Houghton Housing Commission-Heritage Manor: Exterior Cleaning and Painting

Location:	Michigan
Posted:	Jun 1, 2026
Due:	Jun 22, 2026
Agency:	U.P. Engineers & Architects, Inc
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	02543-1
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INVITATION TO BID

OWNER - The Houghton Housing Commission, Michigan, acting through its Board of Commissioners, hereby gives notice

that sealed bids will be received at the office of U.P Engineers & Architects, Inc at 100 Portage St, Houghton, Michigan for the

following described project.

PROJECT – The work shall consist of: Heritage Manor: Exterior Cleaning and Painting.

TIME - Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. ET, local time, on Monday, June 22, 2026, at the offices of UP Engineers

& Architects, Inc at 100 Portage St., Houghton, Michigan at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

PRE-BID WALK-THRU - A pre-bid walk-thru will be conducted on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET, to review work items.

Contractors shall meet at Executive Director’s Office at Heritage Manor, Houghton, Michigan.

BIDS - All bids shall be addressed to Mrs. Sherry Hughes, Executive Director, Houghton Housing Commission, c/o U.P.

Engineers & Architects, Inc., 100 Portage Street, Houghton, MI. Bids shall be sealed and shall have the name and address

of the Bidder and the Contract for which the bid is being submitted on the outside of the envelope. All Bidders shall bid in

accordance with and upon the Bid Forms included in the Contract Documents.

EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS - The Contract Documents are on file for inspection at the Executive

Director's Office, Houghton, MI; U.P. Engineers & Architects, Inc., 100 Portage Street, Houghton, MI.

PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS - Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from U.P. Engineers

& Architects, Inc., 707 Ashmun Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, for a $50.00 nonrefundable handling fee for a hard copy or

a free of charge for a pdf. Documents will also be available for viewing at the following Builders Exchanges: Builders Exchange

of Northwest Michigan and Marquette Builders Exchange.

BID SECURITY - No Bid shall be received unless accompanied by a certified check or satisfactory Bid Bond payable to the

Houghton Housing Commission in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the maximum bid as a guarantee.

BID REJECTION - The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or waive any informalities in bidding, and to award

that which is in the best interest of the OWNER.

WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS - No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled opening without

the consent of the OWNER.

GOVERNING LAWS AND REGULATIONS - The Contractor shall be required to pay not less than the wage rates established

for the project by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Copies of these wage rates are

incorporated in the Contract Documents.

Bidders will be required to comply with the Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and

contractors under this order are explained in the bid documents. A surety which secures a bond must be acceptable to the

United States Government. U.S. Treasury Circular No. 570 lists those sureties which are acceptable. This may be obtained

by requesting it from:

Audit Staff Bureau of Government Financial Operations

U.S. Treasury Department

Washington, D.C. 20226

The surety must also be licensed to do business in the State of Michigan.

Sherry Hughes, Executive Director

Houghton Housing Commission

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Job Number	Job Name	Engineer Estimate	Bid Date	Bid Time
02543-1	Houghton Housing Commission-Heritage Manor: Exterior Cleaning and Painting		6/22/2026	10:00:00 AM

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