REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FACILITIES MANAGMENT ...

Proposer no later than one (1) week following the Board of Education’s approval of a
Proposal. Upon request of a Proposer, the School District shall endeavor to enable, as
the District deems reasonable and at no cost, liability or risk to itself, the conversion of a
certified check to a surety or bid bond, or vice versa, or the deposit of any certified check,
with any interest thereon for the benefit of that Proposer.
1.1.16 Contractor Experience: Proposals are limited to Contractors with at least five (5)
years of experience providing facilities management services for public K-12 school
districts with similar size facilities management operations and with demonstrated ability in
starting up operations of this scope.
1.1.17 Finality of Decision: Any decision made by The School District of the City of
Saginaw, including Contractor selection, shall be final.
1.1.18 The School District of the City of Saginaw Reservation of Rights: On
May 18, 2011, The School District of the City of Saginaw’s Board of Education
unanimously approved a resolution to request Proposals in order to outsource Facilities
Management Services. If the Board of Education should so decide to Contract for
services, the School District reserves the right in its sole discretion (for this and the other
provisions of this RFP) to accept or reject any or all Proposals, in whole or in part, with or
without cause. The School District of the City of Saginaw reserves the right to waive any
irregularity or informality in the RFP process, and the right to award the Contract to other
than the Proposer submitting the best financial Proposal. The School District reserves the
right to request additional information from any or all Proposers. The School District
reserves the right to negotiate with the Proposers concerning their Proposals.
1.1.19 Release of Claims: Each Proposer by its submission of its Proposal releases The
School District of the City of Saginaw from any claims arising out of, and related to, the
RFP process and selection of a Contractor.
1.1.20 Proposer Bears Proposal Costs: A recipient of the RFP is responsible for any
and all costs incurred by it or others acting on its behalf in preparing or submitting a
Proposal, or otherwise responding to the RFP, or any negotiations incidental to its
Proposal or the RFP.
1.1.21 Irrevocability of Bidding: All Proposals submitted shall not be withdrawn and shall
be irrevocable for a minimum period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following
the date and time for receipt of Proposals set forth above.
1.1.22 Collusive Bidding: The Proposer certifies that their Proposal is made without any
previous understanding, Contract or connection with any person, firm or corporation
making a Proposal for the same project and is in all respects fair, without outside control,
collusion, fraud or otherwise illegal action.
1.2 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW PROFILE
The School District of the City of Saginaw covers an area of more than 35.6 square miles. The
entire School District is located within Saginaw County. For this Proposal, there are 26 operational
School Facilities and 13 closed facilities that require grounds work. Of the 26 school facilities, two of
these are new, and five have been recently renovated within the last 6 years. A listing of each
facility is attached as Appendix J detailing buildings and square footages. Also referenced as
Appendix A are scalable drawings of each Facility.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW INFORMATION
(See attachment for more details)
Facilities
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