Request For Proposal: Chestnut Hill and Siebert Mulch Installation

Request For Proposal: Chestnut Hill and Siebert Mulch Installation

RFP Timeline

Issue Date: 2/17/2026
Proposal Due Date: 3/2/2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Project Award Date: 3/16/2026
Project Commencement: Work can begin June 8, 2026, and must be completed by August 8, 2026.

Bid Submission: All bids must be submitted on the attached bid form (linked below in RFP packet) and signed by the bidder.

Two (2) copies of the bid form should be addressed to the attention of:

“Chestnut Hill and Siebert Mulch Installation 2026"
Michael Moeggenberg
Director of Facilities and Operations
Midland Public Schools
600 East Carpenter Street
Midland, Michigan 48640-5417

One (1) copy of the bid form should be retained for your files.  Questions should be referred to Michael Moeggenberg, Director of Facilities and Operations at 989-923-5035 or moeggenbergmj@midlandps.org .

RFP Documents

Scope of Work

Pea stone removal from areas indicated on included satellite views and wood fiber mulch installed in its place. Pea Stone will be removed from site and discarded by the contractor. Mulch must meet ASTM F2075 standards. Product must be blown into the areas using a pneumatic landscape mulch installation system. Product amounts are indicated on satellite views.

District Property Damage

The contractor will be responsible for fixing any damage to grounds or playground equipment that occurs during the removal of pea stone or installation of mulch, that is part of this RFP.

Contractors Qualifications

Contractor must have five years of experience in this type or similar work.

Payment

The district will have up to thirty (30) days to submit payment to the contractor for the work completed and invoiced.

Inspection of Site

Bidders will be held responsible for comparing the premises with the specifications and to have satisfied themselves as to the conditions of the premises and any other conditions effecting the carrying out of the work. No price allowance or extra considerations on behalf of the contractor(s) will subsequently be allowed by reason of error, oversight, or failure to reasonably inspect on the part of the bidder(s) an/or contractor(s).

Performance Bond

A Performance Bond by a qualified surety authorized to do business in Michigan in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Base Bid shall accompany each proposal or proposal combination.

Payment Bond

A certified check or bank draft payable to Midland Public Schools, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and a surety company licensed in Michigan. The amount equal to not less than twenty-five (25%) percent of the maximum bid amount shall be submitted with each bid.

Prevailing Wage Requirements

To bid on this RFP a contractor must hold a state project registration and any sub-contractor working on this job must also hold a state project registration.  The successful contractor is required by law to pay prevailing wage for this job.  All documents pertaining to prevailing wage must be processed and the successful contractor must submit pay records for each pay period to the district and to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Documentation on prevailing wage for this RFP are included as an attachment.  All other prevailing wage laws in the State of Michigan must be adhered to for this contract.

Payment

The successful bidder will be required to submit a pay application to receive payment. The district will have up to thirty (30) days to submit payment to the contractor for the work completed and materials on site. No materials will be paid for until they are on Midland Public Schools property and confirmed by the district.

Safety

The Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, codes, and regulations, including but not limited to MIOSHA and the Right-to-Know.

Fines for MIOSHA Violations

If the District is assessed any fines for MIOSHA violations arising out of these contract services and attributable to the Contractor, the Contractor shall reimburse the district for these.

Permits

The contractor is required to obtain and pay for any required permits both state and local.

Insurance Requirements

The Contractor will provide the District with the required insurance certificates before the Contractor is awarded the contract. These certificates of insurance shall be submitted to the District’s Facilities Department.  Once contract is awarded Midland Public Schools will need to be added as an additional insured to the insurance policies.

Minimum Required Insurance Limits

Fire Damage: $100,000
Medical Expenses: $10,000
Personal & Adv. Injury
- Each Occurrence: $1,000,000
- Aggregate: $2,000,000
Products - Comp/Op Agg.: $1,000,000
Property Damage
- Each Occurrence: $1,000,000
- Aggregate: $2,000,000
Excess Liability (Umbrella)
- Each Occurrence: $2,000,000
- Aggregate: $4,000,000
Fidelity/Employee Dishonesty Bond: $50,000
Automobile Liability (Including Hired & Non-Owned) Personal Injury/Bodily Injury
- Each Occurrence: $1,000,000
- Or Combined Single Limit: $1,000,000
Property Damage
- Each Occurrence: $500,000

The Contractor must also provide all of its employees working on this contract with Workers’  Compensation insurance. The District will not be responsible for any job related injuries to the  Contractor’s employees. Contractor will provide the District with proof of insurance with at least the following coverage limits:

Minimum Limits

Coverage A Statutory
Coverage B as follows:
- Each Accident $500,000
- Disease - Policy Limit $1,000,000
- Disease - Each Employee $500,000

Owners Rights

The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all item(s) in the bid; to accept or reject any or all bid(s); to waive any informalities therein; or for any reason, to award the contract to other than the low bidder.  If a unit price or extended price is obviously in error and the other is obviously correct, the incorrect price will be disregarded.  The district reserves the right to award the bid by location, to the low bidder of that location and to not award a location to any bidder.

All bids shall be firm for one hundred eighty days (180) from the date of the bid opening.  The successful bidder must include a signed “Iran Economic Sanctions Act Certification” a “Familial Relationship Disclosure” form and an Affidavit of Bidder-Compliance with School Safety Initiative Legislation (Enclosed with documents).

Instruction to Bidders

1. It shall be the bidder’s responsibility to read this entire document, review all enclosures and attachments, and comply with all requirements specified within.
2. Bids received after the scheduled opening time will not be accepted.
3. The only bids accepted will be hard copy paper bids.
4. No bid may be withdrawn, changed or modified in any way for a period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from date of did opening.
5. Negligence on the part of the bidder in preparing the bid confers no rights for the withdrawal of the bid after it has been opened.
6. Bids received prior to time of opening will be kept securely unopened.  No responsibility will be attached to school district employee who prematurely opens an incorrectly addressed bid proposal.
7. If either a unit price or extended price is obviously in error or the other is obviously correct, the incorrect price will be disregarded.
8. Midland Public Schools is exempt from state and federal taxes.
9. All bids are subject to acceptance by Midland Public Schools Board of Education which reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to split awards by items, to waive irregularities or defects, and accept other than the low bid when deemed to be in the best interest of Midland Public Schools.
10. The laws of the State of Michigan shall govern rights, obligations, and remedies of the Parties under this bid and any agreement reached through this process.
11. All information included in a bid response is subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed in its entirety after the formal, public bid opening has been completed.
12. By submission of the proposal, the bidder certifies that the pricing structure offered has been arrived at independently without consultation, communication, or agreement of such prices for the purpose of restricting competition with any other bidder or competitor.
13. The bidder agrees to hold and save Midland Public Schools, its officers, agents and employees harmless from liability of any kind, including costs and expenses, with respect to any claim, action, cost or judgment for patent, copyright or trademark infringement arising out of the purchase or use of equipment, materials, supplies, or services covered by this bid document.
14. The contractor shall provide items of a minor nature, not specifically noted in these specification, so as to provide a complete, operable and Owner acceptable service.
15. Contractors are required to comply with the Safety Rules and Accident Prevention plan.  The district reserves the right to exclude any worker(s) from the job site(s) for violation of these work rules or any other such offenses deemed inappropriate by the District.
16. The contractor shall clean their job area daily and dispose of all trash and debris leaving the area broom clean.
17. It is the responsibility of the contractor/bidder to field verify all existing field conditions.  Bidders shall inspect the work site and take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature of the work; and general and local conditions which can affect the work or cost thereof.  Failure to do so will not relieve the bidders from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work.
18. The sites are available for your inspections by appointment.