Property advertisement and auctioning; payment collection

This Indefinite Delivery Vehicle provides comprehensive auctioneering and property disposition services for the sale of Michigan Department of Natural Resources surplus real property. The contract encompasses all activities associated with the marketing, auction administration, and transfer of DNR-owned parcels, including pre-auction property inspection and Geographic Information System coordination, multi-channel advertisement through website marketing and direct mailings, simultaneous on-site and online bidding operations, and post-auction administrative functions such as fund escrow management, deed recording, and annual reporting. Title Check, LLC is responsible for providing qualified personnel, specialized equipment, and technology infrastructure to conduct auctions at multiple regional facilities throughout Michigan, with the flexibility to consolidate DNR parcels with other government auctions when operationally feasible.

The prime contractor is Title Check, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company based in Kalamazoo, with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources serving as the contracting organization. The contract was executed on October 15, 2019, with an effective date of November 1, 2019, and an initial completion date of October 31, 2024, with five one-year renewal options available at the State's sole discretion. The contract covers statewide geographic coverage throughout Michigan and is structured as a compensation-based agreement with no State-funded contract value; Title Check, LLC receives compensation exclusively through a ten percent buyer's premium collected directly from winning bidders at the time of sale, with all sale proceeds transferred to the DNR within twenty calendar days via ACH transfer.