North Van Dyke Ave Corridor Improvements and Stormwater Resilience Planning.pdf

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

RFP-SH26-011

The City of Sterling Heights, Michigan is accepting electronic proposals for

NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND STORMWATER

RESILIENCE PLANNING until TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026, AT 2:30 P.M.

Please refer to the attached for instructions, specifications, and proposal submission procedures.

Erik Skurda Purchasing Manager

Office of Purchasing 586-446-2740 http://www.mitn.info/

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE CORRIDOR

IMPROVEMENTS AND STORMWATER RESILIENCE

PLANNING

CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS

40555 UTICA ROAD

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313

CONTACT PERSON: ERIK SKURDA, PURCHASING MANAGER

PHONE: 586-446-2741 FAX: 586-276-4062 EMAIL:

shpurchasing@sterlingheights.gov

INDEX

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

II. PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

III. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

IV. SCOPE OF WORK

V. PROPOSAL DELIVERABLES

VI. SELECTION PROCESS

VII. CONFIDENTIAL COST PROPOSAL

VIII. QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

IX. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY

X. NON-IRAN LINKED BUSINESS CERTIFICATION

XI. REFERENCES

XII. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION LABEL

mailto:shpurchasing@sterlingheights.gov

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I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Please read these instructions carefully. All information requested shall be entered in the appropriate space on the forms or provided in writing elsewhere where indicated. Your proposal may be disqualified if it is not submitted as detailed below.

All information shall be entered in ink or typewritten. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrections inserted before submission of your Proposal. Corrections shall be initialed in ink by the person signing the Proposal.

One (1) electronic copy comprised of two separate documents in pdf format (written proposal and pricing proposal) shall be submitted by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, OCTOBER 13, 2026. DO NOT make any reference to proposal costs anywhere in your proposal except on the Confidential Cost Proposal Form.

Competitive proposals will be evaluated based upon criteria formulated around the most important features of the service, of which qualifications, experience, capacity and methodology, may be overriding factors. Interested contractors should address these criteria throughout their written narrative proposal. Price may not be the determinative factor in the issuance of a contract or award.

The City of Sterling Heights reserves the right to postpone the proposal opening for its own convenience, reject all proposals, waive any informality in the proposals received, negotiate fees and services, and to accept any proposal, which it shall deem to be in the most favorable interest of the City of Sterling Heights.

Proposals may be withdrawn or modified in person by an authorized representative of the proposer, provided their identity is made known and a receipt is signed for the proposal, but only if the withdrawal is made prior to the stated proposal deadline.

The City shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by the respondent in preparing the Request for Proposal (RFP) response or making a presentation in its regard.

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II. PROPOSAL CHECK LIST

All information required by the terms of the proposal documents must be furnished.

MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS CAN RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR

PROPOSAL.

Important items for you to check are included in, but not limited to, those listed below. This checklist is furnished only to assist you in submitting a proper proposal.

_____ Is your proposal properly signed? (refer to proposal documents)

_____ Is the Confidential Cost Proposal separate from the main proposal and included as a separate attachment in the submittal?

_____ If required, have you entered a unit price or lump sum for each proposed item?

_____ Are decimals in unit price in the proper places? Are your figures legible?

_____ Will your proposal arrive on time? Late proposals will not be considered.

Proposals must be uploaded at mitn.info before 2:30 p.m. Do not wait until the last minute to upload your proposal.

_____ In addition to your proposal deliverables, did you return the forms requiring your completion? PLEASE DO NOT RETURN COPIES OF OUR

SPECIFICATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS. RETURN ONLY THE FORMS

REQUIRING YOUR COMPLETION AND THE PROPOSAL

DELIVERABLES. Failure to include all pages may result in your proposal being deemed non-responsive.

_____ Did you check the MITN website for any addendums which may have been posted? Addendums may be posted at any time.

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III. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please read these instructions carefully. Your bid / proposal may be deemed non-responsive if it is not submitted as detailed below. Bids / proposals are considered received when downloaded into the mitn.info system before the submission deadline date and time, late bids / proposals will not be considered.

Bid / Proposal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, before 2:30 PM.

Electronic Bid Submission via the MITN system as described below is the only bid submittal option.

Call the Purchasing Office at 586-446-2740 if you have any questions and we will assist.

Electronic Bid Submission Only The vendor / Contractor will need to complete, scan and upload your entire bid package through the MITN system. All electronic bids / proposals will be submitted directly into a secured MITN “vault” that cannot be opened until the bid / proposal submission deadline date and time.

Vendor / Contractor Submittal Procedure:

Login to the MITN website using your previously registered credentials at http://www.mitn.info.

Locate and enter the Sterling Heights Solicitation you have prepared a bid for.

Click on the “Place Bid” button on the upper right side of the page.

In the “Place a Bid” window, select “Place a new Bid” or “Place a No Bid”

(Depending on your response). Select the “Continue” button .

On the next page, in the “Documents” tab, select “Add File” or “Import

Zip file” (Depending on your file type). Complete all required actions and click the “Next” button.

This will bring you to the “Pricing” tab. There you will see a reminder to “Don’t forget to attach your pricing in the ‘Documents’ section”. Select the “Next” button.

On the following screen, in the “Exceptions” section, select “No” or “Yes”

(depending on your response). In the “Bidder Compliance & Authentication” section, you will enter your full name and password where prompted. Click the

“Submit Bid” button.

In the “Bid Submission Confirmation” window, select “No” or “Yes” (depending on your response).

Finally, the next screen will confirm your bid submission. Here you will receive a confirmation number and will be able to download a PDF version of the confirmation for your records.

Important: The mitn.info system locks at 2:30 pm (Sterling Heights, Michigan Time) on the due date, and no bids / proposals can be downloaded after that time. No exceptions.

Bids / proposals must be downloaded and accepted by the mitn.info downloading portal before 2:30 pm. Do not wait until the last minute to submit your bid / proposal, internet

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pm. Late bids / proposals will not be considered.

If you have questions with the electronic bid submission procedures, please contact the MITN Vendor Support Department at (800) 835-4603, option #2 or email:

e-procurementsupport@bidnet.com

The City of Sterling Heights officially distributes bid and RFP documents through the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN). Copies of bid and RFP documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Bids or notification of bids issued by members of MITN are to be posted, in whole or in part, ONLY on the MITN system. Any other use is prohibited. Only those vendors who obtain bid documents from the MITN system are guaranteed access to receive addendum information if such information is issued. The City of Sterling Heights cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information not obtained from the MITN website and is not responsible for any errors contained by information received from alternate sources.

The City reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to allow a bidder to resubmit a copy of a bid that was otherwise submitted via the mitn.info system before the bid due date and time, when the bid document submitted via the mitn.info system is corrupt or otherwise not readable / downloadable by the City, and when in the opinion of the City, the fault was not that of the bidder.

If you received this document from a source other than the sources indicated, please notify us. It is recommended that all vendors register on the MITN website at www.mitn.info to obtain an official copy. All future bids, proposals, quotes and any addenda and tabulations will be posted on the MITN website.

BID BOND SUBMITTAL: Please refer to the specifications and forms for bid bond requirements and additional information. When bid bonds are required, all bidders must submit a photocopy of the Bid Bond (surety, cashier check, certified check) as part of the electronic bid submission. The photocopy must be of sufficient resolution to show a valid stamp, seal, signatures, names, dates, etc. The original Bid Bond must be provided upon request of the City. Failure to submit the original Bid Bond, upon request by the City, may result in the bid being deemed unresponsive and the bid rejected without further evaluation.

PUBLIC BID OPENING: A public bid opening will be conducted via conference call, 30 minutes after the above posted due date and time, all interested participants must call 586-446-2663, (enter Conference ID Code 4462740 when prompted) 30 minutes after the date / time of the bid / proposal due date / deadline listed. A Purchasing Department representative will read the bids / name of firms submitting proposals as they are downloaded and made available. Please be patient as the process may take a few minutes before a representative is on the line to moderate the bid / proposal opening.

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IV. SCOPE OF WORK

The City of Sterling Heights is seeking assistance for engineering, planning, environmental, and community engagement services for two grant funded projects, North

Vandyke Avenue (NVDA) Stormwater and Resilience Planning (CDBG-DR) and North

Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Improvement Project (BUILD), which pertain to infrastructure and stormwater resiliency planning in the North Van Dyke Avenue District of the city.

The two projects are distinct with separate funding sources but contain overlap in geographical location and improvements. The City reserves the right to proceed with one or both projects at the conclusion of this RFP.

Firm’s Requirements A. Ability to work effectively with City Council, City Administration, and City's engineering/planning staff with respect to any of the services required by the City.

B. Ability to work effectively with other public agencies having an interest in any of the consultant's activities including but not limited to the Road Commission of Macomb County, the Macomb County Public Works Office, Michigan Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, EPA, City of Detroit, EGLE and GLWA that may have approved or other related interests in the City's projects.

C. The ability to function in a support role to the established City Office which basically operates on a policy of utilizing consulting services for activities which exceed the staffing levels of the Office or the abilities of the staff.

D. Thorough knowledge of independent testing services and the ability to coordinate and schedule the services as needed by the City.

E. The ability to work with private developers, consulting engineers, other consulting engineers, builders, contractors, and owners of property to assist and accommodate orderly development within the City while minimizing inconveniences and delays.

NVDA Stormwater and Resilience Planning (CDBG-DR)

Cost (not to exceed): $408,500

Project Description:

The proposed project will undertake resilience and stormwater site development planning within the NVDA corridor in the City of Sterling Heights. The planning effort will focus on five priority locations and will evaluate existing conditions, stormwater infrastructure, and site constraints to address flooding, stormwater management challenges, and vulnerability to intense rainfall events associated with the August 2023 disaster that established eligibility for the disaster relief grant.

Project Locations:

1. Riverland Drive

a. Drive right-of-way

b. 8300 Riverland Drive

c. 8500 Riverland Drive

2. Triangle Drive

a. Drive right-of-way

3. Clinton River at Van Dyke Avenue

a. Clinton River Trail right-of-way under Van Dyke Avenue

b. 44450 Van Dyke Avenue

c. 43934 Van Dyke Avenue

4. Utica Road at Van Dyke Avenue

a. 43401 Van Dyke Avenue

b. 43255 Van Dyke Avenue

5. 18 1/2 Mile Road at Van Dyke Avenue

a. Right-of-way (Northwest quadrant of intersection)

Project Scope:

Recent corridor-level visioning and climate adaptation work conducted by Michigan State

University (MSU), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, identified flooding, impervious surface coverage, limited stormwater infiltration, and vulnerability to extreme rainfall as ongoing concerns along the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor. That effort focused on community engagement, conceptual graphics, and high-level sustainability, walkability, and placemaking recommendations, and explicitly did not include site-specific stormwater analysis, feasibility evaluation, hydraulic modeling, or design development.

Building on this prior visioning, the proposed CDBG-DR planning project will advance site-specific stormwater and resilience planning at the identified locations through technical analysis, public engagement, development of alternatives, and preparation of preliminary design level materials. The resulting planning products will identify feasible green stormwater infrastructure and resilience strategies, refine site layouts, and position the City to pursue future implementation funding for hazard mitigation and resilience improvements.

• Task 1: Site Survey and Existing Conditions Assessment – The project will begin with topographic surveying and site investigations at each of the five preliminary planning focus areas. Work will include establishing horizontal and vertical control, documenting existing surface features, storm sewer elements, utilities, and right-of-way conditions, and preparing existing conditions mapping. Geotechnical investigations and infiltration testing will be conducted to evaluate subsurface conditions, groundwater levels, and soil suitability for green stormwater infrastructure and other resilience strategies.

• Task 2: Stormwater and Hydraulic Analysis – The consultant will delineate drainage areas and perform hydraulic analyses for each focus area in accordance with applicable county stormwater standards. The analysis will evaluate water quality and channel protection volumes, assess site constraints, and compare required stormwater volumes to site capacity. Findings will be used to identify and evaluate appropriate green stormwater infrastructure strategies for each location.

• Task 3: Public and Stakeholder Engagement – The project will include two structured public and stakeholder engagement events. The first will focus on understanding community priorities, experiences with flooding or stormwater issues, and goals for site improvements. Based on this input, the project team will develop alternative site concepts. A second engagement event will present these alternatives and gather feedback to inform refinement of preferred planning concepts.

• Task 4: Development of Alternative Site Concepts – Using technical analysis and public input, the consultant will prepare conceptual site development alternatives for each focus area. Concepts will address walkability, placemaking, sustainability, and stormwater management and will be presented through annotated site plan graphics suitable for public communication and planning review.

• Task 5: Development of Selected Design Concepts – Preferred concepts will be advanced to a preliminary design level to evaluate feasibility, spatial layout, stormwater strategies, and circulation. This task will result in preliminary site layout drawings, supporting plans, and outline specifications sufficient to inform cost estimating and future implementation planning, without advancing final design or construction documents. Per the grant requirements, engineering plans are capped at 60% design.

• Task 6: Permitting Feasibility and Coordination – The consultant will evaluate permitting requirements associated with the proposed planning concepts and coordinate with relevant agencies to identify anticipated approvals. This task will inform feasibility and future implementation considerations but will not include final permitting or construction authorization.

• Task 7: Benefit-Cost Analysis – The consultant will perform a FEMA benefit-cost analysis on recommended improvements. This task will be utilized for future funding applications that require this level of analysis as part of eligibility and competitiveness.

North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Improvement Project (BUILD)

Cost (not to exceed): $2,210,640

Project Description:

Through the redesign and reconfiguration of the main thoroughfares in the NVDA, the

City seeks to work towards the implementation of key strategies included within the NVDA

Master Plan. The proposed project will complete final design and bid-ready construction documents for roadway reconfiguration, reconstruction, and multimodal improvements along North Van Dyke Avenue, Utica Road, and Riverland Drive.

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Project Locations:

1. North Van Dyke Avenue north of 19 Mile Road: Two travel lanes, center turn lane, planted medians, dedicated bike lanes with protection zones, expanded pedestrian and flexible retail frontage areas, and landscaped stormwater-management zones.

2. Van Dyke Avenue from 18½ Mile Road to the Clinton River: Enhanced sidewalks, planting buffers, and a bi-directional bicycle path along the east side of the corridor, while generally maintaining existing travel lanes.

3. Utica Road from Ogden Drive to 19½ Mile Road: Two travel lanes, center turn lane, on-street parking, protected bike lanes, planted zones, and pedestrian-oriented sidewalk/patio areas.

4. Riverland Drive from North Van Dyke Avenue to the Clinton

River: Pedestrian and bicycle improvements, retail-supporting parking, streetscape enhancements, a potential linear park connection, green infrastructure, and opportunities for public art and civic activation.

Project Scope:

The work will include existing-conditions data collection and analysis; traffic, safety, and multimodal evaluations; survey and base mapping; environmental review; utility and agency coordination; public and stakeholder engagement; permitting; cost estimating;

and preparation of final plans, specifications, and bid documents.

Improvements will support development within the North Van Dyke Avenue District while creating a safer, more walkable, bicycle-friendly, and connected public realm. Proposed concepts include roadway reconfiguration, improved intersections and crossings, expanded sidewalks, protected or dedicated bicycle facilities, on-street parking, street trees, landscaped buffers, flexible retail spill-out areas, trail connections, and green infrastructure for stormwater management.

The selected consultant will coordinate with the City, affected stakeholders, utility providers, and regulatory agencies to deliver a complete, constructible, and permit-ready project.

Additional Services

A variety of items of work shall be assigned to the consultant at the discretion of the City. The scope of the work, personnel requirements, reports to be submitted and attendance at meetings shall be as required by the City.

2. Consultant's Proposal

In keeping with the objective, the description, the requirements, and the consultant's tasks as previously indicated in this Request for Proposal, the consultants submitting proposals shall outline in detail the manner in which the consultant shall work with the City to fulfill the City's needs.

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3. General Information

The City will not enter into a contract solely on the basis of any response made to this Request for Proposal, or otherwise pay for any information solicited or obtained.

Further, the City will not be liable for any cost incurred by the consultant in developing proposals relative to its preparation, presentation, or contract negotiations.

The consultant must:

A. Agree to conform to all applicable laws, ordinances, and statutes of the Federal Government, State of Michigan, and City of Sterling Heights applicable to each grant including but not limited to the following:

▪ Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended

▪ MDOT Local Agency Program (LAP) Policies and Procedures

▪ Davis Bacon Act, as amended (40 USC 327-330)

▪ Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (18 USC 874), as supplemented in the

Department of Labor Regulations (20 CFR-Part 3)

B. Agree that the City reserves the right to terminate the contract at any time within the 30 days with the assurance that the contractor shall be entitled to reimbursement for any services rendered prior to the date of termination.

C. Provide a statement that the applicant has no conflicting financial or professional interests and is qualified to perform the services. A consulting engineer working for the City would be considered to have a conflicting interest if also performing services for a builder, developer, or contractor who is or might be expected to be active in the City. The statement shall indicate that the consulting engineer shall not perform work for private clients within the boundaries of the City of Sterling Heights. If the consulting engineer currently is performing services for a builder, developer, or contractor who is or might be expected to be active in the city of the consultant is currently performing work for private clients within the boundaries of the City of Sterling Heights, the consulting engineer shall provide a detailed listing of this work, as well as, the anticipated date of completion.

D. Agree that the Consultant will be held responsible for additional costs resulting from negligence, mismanagement, delays, or improper guidance. When it can be established that the Consultant is at fault, these additional costs will be borne by the Consultant.

In order for a firm to be considered for business with the City of Sterling Heights, that firm must be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The City will require affirmative steps to be taken by the testing engineer for the utilization of DBE/WBE firms for subcontracted services for Michigan Department of Transportation projects.

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The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals that are determined not to be in the best interest of the City of Sterling Heights.

4. Critical Dates

The following is a tentative schedule for this RFP:

A. Deadline for submission of proposals: October 13, 2026.

B. Review of proposals: October 13 – October 30, 2026

C. Interviews: week of November 9, 2026

D. Council award – tentative – November 17, 2026

E. Preparation and execution of contract – immediately following council approval

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V. PROPOSAL DELIVERABLES

As a prerequisite to any award, the contractor shall provide the following information, as a minimum standard, as part of their respective proposal to be considered a qualified proposer under this specification.

Your proposal should outline the work you are able to perform, and any additional information not included in our qualification questionnaire or within this solicitation, which will assist the City with this selection.

Note: Firms responding to this RFP are requested to submit via mitn.info before the due date and time, two (2) separate documents in pdf format, a Written Proposal (no fees revealed) and a Fee Proposal, per the following:

PDF#1 labeled: (Vendor Name) ___________ - Written Proposal Include in this pdf the following:

All items listed above (see Proposal Deliverables) Qualification Questionnaire Form (completed in full) References Form (completed in full) Hold Harmless & Indemnity Form (completed & signed) Non-Iran Linked Business Certification Form

PDF#2 labeled: (Vendor Name) ___________ - Confidential Cost Proposal Include in this pdf the following:

Confidential Cost Proposal Form (completed and signed) Project Costs should be clearly separated for the (CDBG-DR) and (BUILD) portions of the project as they are 2 separate projects that will contain overlap in services.

Attach any additional documentation or narrative concerning your cost proposal. These pages shall be considered an integral part of your proposal.

The information provided in this RFP is intended to assist the proposer to respond properly to the RFP. However, it is not intended to limit a proposal’s content or to exclude any relevant or essential data. The proposer is encouraged to include additional information that will substantiate its qualifications, processes, expertise, service capabilities, product quality, and support commitment. Any exceptions or alternate offerings to this request must be addressed by the proposer in its proposal.

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VI. SELECTION PROCESS

A. Proposal Criteria: This document is a Request for Proposal. It differs from an Invitation to Bid/Quotation in that the City is seeking a solution as described herein, not a bid/quotation meeting firm specifications for the lowest price. As such, the lowest proposed cost will not guarantee an award recommendation. Competitive sealed proposals will be evaluated based upon criteria formulated around the most important features of the service, of which qualifications, experience, capacity and methodology, may be overriding factors, and price may not be determinative in the issuance of a contract or award. The proposal evaluation criteria should be viewed as standards, which measure how well a contractor's approach meets the desired requirements and needs of the City. Those criteria that will be used and considered in evaluation for award are set forth in this document. The City will thoroughly review all proposals to identify those selected for interviews. A purchase order/contract will be awarded to a qualified contractor submitting the best proposal. The City reserves the right to select, and subsequently recommend for award, the proposed service which best meets its required needs, quality levels and budget constraints.

Do not assume the City has any knowledge about your organization and the services you have to offer, nor should you assume the City will conduct any preliminary research into your organization. It is the proposer’s responsibility to completely and thoroughly document their proposal.

B. Award of Proposal: All proposals will be thoroughly reviewed. However, this is a competitive process, and only a select few proposals will receive further consideration.

The City reserves the right to cancel this RFP without prior notice, reject any and all proposals, to make an award based directly on the proposals, to interview a few select proposals, or to negotiate further with one or more companies submitting proposals.

Proposers are advised that the RFP is considered to be under evaluation until contract award or cancellation. Contractors submitting proposals that did not receive further consideration will not receive preliminary notification of their status. The Office of Purchasing and City staff are restricted from giving any information relative to the proposals or “progress” of the evaluation during this time, except as described in this RFP and as required to administer the evaluation process. An award will be posted on the MITN site.

C. Oral Interviews: Based on the results of the preliminary evaluation, it is anticipated that a limited number of contractors will be invited to oral interviews conducted by the City for the purposes of clarifying proposal contents and to respond to questions. The City's Office of Purchasing will notify all contractors of oral interview dates and times. If the Office of Purchasing did not contact you, then your proposal was not selected for further consideration. Only after the completion of all interviews and award of a contract, if any, contractors submitting a proposal will be notified that their proposal was not accepted.

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D. Evaluation and Selection: An Administrative Review Committee will evaluate all proposals. The Review Committee may also conduct a tour of the offices of the top firms that are interviewed. Following the interview and possible tour, the top three (3) qualified firms shall be established. At this point the sealed schedule of fees submitted by each of the top three (3) firms shall be opened and evaluated. A ranking will be established for the top three (3) qualified firms giving consideration to all the pertinent data received and a recommendation for award of the contract will be made to the City of Sterling Heights' City Council. The City Council will make the final determination as to the hiring of the consulting engineering firm after their review of the Review Committee's recommendation, evaluation of the proposal, interview of the consultants, or obtaining of such other information as the City Council may desire.

CRITERIA

WEIGHTED

VALUE

A. Qualifications/experience 25

B. Capacity / availability 25

C. Wow Factors 25

D. Fee schedule 25

TOTAL 100

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VII. CONFIDENTIAL COST PROPOSAL

The undersigned having become thoroughly familiar with and understanding the entire proposal document attached hereto for a NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND STORMWATER RESILIENCE PLANNING for the City of Sterling Heights, agrees to provide services as specified herein, for the unit prices stipulated herein, subject to negotiation.

CONFIDENTIAL COST PROPOSAL (PDF #2) SHOULD ADDRESS:

Service Fees:

Provide a breakdown of fees for all services offered by your firm in your confidential cost proposal. Please provide any available incentives within your confidential cost proposal document.

It is understood and agreed that all proposal prices shall remain in effect for at least ninety (90) days from the date of the proposal opening to allow for the award of the proposal and that if chosen the successful vendor, the prices proposed will remain firm through final invoice.

I hereby state that I have read, understand, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this proposal document. The undersigned certifies that he has downloaded all documents/addendums associated with this proposal from the MITN website.

Company

Address

City/State/Zip

Representative/Title

Telephone/Fax

E-Mail Address/Website

Signature/Date

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VIII. QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

All bidders must complete the following Questionnaire. This information may be presented on another page if desired.

1. Name of Company submitting a bid:

2. Authorized Representative Name/Title:

3. Office Address:

4. Local Telephone/Fax Numbers:

24-Hour/7-Day Emergency Telephone Number:

E-mail address:

Website:

5. State the legal status of the company submitting the proposal. A corporation shall provide the state of incorporation, a partnership shall provide the names of all partners:

6. Name of Owner, President, Managing Partner or CEO:

7. Does your business qualify as any of the below designations: Please circle if appropriate.

a. Black Owned

b. Women Owned

c. Veteran Owned

d. People of Color Owned

e. LGBTQ Owned

f. Native/Indigenous Owned

8. Are any of the employees unionized? Please specify which employees are if applicable.

9. How many full time employees? Part time?

10. Give a brief summary of the history of the business:

11. How long have you been in business of a similar nature for the services contemplated within this proposal?

12. List any licenses / professional certifications of the company or employees assigned to this contract that would be applicable to services contemplated within this proposal.

13. Has your company had a similar contract for services terminated for cause within the last three years? If yes, please explain.

14. Provide information relative to the experience and financial capability of your company to carry out the terms of this contract:

15. Do you have any current contracts for similar services in Sterling Heights? If yes, please list location(s):

Questionnaire completed by:

Company Name:

Print Name

Title

Signature

Date:

This form must be completed and returned with your proposal.

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IX. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the contractor expressly agrees to indemnify and hold the City of Sterling Heights (City), its elected and appointed officials, employees and volunteer and others working on behalf of the City, harmless from and against all loss, cost, expense, damage, liability or claims, whether groundless or not, arising out of the bodily injury, sickness or disease (including death resulting at any time therefrom) which may be sustained or claimed by any person or persons, or the damage or destruction of any property, including the loss of use thereof, based on any act or omission, negligent or otherwise, of contractor or anyone acting in its behalf in connection with or incident to this contract or the work to be performed hereunder, except that the contractor shall not be responsible to the City on indemnity for damages caused by or resulting from the City's sole negligence; and the Contractor shall, at its own cost and expense, defend any such claim and any suit, action, or proceeding which may be commenced hereunder, and the Contractor shall pay any and all judgments which may be recovered in any such suit, action or proceeding, and any and all expense, including, but not limited to, costs, attorneys' fees and settlement expenses which may be incurred therein.

PLEASE PRINT:

Company Name

Authorized Representative

Signature/Date

This form must be completed and returned with proposal.

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X. NON-IRAN LINKED BUSINESS CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Michigan law before accepting any bid or proposal or entering into any contract for goods and services with any prospective Vendor, the Vendor must certify that it is not an "Iran Linked Business".

By signing below, I certify and agree on behalf of myself and the company submitting this proposal the following: (1) that I am duly authorized to legally bind the company submitting this proposal; and (2) that the company submitting this proposal is not an "Iran Linked Business," as that term is defined in Section 2(e) of the Iran Economic Sanctions Act, being Michigan Public Act No. 517 of 2012; and (3) That I and the company submitting this proposal will immediately comply with any further certifications or information submissions requested by the City in this regard."

PLEASE PRINT:

Company Name

Authorized Representative

Signature/Date

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XI. REFERENCES

List at least three references with whom you have had similar contracts during the past three years. Include letters of reference when available.

1. Company or City

Contact Name

Telephone Number

E-mail

2. Company or City

Contact Name

Phone Number

E-mail

3. Company or City

Contact Name

Phone Number

E-mail

Contractor’s Signature Date

Company

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XII. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION LABEL

Please affix as cover page to proposal submission.

Proposal Documents Enclosed From:

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NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE CORRIDOR

IMPROVEMENTS AND STORMWATER

RESILIENCE PLANNING

RFP-SH26-011

OCTOBER 13, 2026

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North Van Dyke Avenue Stormwater and Resilience Planning

NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE

North 1 – Riverland Drive 2 – Triangle Drive 3 – Clinton River @ Van Dyke Avenue 4 – Utica Road @ Van Dyke Avenue 5 – 18 ½ Mile Road @ Van Dyke Avenue

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SITE DETAIL MAP – Northern Project Sites North Van Dyke Avenue Stormwater and Resilience Planning

1 – Riverland Drive 2 – Triangle Drive 3 – Clinton River @ Van Dyke Avenue 4 – Utica Road @ Van Dyke Avenue

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NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE

Chaldean Community Foundation Residential Development 3

SITE DETAIL MAP – 18 ½ Mile Road Project Site North Van Dyke Avenue Stormwater and Resilience Planning

5 – 18 ½ Mile Road @ Van Dyke Avenue

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NORTH VAN DYKE AVENUE

Ford Motor Company

Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project

Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project City of Sterling Heights, Michigan Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program – Technical Assistance June 2026 Michigan State University

Table of Contents Acknowledgements

Introduction

Introduction

Project Overview

Background

Study Area

Process

Inventory & Analysis

Community Input: Meeting One

Community Input: Meeting Two

Community Input: Meeting Three

Community Input

Design & Planning Recommendation

Design Goals

Design Considerations

Design Locations

Site Renderings

Planning Recommendations

A: Meeting One Visioning Input

B: Meeting Two Design Feedback

C: Meeting Three Final Presentation

D: Community Visioning Online Survey

E: References

Appendix

*All photos, unless otherwise noted, are courtesy of the MSU SPDC

Acknowledgements Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

The Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP) of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is led by principal investigator Aaron Ferguson, with support from program manager Caroline Helson. MICHAP provided funding for this project through their CDC grant while also providing oversight and technical guidance. This report does not necessarily represent the official views of MDHHS.

Michigan State University School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University Extension

The project team at Michigan State University (MSU) and the School of Planning, Design and Construction

(SPDC) is led by principal investigator Xiaowei Li with design guidance from Jun-Hyun Kim, and Harmony

Fierke-Gmazel, MSU Extension Educators Brad Neumann and Eric Warman, and Research Assistants

Wenxin Sun, Ava Yon, and Emma Carey.

Local Partners

The City of Sterling Heights was an essential partner in making this project possible, providing local coordination and support throughout the North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor visioning process. The local contact for this project is Alexis Weinberg, the Sustainability Planner of the city.

Special Thanks

The MSU Project Team would like to express their gratitude to the various stakeholders who attended the community stakeholder meetings, Community Visioning Meeting, Preliminary Design Meeting, Final

Community Meeting and/or provided feedback during this process to make this project possible.

Introduction Michigan communities are experiencing climate-related changes that affect public health— through more frequent extreme heat, heavy rainfall and flooding, and other shifting conditions.

In response, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released the

Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide for Michigan Communities (MICHAP Guide) in

2020 to help local governments integrate climate and health into planning and decision-making.

The MICHAP Guide provides design recommendations such as green infrastructure/Low Impact

Development (LID), transportation system improvements, and infrastructure modernization.

On the planning side, it highlights strategies such as proactive public communication, zoning regulations, infrastructure investment, emergency preparedness and response, storm and flood mitigation, and community-based energy. These strategies are aligned to Michigan-relevant climate pressures (e.g., extreme heat, air quality and wildfire smoke, flooding, drought, and extreme precipitation) and the health outcomes they affect (e.g., heat-related illness, respiratory impacts, water- and vector-borne disease, physical injury, and mental health)—helping communities choose actions that are both locally relevant and measurable.

Climate and Health Adaptation Planning

Guide for Michigan Communities

The Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project applies this statewide climate-and-health planning approach to a priority corridor between M-59 and 18½ Mile Road. Building on local planning and redevelopment momentum, the project uses community input and corridor conditions to shape design and policy directions organized under three goals: Sustainability, Walkability, and Placemaking.

To help communities put The Planning Guide into practice, MDHHS—through the Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)— partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) and MSU Extension to offer Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Technical Assistance (TA). This

TA project uses facilitated engagement and graphic visioning to produce a shared vision, planning recommendations, and clear visual materials that can support implementation.

The design concepts and planning recommendations presented in this report reflect the outcomes of Sterling Heights’ TA process, including community feedback and project team analysis. Recommendations are grouped by the three goals—Sustainability, Walkability, and Placemaking—and are paired with local plan alignment and action steps to support near-term decision-making and long-term corridor transformation.

Introduction

Project Overview The Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project is designed to assist the Sterling Heights community in addressing health-related climate concerns. It offers a community engagement and graphic visioning process that provides Sterling Heights’ stakeholders with a consensus vision, planning recommendations, and a set of before/after images to guide adaptations that address climate impacts on public health. This project aims to empower the City of Sterling Heights to effectively address and mitigate local health-related climate concerns. This project is based on the principles outlined in the Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide for Michigan Communities.

The MDHHS Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP), Michigan State University (MSU) School of Planning, Design and

Construction (SPDC), and MSU Extension (MSUE) have partnered since 2017 to advance climate and health adaptation statewide. The Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Technical Assistance builds on more than 20 years of community planning and design technical assistance offered through the MSU SPDC. The partnership allows for an integrated approach to addressing climate and health problems through the diverse expertise found within MICHAP and SPDC, including Public Health, Construction Management, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture and Urban & Regional Planning, along with MSUE’s Institutes and Extension educators.

Project Objectives:

• Help communities identify local climate and health concerns and vulnerabilities;

• Facilitate the development of adaptation planning and design ideas for local climate and health issues and opportunities;

• Build consensus and generate ideas to address challenging climate and health concerns in the community;

• Act as a bridge between communities and consulting planning and design professionals; and

• Build relationships between communities and MSU faculty, Extension educators, and students for future collaboration.

Please note: The design recommendations in this report are intended to be conceptual and visionary. As a tool for consensus building, this report does not include an environmental, technical or market feasibility analysis or cost estimates necessary for final design recommendations.

Background Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project

North Van Dyke Avenue is a key commercial corridor in Sterling Heights, shaped by decades of auto-oriented growth. After the M-53 bypass was constructed in the 1960s, the function of this segment of Van Dyke Avenue changed and development intensified along the corridor. Today, the area remains largely built-out with vehicle-oriented commercial uses and surface parking, creating challenges for a cohesive, comfortable pedestrian environment.

In recent years, the City has advanced planning and investment efforts to support corridor revitalization, including work led by the Corridor Improvement

Authority and the North Van Dyke Avenue Master Plan process. Building on this local planning foundation, the Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue

Corridor Visioning Project adds a climate-and-health lens to ongoing corridor conversations by translating community priorities into practical adaptation concepts that connect concerns like flooding, heat, and comfort in public spaces with design and policy directions to guide future improvements along the corridor.

Through a structured, community-driven process, the project supports local partners and residents in identifying priority climate-and-health concerns and vulnerabilities, developing practical adaptation planning and design ideas, and building consensus around solutions. Projects supported through this program integrate planning and design elements within a climate and health adaptation framework and are intended to address climate-related challenges while centering health outcomes and the needs of vulnerable populations.

2025: The City of Sterling Heights stakeholder groups met the MSU project team for small group discussions about how extreme weather events affect lives and potential solutions. The meetings informed the priority climate and health concerns of the community.

2025 Meeting 1 & 2: Community members met to discuss their vision for climate adaptation in the area. They provided comments on adaptation design ideas for the area.

2026 Meeting 3: MSU project team shared landscape performance and planning recommendations with community members.

Attendees voted for priorities.

Priority Climate and Health Concerns in Sterling Heights The North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor's priority climate and health concerns––heat comfort, air quality, emergency response/extreme events, and water related issues––were identified through the MICHAP Planning Guide. The figures below explain these concerns and show how climate drivers create exposure pathways which result in negative health outcomes. Addressing these climate and health concerns at a local level is an underlying goal of the Sterling Heights North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor Visioning Project.

Issues relating to the health impacts of extreme heat and heat waves throughout the North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor due to a changing climate.

• Increasing Extreme

Precipitation

• Extreme Cold

• Drier Conditions

• Increased Stormwater

• Flooding

• Shoreline Erosion

• Road Closures

• Road Pipes

• Mold

• Wildfires

• Cold-related Illness

• Injury

• Respiratory Illness

• Mental Health Consequences and Stress

Concerns over accessibility, energy grid stability, transport networks, and other challenges likely to arise from more frequent intense weather events in Macomb County.

Issues relating to increased threats to air quality from carbon pollution, wildfire, particulate matter pollutants, and other airborne health risks.

Issues relating to challenges brought by more frequent intense precipitation events, more frequent periods of drought, and overall community changes brought by flooding, aquifer depletion, and other water issues.

Climate Drivers Exposure Pathways Health Outcomes

Climate Drivers Exposure Pathways Health Outcomes

Climate Drivers Exposure Pathways Health Outcomes

Climate Drivers Exposure Pathways Health Outcomes

• Increased

Temperatures

• Changing Seasonal

Patterns

• Drier Conditions

• Increased Heat

Population

• Heat Stroke

Heat Comfort

Emergency Response/Extreme Events

Air Quality

• Increased

Temperatures

• Drought Conditions

• Longer Growing

Seasons

• Poor Air Quality

• Road Closures

• Prolonged Pollen

Production

• Respiratory Illness

• Mental Health

Consequences and

Stress

• Increased

Precipitation

• Drought Conditions

• Flooding

• Road Closures

• Mold

• Contaminated Wells

• Waterborne Diseases

• Respiratory Illness

• Mental Health

Consequences and

Stress

Water Related

Climate and Health Primer Climate change can affect public health in numerous ways. With changing temperature and precipitation patterns also come changes to extreme weather such as increases in heavy precipitation events and higher temperatures. Combined, they can lead directly to several negative health impacts including injury, waterborne diseases and heat related illnesses.