Public notice: Manchester Community Schools

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROOFING REPLACEMENT
RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

The Board of Education of Manchester Community School District, Washtenaw County, Michigan, will receive sealed bids for the roofing replacement at Riverside Intermediate School; 710 E. Main Street, Manchester, MI 48158. The work generally consists of:

• Removal of existing mechanically fastened PVC roofing system complete down to existing roof deck
• Removal of the existing perimeter metal edge fascia or other flashings / caps as required for the work
• Installation of new flat and tapered insulation, fully-adhered EPDM membrane, and coverboard
• Installation of new perimeter metal edge fascia, cap flashings, counterflashings, etc.
• Raise existing rooftop equipment and components as necessary to satisfy warranty requirements

Specifications and Bid Forms will be available to Prime Contractors beginning Tuesday, January 6, 2026, by contacting the office of the Architect, Ehresman Architects, via email at architects@ehresmanarchitects.com. The Architect will issue the requesting company(s) electronic (.pdf) files of the Contract Documents including drawings and specifications. The cost of document reproduction will be the responsibility of the requesting party.

Bid documents will also be available for examination (no purchase) at the following locations:

• Ehresman Architects
• Construction Association of Michigan (CAM)
• Dodge Data & Analytics
• Construction Market Data (CMD)
• Construction Data Company (CDC)

A NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026, @ 3:30 p.m. (local time) at Riverside Intermediate School; 710 E. Main Street, Manchester, MI 48158. Participants should meet at the main entry at which time the meeting will move to a designated room. It is the contractor’s responsibility to review and become familiar with the job site, conditions, etc. prior to submitting its bid to the district. Contact the Buildings & Grounds Director, Mr. Bryan Houttekier at (734) 646-9182 to arrange any subsequent site visits to review the project conditions.

Sealed bids will be due Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. (local time) at Riverside Intermediate School, 710 E. Main Street, Manchester, MI 48158, at which time and place the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

The School Board will not consider, accept, or open a bid received after the date and time specified for bid submission in this advertisement for bid.

The bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond valued at five percent (5%) of the proposer’s maximum bid amount.

The bids shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized statement disclosing any familial relationship that exists between the Owner(s) or any employee of the bidder and any member of the Board of Education of the School District or the Superintendent of the School District. The Board of Education shall not accept a bid that does not include this sworn and notarized familial relationship disclosure statement.

The bids shall be accompanied by a sworn and notarized Affidavit of Compliance – Iran Economic Sanctions Act representing and warranting that the Contractor (including its officers, directors and employees) is not an “Iran linked business” within the meaning of the Iran Economic Sanctions Act, Michigan Public Act No. 517 of 2012.

Manchester Community School District’s Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bid Proposals, either in whole or in part, to waive any informalities or irregularities therein, or to award the contract to other than the contractor(s) submitting the best financial Bid Proposal (low bidder), in its sole and absolute discretion.

The project will not be funded by federal or state monies, however, the school district requires Prevailing Wages to be used for this project.

Please direct questions to:

• Marc Chamberlin, Senior Architect/Partner at (248) 244-9710 (ext. 105) or marc@ehresmanarchitects.com.

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Colleen Schoenfeld, Secretary (Manchester Community School District)

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