Cleveland Seeks Bids for Emergency Siren Project, Deadline April 27

Cleveland's city government posted a formal bid request April 4 for a new emergency siren system, giving contractors less than four weeks to submit sealed proposals before a public opening at the Cleveland Community Center.

Sealed bids must arrive at City of Cleveland, PO Box 48, Cleveland, ND 58424 no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 27. At that moment, the city will publicly open and read aloud every properly submitted bid at the Community Center at 525 5th Ave N.

The project is being coordinated through the South Central Dakota Regional Council, which holds the full bid documents. Contractors interested in competing must contact Jennifer Schultes at the council before submitting: 701-952-8050 or director@scdrc.org. Each bid must include a current North Dakota Contractor's License along with bid-security elements detailed in the packet. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive informalities in the submission process.

The public notice does not specify a dollar figure, but the competitive procurement format invites vendors to propose both technical solutions and pricing against specifications contained in the bid documents.

For a small city in Stutsman County, a functioning outdoor warning siren is the fastest available tool for reaching residents who are outside, working, or otherwise not monitoring television, radio, or their phones during a sudden-onset emergency. North Dakota's spring and summer seasons bring recurring threats from severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, making timely outdoor alerts a practical priority rather than a precautionary one. The system would also serve rural drivers and farm workers near Cleveland who have no other means of receiving a sudden warning.

The South Central Dakota Regional Council's role in administering the procurement suggests the project may be tied to regional emergency-management planning or grant funding, though the notice does not specify a financing source.

Following the April 27 bid opening, the city is expected to move toward a contract award in subsequent weeks, with installation and testing to follow. Contractors with siren project experience who plan to bid should reach Jennifer Schultes at 701-952-8050 well before the deadline to obtain the full specification packet.