-Contract Bulletins, as issued by the office or agent of the Owner has been duly
received by the Contractor. After signing the Contracts, the Contractor shall then return all copies,
plus any required bonds and certificates of insurance, to the office of the Owner's Representative, at
5454 Cass, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202. Construction will begin when the fully-
executed contract has been returned to the Contractor.
14. TIME OF STARTING AND COMPLETION
A. It is understood that the work is to be carried through to substantial completion with the utmost speed
consistent with good workmanship and to meet the established start and completion dates.
B. The Contractor shall begin work under the Contract without delay, upon receipt of a fully-executed
contract from the Owner, and shall substantially complete the project ready for unobstructed
occupancy and use of the Owner for the purposes intended within the completion time stated in the
Contract.
C. The Contractor shall, immediately upon receipt of fully-executed contract, schedule his work and
expedite deliveries of materials and performance of the subcontractors to maintain the necessary
pace for start and completion on the aforementioned dates.
15. CONTRACTOR'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
In an effort to provide continuous process improvement regarding the construction of various university
projects, Wayne State University is embarking upon a process of evaluating the contractor's overall
performance following the completion of work. At the conclusion of the construction project a subjective
evaluation of the Contractor's performance will be prepared by the Project Manager and the supervising
Director of Construction. The evaluation instrument that will be used in this process is shown in Section
00440-01 - Contractor's Performance Evaluation.
16. BIDDING DOCUMENTS
A. Bid specifications are available online beginning July 20, 2026 through Wayne State University
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing's Website for Advertised Bids: http://go.wayne.edu/bids. The
plans for this project can be viewed in advance and/or printed from the above website. Copies of the
RFP will not be available at the Pre-bid meeting.
B. DOCUMENTS ON FILE
(1) Wayne State University Procurement & Strategic Sourcing's Website.
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All available information pertaining to this project will be posted to the Purchasing web site
at http://go.wayne.edu/bids.
Information that is not posted to the website is not available/not known
(2) Notification of this Bid Opportunity has been sent to those entities registered with our
ListServ. Available ListServs can be found at
http://www.forms.procurement.wayne.edu/Adv_bid/Adv_Bid_Listserve.html
(3) Please note: Bid notices will be sent only to those Vendors registered to receive them via
our Bid Opportunities ListServ. To register, to http://go.wayne.edu/bids, and click on the
"Join our Listserv" link at the top of the page.
15. Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policies
On August 19, 2015, Wayne State joined hundreds of colleges and universities across the country that
have adopted smoke- and tobacco-free policies for indoor and outdoor spaces. Contractors are responsible
to ensure that all employees and all subcontractors' employees are in compliance anytime they are on
WSU's main, medical, or extension center campuses. The complete policy can be found at
http://wayne.edu/smoke-free/policy/.
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Notice of Optional Pre-Bid Conference
PROJECT: Biological Science Building, building wide fire protection, and fire alarm systems
installations,
PROJECT NOS.: WSU PROJECT NO. 089-413619
It is Optional that each Contractor proposing to bid on this work must attend a pre-bid conference as a condition for
submitting a proposal.
Vendors who would like to participate in the pre-bid meeting via a TEAMS Video Conference or Conference Call, may
do so via the information below:
Microsoft Teams Meeting
On-line or via Conference Call
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/299140826297795?p=hXpy3G8YQVVkH6WvrN
Need to join from a mobile device but don't have TEAMS on it?
Visit our website for instruction on adding TEAMS to your device.
Attendance will be taken during the Prebid Meeting. When Pre-bid Meetings are Optional, nominal scorecard points
will be awarded for attendance.
The purpose of this conference is to clarify the procedures, scope of work, and to identify any omissions and/or
inconsistencies that may impede preparation and submission of representative competitive bids.
In the event that less than 3 individual contractor firms attend the pre-bid conference, the University reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to either reschedule the pre-bid conference or proceed and offer a second pre-bid
conference date. (Attendance at only one pre-bid conference will be required).
Minutes of the conference shall be posted to the Website at http://go.wayne.edu/bids.
Any clarifications or corrections that cannot be made at the conference will be by Addendum.
All available information pertaining to this project will be posted to the Purchasing web site at
(http://go.wayne.edu/bids). Information that is not posted to the website is not available/not known.
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