26 Thursday, October 3, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
CITY OF BATTLE CREEK
NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS
IFB#: 2025-039B
TITLE: Mechanical/Plumbing Inspection Services
ISSUE DATE: September 26, 2024
BID DUE DATE: October 10, 2024, at 2:00 PM Local Time
LOCATION: Bids must be submitted through our secure online bid management website
Do not email bids (see below for instructions)
Purchasing Contact: Nils Vos
E-mail: [email protected] Do not email bids
DESCRIPTION: The City is soliciting bids for the purpose of contracting for the City’s annual requirements
for plumbing inspection services. The resulting contract is anticipated for a term of up to five (5) years.
Bids must be in the actual possession of the Purchasing Department by the method indicated herein,
on or prior to the exact time and date indicated above. Bids received by the correct time and date shall
be opened virtually and the amount bid shall be publicly read. Late bids shall not be considered, and the
online bid management system will automatically cut off at the exact due date/time. Please give yourself
enough time to upload your bid.
BID SUBMITTAL:
Bids must be submitted through our secure online website by registered vendors by the date and time
listed above.
Please upload ONE pdf file that includes all requested submittals, rather than several parts of the bid
uploaded.
Please visit http://battlecreekmi.gov/230/Bid-Proposal-Solicitations and click on Bid & Proposal Solici-
tations. This will redirect you to our secure VendorRegistry website where you can register as a vendor
(required) and obtain this full document and upload your bid.
Email the purchasing contact listed above if the above link doesn’t work.
BID OPENING: Bids will be opened live via Zoom; the link will most likely be on the website under the
IFB. Email [email protected] for the link to the bid opening if you would like to attend and
can’t find the link.
BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE INVITATION FOR BID.Now
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St. Thomas Chili Cookoff resumes
for the first time in five years on
Friday, Oct. 25.
The cookoff had been an important
fundraiser and fellowship event at
the church, but COVID-19 and sub-
sequent changes in leadership at the
church forced it into hiatus, according
to a recent church press release.
The event not only marks the begin-
ning of soup season, but also a new
season for the church.
Its new priest/rector, the Rev.
Michael Spencer, will be joining after
having moved to Battle Creek just a
couple of weeks before.
The event raises money for Laundry
Love, which is a St. Thomas minis-
try that helps individuals pay theirIt’s ‘bean’ a long time: Chili cookoff returns to St. Thomas
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is seeking chili cooks to enter its Chili Cookoff
on Oct. 25.Cover band Lucid Vibe will entertain the audience at the cookoff.
expenses at a local Laundromat while
engaging with them and actively lis-
tening to them.
“We’re really excited to welcome
the community back in our doors
for the chili cookoff,” said organizer
Becky Squires. “We’re even more
thrilled we’ll be able to introduce
Father Michael to the community,
and the community to him.”
All types of chili are welcome for
the cookoff, including beans, no
beans, traditional, meatless, five-
alarm and more.
Tickets to purchase and sample the
chili, as well as beverages, cornbread
and fixings, and and desserts will be
available.
Musical entertainment will be pro-vided by local cover band Lucid Vibe
beginning at 6 p.m., but doors will
open and chili will be served at 5:30
p.m.
The band plays a wide array of
genres, from classic rock, country,
blues and pop to more modern styles.
The chili entries will be judged by
four judges, and there will also be a
People’s Choice Award.
Entry forms are available at sttho-
masbc.org/chilicookoff or at the
church office Monday-Friday, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
The church requests a monetary
donation to enter.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is
located at 16 E. Van Buren St. in
Battle Creek.