C I T Y O F D E A R B O R N

Abdullah H. Hammoud, MAYOR

Request For Proposal (RFP)

Dearborn Powerhouse Utility Tunnel Renovation

CONTROL NO. 071526

Issue Date: July 15, 2026

Mandatory Onsite Visit: July 22, 2026 at the Dearborn Powerhouse, 16001 Reckinger Road At 9:30 AM

Proposal Question Deadline: July 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM Local Time

Proposal Deadline: August 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM Local Time

Purchasing Contact: Jay Andrews, Sr. Buyer Phone: (313) 943-3031

Email: jandrews@dearborn.gov

DESCRIPTION: Proposals are being solicited for the Restoration of Utility Tunnels at the City of Dearborn Powerhouse, located at 16001 Reckinger Road, and its supporting campus buildings.

This solicitation, along with all Attachments may be downloaded from the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) website at www.mitn.info. Note: Any and all addenda issued by the City of Dearborn must be viewed or downloaded from the above listed website. Award results shall also be posted on the MITN website.

RESPONDENT (COMPANY) NAME:

mailto:jandrews@dearbo http://www.mitn.info/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT

REQUIRED FORMS

PROPOSAL FORM

EXCEPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES FORM

PROPOSAL PRICE FORM

VERIFICATION OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FORM

BUSINESS INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE

SUBCONTRACTOR FORM

ETHICS IN CONTRACTING VENDOR FORM

INSTRUCTIONS

1) PROPOSAL INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS: Each proposal that is timely received will be evaluated on its merit and completeness of all requested information. In preparing proposals, Respondents are advised to rely only upon the contents of this RFP and accompanying documents and any written clarifications or addenda issued by the City of Dearborn Purchasing Division. If a

Respondent finds a discrepancy, error or omission in the RFP package, or requires any written addendum thereto, the Respondent is requested to notify the Purchasing contact noted on the cover of this RFP, so that written clarification may be sent to all prospective Respondents. THE

CITY OF DEARBORN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ORAL INSTRUCTIONS.

a) All questions must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing contact before the Pre-Proposal

Question Deadline indicated on the front of this document.

b) No communication is permitted between Respondents and other City of Dearborn Departments or Divisions prior to the award of the proposal unless sanctioned by the Purchasing Division.

2) RFP MODIFICATIONS/ADDENDA: Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this RFP at the discretion of the City. Any and all Addenda issued by the City will be posted as noted on the Cover Page of this document. It is the responsibility of the Respondent to obtain the available Addenda and acknowledge Addenda on the Proposal Form of this RFP. Failure to acknowledge Addenda may result in your Proposal being deemed non-responsive and rejected without any further evaluation. If any changes are made to this RFP document by any party other than the City, the original RFP document and associated Addenda in the City’s files shall take precedence

3) PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

a) The Respondent must include the following items, or the proposal may be deemed non-responsive:

i) All forms contained in this RFP, fully completed

ii) Evidence that the Minimum Qualifications listed in the Specifications/Scope of Work are met.

b) Proposals must be electronically uploaded to the MITN (www.mitn.info) website by the due date and time. Allow yourself some time to go through the uploading process. It is preferred that only one file be uploaded, in PDF, with a size limitation of 20 MB. For assistance on how to upload, contact MITN directly at (800) 835-4603. The MITN system will not allow for late submittals and a submittal must be completed before the due date and time. This responsibility rests entirely with the Respondent, regardless of delays resulting from the uploading process.

c) Submission of a proposal establishes a conclusive presumption that the Respondent is thoroughly familiar with the Request For Proposal (RFP), and that the Respondent understands and agrees to all of the stipulations and requirements contained therein.

Businesses that have done work for the City of Dearborn are not exempt from submitting required documents or meeting other requirements listed in this RFP.

d) All prices and notations must be filled in. If not offering a proposal on a line item, you must write in “N/A” or “No Proposal.” Mistakes may be crossed out and corrections must be initialed by the person(s) signing the proposal.

e) All costs incurred in the preparation and presentation of the proposal is the Respondent’s sole responsibility; no pre-proposal costs will be reimbursed to any Respondent. All documentation submitted with the proposal will become the property of the City of Dearborn.

f) Proposals must be held firm for a minimum of 90 days.

4) WITHDRAWAL: Electronic proposals can be withdrawn from the MITN website prior to the date and time set for the opening of proposals. No Proposal may be withdrawn after the deadline for submission

5) PRICING: In cases where discrepancies are found on the price page when computing the total amount on the price sheet, the unit price shall prevail.

6) DUPLICATE PROPOSALS: No more than one (1) proposal per SOW, from any Respondent, http://www.mitn.info/ including its subsidiaries, affiliated companies and franchises will be considered by the City. In the event multiple proposals are submitted in violation of this provision, the City will have the right to determine which proposal will be considered, or at its sole option, reject all such multiple proposals.

7) ADDITIONAL PAST PERFORMANCE & ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: The City of Dearborn reserves the right to make additional investigations into a vendor and may consider the past performance of the vendor on other contracts with the City or other entities when making an award decision.

8) REJECTION: The City of Dearborn reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or to accept or reject any proposal in part, and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in proposals received if it is determined by the Purchasing Agent that the best interest of the City of Dearborn will be served by doing so. If all Proposals are rejected by the City of Dearborn, notice will be posted on the

Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) website as noted on the Cover Page of this document. No Proposal will be considered from any person, firm or corporation in arrears or in default to the City of Dearborn on any contract, debt, or other obligation, or if the Respondent is debarred by the City of Dearborn from consideration for a contract award, or if Respondent has committed a violation of the City of Dearborn’s Charter and/or Code of Ordinances which resulted in a termination of a contract or other material sanction within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of issuance of this document.

9) PROCUREMENT POLICY: Procurement for the City of Dearborn will be handled in a manner providing fair opportunity to all businesses. This will be accomplished without abrogation or sacrifice of quality and as determined to be in the best interest of the City of Dearborn.

10) PROPOSAL SIGNATURES: Proposals must be signed in ink by an authorized official of the

Respondent. Each signature represents binding commitment upon the Respondent to provide the goods and/or services offered to the City of Dearborn if the Respondent is determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible respondent. The resulting contract is not binding until fully executed should the contract require Council approval.

11) CONTRACT AWARD: The City of Dearborn reserves the right to award by item, group or total to the lowest responsive, responsible Respondent. The apparent successful Respondent will be notified at the earliest possible date of the recommendation to award a contract. Award decisions may be subject to approval by the City Council, Mayor, and Corporation Counsel and the resulting contract is not binding until the contract has been fully executed.

12) NO-PROPOSAL RESPONSE: For those businesses who receive this RFP but who do not submit a proposal, it would help the City of Dearborn if you would please return a notice of why you have chosen not to proposal.

13) FOIA REQUIREMENTS: Proposals are subject to public disclosure after the deadline for submission in accordance with state law.

14) PREFERENCE: When sealed bids are received, under Sec. 2-568 of the City’s Code of Ordinances, the following shall apply:

a) The person or business submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid, according to the requirements of the bidding documents, shall be deemed the lowest bidder. If the lowest bidder is not a Dearborn-based business, any Dearborn-based business with a bid within 5% of the lowest bid shall be deemed the lowest. A bid by a Dearborn-based business, which is premised upon, in whole or in part, changes to or variances to the bid specifications, contract requirements, or scope of work, shall be considered non-responsible and will not be considered. Dearborn-based business means the physical and economic relationship to the City, as determined by a verifiable business address (not a PO Box), is within the corporate boundaries of the City, and the

INSTRUCTIONS (Cont.)

payment of City personal property taxes for not less than one year immediately prior to the date of the bid submittal.

b) No contract awarded pursuant to this section shall be sublet in any matter that permits 50% of more of the dollar value of the contract to be performed by a subcontractor or subcontractors who do not meet the definition of Dearborn-based.

c) In no event shall a Dearborn-based business be awarded a contract if the business is not current on real and personal property taxes owed to the City.

SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK

1) INTRODUCTION: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the City of Dearborn hereby invites businesses that meet the qualifications set forth herein to submit proposals to provide the fol lowing i tems

2) QUALIFICATIONS:

: Respondents will be deemed non-responsive and rejected without any further evaluation if they, as a business, do not meet the following qualifications:

• Respondents must have 30 years of experience providing the services specified herein and proof.

• Respondents must have successfully completed (5) projects similar to the size and scope specified herein in the past year.

• Proof of experience shall be provided in the form of references

3) SCOPE OF WORK:

The successful Concrete Restoration Company to provide all construction management to execute all construction including by not limited equipment, manpower and tooling and materials for proposed Restoration of Utility Tunnels.

Verification of all site conditions, drawings (if available), specification and content and any errors-omissions and to notify for clarifications.

Restoration Concrete Contractors Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• All Insurance and documentation

• Obtain all permitting requirements and fees.

• All Warranties

• All Commissioning

• Presentation meeting outlining work, means and methods and review of project, pricing, scheduling.

• All Site-Specific Safety Plans (Safety Policies), OSHA/MIOSHA regulations.

• Providing all contractors-subcontractor information (rosters, makeup of company, company credentials, all cost values, scopes of work executed in the past 3-5 years showing performance- project lists, photos, display of quality of work, contacts-references at contractor interview process.

• Complete management of project-office support (designated PM/ Project Engineer Administration, AIA payment and approved processes etc. and site management as required and all skilled trades workers ( all scheduling- milestone, detailed schedule/s, 2- and 4-week lookahead schedules, weekly meetings or bi-weekly or specialized meetings as per requirements as the project demands by DPW, city-designees, AE or PE’s ( if designated for this project) /office support-PM, Administration, Safety, AIA billing process etc..

• All work properly scheduled with no lapses or gaps.

• Provide all submittals and all product data and materials, MSDS sheets.

per design drawings, submittals, all defined costing break downs and fees.

• RFP interview process review meeting, presentation (ability to possible taking bid options of Dearborn’s subcontractor list for consideration), ability to negotiate. Define execution and means and methods.

• All daily/weekly cleanup to not affect the property, site, building and contractors safety and performance.

• All Quality Control and approval by the City of Dearborn and or their designees.

• All means and methods for each segment of work

• All submittals (and approvals if/as required)

• Value Engineering

• Constructability Solutions

• Temporary road barricades/ cones, signage as required , as locations may require near Dearborn’s loop/service roads at Vaults/MH- manhole accesses to tunnels.

• All temporary protection and boarding for construction access to buildings and secured door systems/ city properties of assets.

• All temporary facilities

• All construction and temporary signage.

• All project related notifications in a timely manner

• All pre-punch lists, punch lists, closeout documentation (including commissioning)

City Responsibilities:

• The city will provide a dedicated project manager to coordinate the work being performed with the contractor.

• Provide any available (limited) drawings.

• The city agrees to give the contractor access to work areas (normal business hours typically M-F 7am-3:30pm- off on city holidays and national holidays). Consideration if Saturday with approval of city.

2) Main Elements:

• All Management-office and field, Planning, Schedule Adherence, Quality, Safety, Means and Methods.

• All Abatement- if or as required.

• All verification of locations of water infiltration (and if required water testing for infiltration locations)

• All Cutting of concrete or associated masonry, corrugated spiral duct banks or concrete formed tunnels, removal, all forming of new concrete, rebar, pinning in the process of concrete restoration.

• All Sealants

• (If Site Work- restoration of landscape and paving)

• All Demolition

• All Temporary Protection

• All Temporary Power and Lighting

• All Air Monitoring in confined spaces

• All Rigging/Hoisting

• All Sealing of existing access hatches at Manhole/ Vaults and sources of water infiltration and or new gasketing, repairs/replacement to hatch components as required

• All removal of insulation and replacement (if or as included in contract)

• All electrical- replacement of lighting conduits (if or as included in contract)

• All Welding/ replacement of cross over stairs ( if included in contract)

• All required trenches cuts to sumps to convey/drain water in or around main Manholes Accesses /Vaults

• Attachments: Section 03700 Concrete Repair and Rehabilitation

• Attachments: Existing drawings Ghafari Associates-Addition to and Renovation of Dearborn Powerhouse 16001 Trowbridge Rd. Dearborn Michigan

• Attachments: DPW & Civic Center Utilities 2022-Powerhouse

• Attachment: Tunnel Sketch and Notes- MH 05.01.26

• Attachment: Tunnel Summary-2002-2003-(Travis PH Boiler Tech)

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT

1) Assignment/Transfer: Assignment or transfer of the resulting contract without written consent of the City of Dearborn (Purchaser) may be construed by the Purchaser as a breach of contract sufficient to cancel this agreement at the discretion of the Purchaser.

2) Inspection: All goods and services shall be subject to inspection and approval by Purchaser at all reasonable times including inspection during manufacture. Inspection and approval by Purchaser at Contractor’s (Seller’s) plant does not preclude rejection for defects upon discovery by subsequent inspection. Any goods and services rejected by Purchaser shall be promptly repaired or replaced at Seller’s expense. Any and all costs incurred by Purchaser in connection with the return of goods rejected by Purchaser as defective shall be at Seller’s risk and expense.

3) FOB and Risk of Loss: All items must be FOB Destination and all freight charges must be included in the Proposal unless otherwise indicated in this document regardless of FOB point, Seller agrees to bear all risks of loss, injury or destruction of goods and materials ordered herein which occur prior to delivery and acceptance; and such loss, injury or destruction shall not release Seller from any obligation hereunder.

4) Payment Terms: Payment will be 2%/10, Net 30 unless otherwise specified by the City of Dearborn.

5) Warranty: Seller warrants that it has good and merchantable title to the goods sold hereunder and that said goods shall conform to the descriptions and applicable specifications and samples.

Such goods shall be of good merchantable quality and fit for the known purposes for which sold, and are free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Seller and Purchaser agree that this order does not exclude, or in any way limit, other warranties provided for in this agreement or by law.

6) Excise and Sales Tax: The prices herein must not include any Federal excise taxes or sales taxes imposed by any State or Municipal Government. Such taxes, if included, must be deducted by the Seller when submitting invoice for payment.

7) Invoices: Invoices for goods must be submitted on date of complete shipment. Invoices for services must be submitted within 45 days after completion of Services. Payment will be delayed if the invoice fails to reference PO number, ordering department, unit prices, quantities, totals, and a full description of the order that matches the PO. Invoices may be emailed to ap@ci.dearborn.mi.us. The City’s preferred method of payment is by Automated Clearing House

(ACH).

8) IRS Form W-9: Seller must have on file with the City of Dearborn an IRS Form W-9 before Purchaser will issue any payment to Seller.

9) Compliance with Laws: Contractor represents and warrants that the performance of this order and the furnishing of goods or services required shall be in accordance with the applicable standards, provisions and stipulations of all pertinent Federal, State or City of Dearborn laws, rules, regulations, resolutions, and ordinances including but not limited to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity rules and regulations, the Transportation Safety Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Acts. Further, Contractor certifies it is in compliance with in the State of Michigan’s Iran Economic Sanctions Act and is not an Iran linked business.

10) Iran Economic Sanctions Act: Further, Contractor certifies it is in compliance with in the State of Michigan’s Iran Economic Sanctions Act and is not an Iran linked business. By signing this document, I certify and agree on behalf of myself and the company submitting this proposal/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, mailto:ap@ci.dearborn.mi.us 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.

11) Amendments: No amendment, modification or supplement to this contract shall be binding unless it is in writing and signed by authorized representatives of the parties.

12) Termination: When in the City of Dearborn’s best interest, the City of Dearborn may unilaterally cancel this agreement at any time, whether or not the Contractor is in default of any of its obligations hereunder. Under any such cancellation, the Contractor agrees to waive any claim for damages, including loss of anticipated profit on account hereof. However, the City of Dearborn agrees that the Contractor shall be paid for items and/or services already accepted by City of Dearborn, but in no event shall the City of Dearborn be liable for any loss of profits on the order or portion thereof so terminated. Either party may terminate this agreement at any time for the failure of the other to comply with any of its material terms and conditions.

13) Waiver of Breach: No waiver by either party of any breach of any of the covenants or conditions herein contained performed by the other party shall be construed as a waiver of any succeeding breach of this same or of any other covenant or condition.

14) Records and Right to Audit: Whenever the City enters into any type of contractual arrangement including but not limited to lump sum contracts (i.e. fixed price or stipulated sum contracts), unit price, cost plus or time & material contracts with or without a guaranteed maximum (or not-to-exceed amounts), Contractor’s "records" shall upon reasonable notice be open to inspection and subject to audit and/or reproduction at during normal business working hours. The City’s representative or an outside representative engaged by City may perform such audits. The City or its designee may conduct such audits or inspections throughout the term of this contract and for a period of three years after final payment or longer if required by law.

a. Contractor's "records" as referred to in this contract shall include any and all information, materials and data of every kind and character, including without limitation, records, books, papers, documents, subscriptions, recordings, agreements, purchase orders, leases, contracts, commitments, arrangements, notes, daily diaries, superintendent reports, drawings, receipts, vouchers and memoranda, and any and all other agreements, sources of information and matters that may in the City's judgment, have any bearing on or pertain to any matters, rights, duties or obligations under or covered by any Contract Document. Such records shall include (hard copy, as well as computer readable data if it can be made available), written policies and procedures; time sheets; payroll registers; cancelled checks; subcontract files (including proposals of successful and unsuccessful respondents, proposal recaps, etc.); original estimates;

estimating work sheets; correspondence; change order files (including documentation covering negotiated settlements); back charge logs and supporting documentation; general ledger entries detailing cash and trade discounts earned, insurance rebates and dividends; and any other contractor records which may have a bearing on matters of interest to the City in connection with rite contractor's dealings with the City (all foregoing hereinafter referred to as "records") to the extent necessary to adequately permit evaluation and verification of: a) contractor compliance with contract requirements, b) compliance with the City's Charter and policies, and

c) compliance with provisions for pricing change orders, invoices or claims submitted by the contractor or his payees.

b. Contractor shall require all payees (examples of payees include subcontractors, insurance agents, material suppliers, etc.) to comply with the provisions of this article by incurring the requirements hereof in a written contract agreement between Contractor and payee. Such requirements to include flow-down right of audit provisions in contracts with payees will also apply to Subcontractors and Sub-Subcontractors, material suppliers, etc. Contractor will cooperate fully and will cancel Related Parties and all of Contractor's subcontractors (including those entering into lump sum subcontracts) to cooperate fully in furnishing or in making available to the City from time to time whenever requested in an expeditious manner any and all such information, materials and data.

c. The City's authorized representative or designee shall have reasonable access to the Contractor's facilities, shall be allowed to interview all current or former employees to discuss matters pertinent to the performance of this contract and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space, in order to conduct audits in compliance with this article.

d. If an audit inspection or examination in accordance with this Article, discloses overpricing or overcharges (of any nature) by the contractor to the City in excess of one-half of one percent (.5%) of the total contract billings the reasonable actual cost of the City's audit shall be reimbursed to the City by the Contractor. Any adjustments and/or payments which must be made as a result of any such audit or inspection of the contractor's invoices and/or records shall be made within a reasonable amount of time (not to exceed 90 days) from presentation of the City's findings to Contractor.

15) Complete Agreement: The parties agree that the conditions of purchase stated herein or attachments hereto set forth their entire agreement and there are no promises or understandings other than those stated herein, and that any prior negotiations between the Purchaser and Seller or terms or conditions of sales set forth in the Seller’s quotation or order or sales acknowledgement shall not constitute a part of the agreement between the Purchaser and Seller concerning this purchase. The term “agreement” as used in this clause shall include any future written amendments, modifications, or supplements made in accordance herewith.

16) Liability and Indemnity: Contractor agrees to protect, defend, reimburse, indemnify and hold the City of Dearborn, its officers, affiliates, employees and agents harmless at all times from and against any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, losses, demands, damages, fines and causes of action of every kind and character made, incurred, sustained or initiated by any party hereto, any party acquiring any interest hereunder, any agent or employee of any party hereto, any third or other party whomsoever, or any governmental agency, arising out of, incident to, or in connection with this contract, or in the performance, nonperformance or purported performance of the work or services or breach of the terms hereof, except when the City of Dearborn is solely at fault.

17) Records: The City of Dearborn reserves the right to inspect all vendor documents relating to this agreement for up to three (3) years after expiration.

18) Insurance: The Contractor, at its own expense and in its own name must provide and keep in force during the term of this Agreement, insurance coverage with limits not less than indicated in the Special Instructions, Terms and Conditions for as otherwise agreed.

19) Noncompliance: Failure to deliver in accordance with specifications will be cause for the City of Dearborn to cancel the resulting contract or any part thereof and purchase on the open market, charging any additional cost to the Contractor.

20) Protection of Resident Workers: The City of Dearborn supports the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which includes provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verification and non-discrimination. The contractor is held responsible to establish appropriate procedures and controls so no services under this contract will be performed by any worker who is not legally eligible to perform such services. The City of Dearborn shall have the right to terminate the contract if the City determines that the contractor has failed to perform satisfactorily with respect to its employment practices in support of INA.

21) Non-Discrimination Clause: The respondent agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment, to be employed in the performance of such contract, with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges, of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status. Breach of this covenant may be regarded as material breach of the contract as provided for in Act 220 and Act 453 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, entitled “Michigan

Handicapper’s Civil Rights Act” and the Michigan Elliott Larson Civil Rights Act.” The respondent further agrees to require similar provisions from any subcontractors, or suppliers.

22) Subcontracting: The use of a subcontractor is subject to the approval of the City of Dearborn.

23) Use of the City Seal: Contractors are prohibited from using the official Seal of the City of Dearborn in this proposal or in any other manner.

24) Legal Proceedings: Any legal proceedings shall be resolved in Michigan courts.

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

1) EVALUATION: All proposals received will be evaluated by an Evaluation Team that consists of City representatives. An evaluation committee will review and rank each proposal using the evaluation factor and point system shown. The award of points for each listed factor will be based upon the documentation that the offeror submits with the proposal. The following factors will be considered in making the selection:

a) Plan (45 Points)

b) Cost (25 Points)

c) Experience (15 Points)

d) References (15 Points)

Each proposal submitted in response to this RFP shall focus on these criteria. In addition, the Evaluation Team also may consider the past performance of the Respondent on other contracts with the City or other entities. The City reserves the right to make such additional investigations as it deems necessary and may require the submission of additional information.

2) GENERAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

a) NUMBER OF COPIES: The entire response must be uploaded to the MITN website only. Do not submit a hardcopy. Allow sufficient time to upload to the website. It is preferred that one file, in PDF, be submitted with a single file size limitation of 20MB. The City is not responsible for failure to have the submittal uploaded in a timely manner.

b) PROPOSAL FORMAT: Each proposal should be prepared simply and economically. Responses shall be in the same order as the requirements are listed below to ensure the Evaluation Team is able to easily locate the information that is requested in this solicitation.

c) PROPOSAL CONTENT: The Respondent must include the following items or the proposal will be deemed non-responsive and rejected without any further evaluation.

i) All general forms contained in this RFP, fully completed1:

ii) A complete response to each of the Submittal Requirements in the next section, which are specific to the evaluation criteria.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Submit a complete response to each of the following items which are specific to the evaluation criteria.

a) Plan

i) Present a project management plan, to include a timeline with critical elements, including milestones.

b) Experience

ii) Present a history of similar projects completed within the past ten years

iii) Provide at least three (3) references for similar projects/contracts, including name of the client, full address, dates of service, contact name and contact telephone number for reference checks.

iv) Provide copies of certifications/licenses specified in the Qualifications section in this document.

c) Cost (fixed fees, rates, etc.)

i) Provide a detailed breakdown of how you arrived at the costs using your standard pricing sheet;

d) References

i) Provide at least three (3) references for similar projects/contracts, including name of establishment, full address, dates of service, contact name and contact telephone number for reference checks.

3) SHORTLISTING: The City may shortlist the Respondents based upon responses to the above items.

If necessary, the City will conduct interviews/demonstrations. The City will notify each Respondent on the shortlist, if such presentation is required. These presentations will provide an opportunity for the Respondents to respond to questions posed by the Evaluation Team and to clarify their proposals through exhibition and discussion. The City will not reimburse oral presentation costs of any Respondent. The City reserves the right to modify scoring based on its findings from interviews/demonstrations

REQUIRED FORMS

PROPOSAL FORM

EXCEPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES FORM

PROPOSAL PRICE FORM

VERIFICATION OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FORM

BUSINESS INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE

SUBCONTRACTOR FORM

ETHICS IN CONTRACTING VENDOR FORM

PROPOSAL FORM

OFFER

TO: CITY OF DEARBORN:

The Undersigned hereby offers and agrees to furnish the goods and/or services in compliance with all terms, scope of work, conditions, specifications, and addenda in the Request For Proposal.

ADDENDA:

The undersigned has read, understands and is fully cognizant of the Information to Respondents, Offer and Acceptance, all Exhibits thereto, together with any written addendum issued in connection with any of the above. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the following addendum(s): _, _, _, (write “none” if none). In addition, the undersigned has completely and appropriately filled out all required forms.

OBLIGATION:

The undersigned, by submission of this Proposal, hereby agrees to be obligated, if selected as the

Contractor, to provide the stated goods and/or services to the City of Dearborn, for the term as stated herein, and to enter into an Agreement with the City of Dearborn, in accordance with the Conditions, Scope and Terms, together with any written addendum as specified above (collectively referred to as the

“Form of Agreement”).

COMPLIANCE:

By submitting this Proposal, the Respondent represents that: 1) the Respondent is in compliance with any applicable provisions of the City of Dearborn’s Charter, and 2) if awarded a contract to provide the

Construction, Goods or Services required in the RFP, the Respondent will comply with the City of

Dearborn’s Charter and Code of Ordinances. These documents can be found on the City of Dearborn’s website on the City Clerk’s page.

NONCOLLUSION:

The undersigned, by submission of this Proposal, hereby declares that this Proposal is made without collusion with any other business making any other Proposal, or which otherwise would make a proposal.

PROPOSAL PRICE:

The undersigned agrees to abide by the pricing contained on the Proposal Price Form. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I have the legal authorization to bind the firm hereunder:

Company Name For clarification of this offer, contact:

Name:

Address

Phone:

City State Zip

Fax:

Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

Email:

Printed Name

Accounting Contact person:

Title

Phone: Fax Date

BID PRICE FORM

Failure to complete this form completely for all listed items may result in your Bid being deemed non-responsive and rejected without any further evaluation.

Provide not-to-exceed, all-inclusive costs for completion of the scope of work specified herein:

Base Bid: Total Costing based on square footages, lineal footages

Breakout Fees below

General Conditions $

Square footages of removal on concrete and replacement

Saw cutting/removal of existing concrete at Vault/MH-manhole access locations to drain to sump pump MH’s for potential future water infiltration

Lineal footage of cracks/ fill (port injection of sealants or other means to eliminate infiltration of water

Square footage of removal/replacement of sealant/mastics at corrugated tunnels and sectional joints

Repairs/ gasketing at vault MH-manhole locations and exhaust fan bonnets/ducts- (presumed concentration of main leak locations- may require HVAC subcontractor)

Alternate: Lineal footage of remove/replace CWS (cold water supply) & CWR (cold water return) insulation – list size of pipe for each size

Alternate: Electrical- remove/replace existing conduit and wiring and fixtures (weatherproof exterior fixtures- Lithonia or equal

Alternate: Electrical/Telecommunication conduit- demo existing conduit total footage/ cost per lineal foot.

Alternate: Electrical/Telecommunications conduit- remove existing wiring/cabling, cut in new junction boxes per 100’, fish in new pull string for future electrical or Telecommunications cabling- total footage/cost per foot

Demo of steam piping- total-cost per foot $

Value Engineering ( list item and cost for each /any VE item)

Value Engineering $

Value Engineering $

Value Engineering $

Value Engineering $

Add Item (not listed or shown) $

Add Item (not listed or shown) $

Completion guaranteed days form notice to proceed

*All pricing shall be FOB destination and include any/all miscellaneous charges*

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER:

(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CITY OF DEARBORN)

The Offer is hereby accepted for Dearborn Powerhouse Utility Tunnel Renovation, at a price not to exceed

The Contractor is now bound to sell the materials or services listed in the Request For Proposal, including all terms, conditions, specifications, amendments, etc., and the Contractor's Offer as accepted by the City of Dearborn.

This contract shall henceforth be referred to as . The Contractor has been cautioned not to commence any billable work or to provide any material or service under this contract until Contractor receives a purchase order and/or a written notice to proceed from the City of Dearborn.

COUNTERSIGNED: APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:

Abdullah H. Hammoud, Mayor Date City of Dearborn Corporation Counsel Date

EXCEPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES FORM

Failure to complete this form may result in your Proposal being deemed nonresponsive and rejected without any further evaluation.

Proposals are to comply with all requirements of this solicitation, otherwise the proposal may be deemed nonresponsive. Exceptions may be considered if they are presented with the proposal and if the City determines that the exception does not materially alter the intent of this solicitation or that it exceeds the requirements of this solicitation.

No Exceptions Taken

Exceptions Taken – See attached* *Please note that if any exceptions are taken, all required information must be submitted as an attachment

In the event the Proposers take exception to any language in this solicitation, they may set forth alternatives by presenting each exception separately by stating:

a) The specific item or clause for which an exception is requested (citing the page and item number).

b) The suggested change to the exception, inclusive of proposed new language if applicable.

c) An explanation as to how the proposed change would benefit the City and/or why the exception is necessary.

d) For products proposal as “equals,” Proposer must include specifications when submitting a proposal.

Failure to submit specifications may result in your proposal being deemed non-responsive and rejected without further evaluation.

Except as may be indicated above, Proposer is in complete agreement with this entire solicitation including any proposed terms, conditions and business arrangements described herein.

By

(Authorized Signature) Date

(Title)

VERIFICATION OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FORM

deemed non-responsive and rejected without further evaluation.

1. Proposer must be an authorized architect, l o c a t e d in the State of Michigan. Provide a summary of how you meet this qualification, or attached documentation showing you meet this requirement:

BUSINESS INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE

NAME OF COMPANY

PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS

TELEPHONE NUMBER

DUNS # AND/OR CCR #

FORM OF OWNERSHIP (Check One)

Corporation ( ) LLC ( ) Joint Venture ( )

State of Incorporation/Registration Date of Incorporation/Registration

Partnership ( ) If Partnership, select one of the following: Limited ( ) or General ( )

Individual ( )

LIST OF PARTNERS, PRINCIPALS, CORPORATE OFFICERS OR OWNERS

Name Title

LIST OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS

Principal Business Affiliation

Name Other Than Proposal Directorship

HAS YOUR COMPANY OPERATED UNDER ANY DIFFERENT NAMES IN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS?

YES / NO IF YES, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE NAME(S) UNDERWHICH YOUR COMPANY HAS

OPERATED:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF DEARBORN

LIST OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS (i.e., those holding 5% or more of the outstanding stock)

Name Address

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Identify any contract(s), including any contract involving a personal, familial, employment or consulting relationship, which the firm, or its partners, principals, corporate officers or owners currently has with the City of Dearborn, or with any of its council members or officers.

LATEST CREDIT RATING (Specify if other than Dun and Bradstreet)

I hereby certify that the foregoing business information is true, correct and complete to the best of (my/our) knowledge and belief:

(Name of Company)

(Signature) Date

(Signature) Date

SUBCONTRACTOR FORM

Are there any subcontractors to be utilized under this contract?

YES - You must complete both pages.

NO - You must complete only this page.

ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

Firm: Name: __________________

Title: (Authorized Representative)

Signature: Date:

SUBCONTRACTOR FORM Continued

(If you have more than one Subcontractor, make additional copies as needed)

Prime Contractor

State relationship, if any, between Prime Contractor and each Subcontractor:

NOTE: Both the Prime Contractor/Consultant and Subcontractor must sign this form appropriately.

Subcontractor: Fed Tax ID

Address: P.O. Box

City: County State Zip:

Phone:( ) Fax:( )

Owners/Partners/Corporate Directors/Principal Stockholders (>5% stock holdings):

Work to perform:

Subcontract Amount $ Percent of Contract %

ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

I acknowledge that all the above information has been completely filled out and is true.

SUBCONTRACTOR

Authorized Signature Name & Title Date

I acknowledge that all the above information has been completely filled out and is true.

PRIME CONTRACTOR

Authorized Signature Name & Title Date

ETHICS IN CONTRACTING VENDOR FORM

(DISCLOSURE OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY OF DEARBORN CONTRACT

MANAGERS BY OWNERS, OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONNEL OF BUSINESS)

Failure to complete this form may result in your Proposal being deemed nonresponsive and rejected without any further evaluation.

• This form must be completed by a person holding a key position in the business, such as an officer, director, trustee, partner, senior engineer or sales manager and have influence in making this proposal or response or in performing the contract if the City of Dearborn (City) awards it to your business.

• Please fill out this form to the best of your knowledge and belief.

• Detach and make additional copies of this form if needed.

• If you are unsure about what to disclose, contact the Purchasing Division at (313) 943-2375.

• You are not required to question family members beyond what you already know of their affairs.

• Submit this form with your proposal/quote/proposal. A copy will be kept on file by the Purchasing Agent.

• If you fail to fully disclose the required information below, the City may terminate your contract if your business is awarded one.

• If you are awarded a contract and changes occur that would impact your responses below, it is your responsibility to update and resubmit this form.

1. Are you a City employee or an immediate family member of a City employee? Yes No

If Yes: Name:_ Relationship:_ Department:_ __Title:

2. Without any further inquiry, are you aware if your business has employed a City employee or an immediate family member of a City employee within the previous twelve (12) months? Yes No

If Yes: Name of Employee:_ Department:_ Title:_

1. Without any further inquiry, are you aware if your business has discussed hiring a City contract manager or an immediate family member of a City contract manager within the previous twelve (12) months?

Yes No

If Yes: Name of Contract Manager:

Department:_ _Title:_

4. Do you and a contract manager each have a financial interest in one or more of the same business ventures? Yes No

If Yes: Name of Contract Manager:

Department:_ Title:_

ETHICS CERTIFICATION

I certify that I have disclosed all information within my knowledge, which is required by this disclosure form.

Name: (Please print):

Signature:_ Date:

Company Name:_

Last Four Digits of Company Tax ID #:_

ETHICS DEFINITIONS

Contract Manager An elected or appointed City of Dearborn official or a key employee identified as having significant discretion over City contracts.

Immediate Family Your spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters.

Financial Interest

▪ Ownership of any interest or involvement in any relationship, which results in the receipt in $500 or more per year.

▪ Holding a key position in a business such as officer, director, trustee, partner, member, shareholder or sales manager. Exceptions: Officers who serve without compensation on the boards of charitable organizations.

▪ Receipt of any financial benefit, whether direct or indirect.