The City is soliciting proposals for the planning and complete installation of a full fire alarm system throughout the building that meets building codes for a childcare facility, including a monitoring system, at the Valentine Center in Battle Creek, MI located at 75 Irving Park Drive, Battle Creek, MI. The Valentine Center located at 75 Irving park drive in Battle Creek was previously a child care facility, and the City would like it to continue to be a child care facility. In order to have a proprietor continue running this facility as a child care, the current fire alarm system needs to be upgraded to meet today's required child care building code. We are looking for a vendor to help us define and recommend what that upgrade looks like for this specific facility. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED Before submitting a proposal, firms shall carefully examine the scope of work and shall fully inform themselves as to all existing conditions and limitations and shall indicate in the proposal all items requested. Contractor shall: Provide a plan for the fire alarms that are in compliance with all codes and requirements for a day care facility. Supply and install the fire alarms according to the plan. Provide and install a monitoring system. Please note the pre-proposal conference date, time, and location on the front page of this document. That meeting will give vendors the opportunity to look at the building and ask questions. Purchasing Contact: Christine Huff E-mail: clhuff@battlecreekmi.gov questions only: do not email proposals Proposal Reviews: week of February 5, 2024 Interviews, if applicable: week of February 12, 2024 Final Decision: March 2024 1.4 This project will be awarded to a single contractor who submits the proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City, unless otherwise noted in this document. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Request for Proposal, the City reserves the right to: (1) waive any immaterial defect or informality; or (2) reject any or all proposals, or portions thereof; or (3) reissue the Request for Proposal. AWARD OF CONTRACT: A response to any Request for Proposal is an offer to contract with the City based upon the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in the City's Request for Proposal. Proposals do not become contracts unless and until the City executes them. A contract has its inception in the award, eliminating a formal signing of a separate contract. For that reason, all of the terms and conditions of the contract are contained in the Request for Proposal, unless any of the terms and conditions are modified by a Request for Proposal amendment, a contract amendment, a Best and Final Offer, or by mutually agreed terms and conditions. Addition 1 Posted: 1/5/2024 Type of Addition: Not an addendum: Note about location Overview: Please note that the address of the Valentine Center is 75 Irving Park Dr, but also 155 Walter Ave. You will access Irving Park Dr from Walter Ave, which is off Emmett Street.