Water Resource Recovery Facility Professional Engineering Services.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP # 26-40

Water Resource Recovery Facility Professional Engineering Services

City of Ann Arbor

Public Services Area/Water Resource Recovery Facility

Due Date: August 18, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Issued By:

Procurement Unit

301 E. Huron Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................…3

SECTION II: SCOPE OF SERVICES

SECTION III: MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIRED

SECTION IV: ATTACHMENTS

APPENDIX A: SAMPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION

A. OBJECTIVE

The City of Ann Arbor is seeking consultant(s) to provide as-needed professional engineering services to the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select up to four (4) firms to provide professional engineering services that may include various engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, process, electrical and/or instrumentation.

B. QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS / DESIGNATED CITY CONTACTS

All questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted via e-mail.

Questions will be accepted and answered in accordance with the terms and conditions of this RFP.

All questions shall be submitted on or before July 31, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., and should be addressed as follows:

Scope of Work/Proposal Content questions shall be e-mailed to Anne Warrow, Senior Engineer – awarrow@a2gov.org.

RFP Process and Compliance questions shall be e-mailed to Colin Spencer, Buyer - CSpencer@a2gov.org.

Should any prospective offeror be in doubt as to the true meaning of any portion of this RFP, or should the prospective offeror find any ambiguity, inconsistency, or omission therein, the prospective offeror shall make a written request for an official interpretation or correction by the due date for questions above.

All interpretations, corrections, or additions to this RFP will be made only as an official addendum that will be posted to a2gov.org and MITN.info and it shall be the prospective offeror’s responsibility to ensure they have received all addenda before submitting a proposal. Any addendum issued by the City shall become part of the RFP, and must be incorporated in the proposal where applicable.

C. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

No pre-proposal meeting will be held for this RFP. Please contact staff indicated above with general questions regarding the RFP.

D. PROPOSAL FORMAT

To be considered, each firm must submit a response to this RFP using the format provided in Section III. No other distribution of proposals is to be made by the prospective offeror. An official authorized to bind the offeror to its provisions must sign the proposal. Each proposal must remain valid for at least ninety days from the due date of this RFP.

Proposals should be prepared simply and economically providing a straightforward, concise description of the offeror’s ability to meet the requirements of the RFP. No erasures are permitted. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrected and must be initialed in ink by the person signing the proposal.

E. SELECTION CRITERIA

Responses to this RFP will be evaluated using a point system as shown in Section III.

A selection committee comprised of staff from the City will complete the evaluation.

The fee proposals will not be reviewed at the initial evaluation. After initial evaluation, the City will determine top proposals, and open only those fee proposals. The City will then determine which, if any, firms will be interviewed. During the interviews, the selected firms will be given the opportunity to discuss their proposal, qualifications, past experience, and their fee proposal in more detail. The City further reserves the right to interview the key personnel assigned by the selected offeror to this project. If the City chooses to interview any respondents, the interviews will be tentatively held the week of August 24, 2026. Offeror must be available on these dates.

All proposals submitted may be subject to clarifications and further negotiation. All agreements resulting from negotiations that differ from what is represented within the RFP or in the proposal response shall be documented and included as part of the final contract.

F. SEALED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

All proposals are due and must be delivered to the City on or before, August 18, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. (local time). Proposals submitted late or via oral, telephonic, telegraphic, electronic mail or facsimile will not be considered or accepted.

Each respondent must submit in a sealed envelope

• one (1) original proposal

• one (1) additional proposal copy

• one (1) digital copy of the proposal preferably on a USB/flash drive as one file in PDF format

Each respondent should submit in a single separate sealed envelope marked Fee Proposal

• two (2) copies of the fee proposal

The fee proposal and all costs should be separate from the rest of the proposal.

Proposals submitted should be clearly marked: “RFP No. 26-40 – Water Resource Recovery Facility Professional Engineering Services” and list the offeror’s name and address.

Proposals must be addressed and delivered to:

c/o Customer Service 301 East Huron Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

All proposals received on or before the due date will be publicly opened and recorded on the due date. No immediate decisions will be rendered.

Hand delivered bids may be dropped off in the Purchasing drop box located in the Ann Street (north) vestibule/entrance of City Hall which is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm (except holidays). The City will not be liable to any prospective offeror for any unforeseen circumstances, delivery, or postal delays.

Postmarking on the due date will not substitute for receipt of the proposal. Offerors are responsible for submission of their proposal. Additional time will not be granted to a single prospective offeror. However, additional time may be granted to all prospective offerors at the discretion of the City.

A proposal may be disqualified if the following required forms are not included with the proposal:

• Attachment C - City of Ann Arbor Non-Discrimination Declaration of

Compliance

• Attachment D - City of Ann Arbor Living Wage Declaration of Compliance

• Attachment E - Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form of the RFP

Document

Proposals that fail to provide these forms listed above upon proposal opening may be deemed non-responsive and may not be considered for award.

Please provide the forms outlined above (Attachments C, D and E) within your narrative proposal, not within the separately sealed Fee Proposal envelope.

All proposed fees, cost or compensation for the services requested herein should be provided in the separately sealed Fee Proposal envelope only.

G. DISCLOSURES

Under the Freedom of Information Act (Public Act 442), the City is obligated to permit review of its files, if requested by others. All information in a proposal is subject to disclosure under this provision. This act also provides for a complete disclosure of contracts and attachments thereto.

H. TYPE OF CONTRACT

A sample of the Professional Services Agreement is included as Appendix A. Those who wish to submit a proposal to the City are required to review this sample agreement carefully. The City will not entertain changes to its Professional Services Agreement.

The City reserves the right to award the total proposal, to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part, and to waive any informality or technical defects if, in the City’s sole judgment, the best interests of the City will be so served.

This RFP and the selected offeror’s response thereto, shall constitute the basis of the scope of services in the contract by reference.

I. NONDISCRIMINATION

All offerors proposing to do business with the City shall satisfy the contract compliance administrative policy adopted by the City Administrator in accordance with the Section 9:158 of the Ann Arbor City Code. Breach of the obligation not to discriminate as outlined in Attachment C shall be a material breach of the contract. Contractors are required to post a copy of Ann Arbor’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance attached at all work locations where its employees provide services under a contract with the City.

J. WAGE REQUIREMENTS

The Attachments provided herein outline the requirements for payment of prevailing wages or of a “living wage” to employees providing service to the City under this contract. The successful offeror must comply with all applicable requirements and provide documentary proof of compliance when requested.

K. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE

The City of Ann Arbor Purchasing Policy requires that the consultant complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form. A contract may not be awarded to the selected offeror unless and until the Procurement Unit and the City Administrator have reviewed the Disclosure form and determined that no conflict exists under applicable federal, state, or local law or administrative regulation. Not every relationship or situation disclosed on the Disclosure Form may be a disqualifying conflict. Depending on applicable law and regulations, some contracts may awarded on the recommendation of the City Administrator after full disclosure, where such action is allowed by law, if demonstrated competitive pricing exists and/or it is determined the award is in the best interest of the City. A copy of the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is attached.

L. COST LIABILITY

The City of Ann Arbor assumes no responsibility or liability for costs incurred by the offeror prior to the execution of a Professional Services Agreement. The liability of the City is limited to the terms and conditions outlined in the Agreement. By submitting a proposal, offeror agrees to bear all costs incurred or related to the preparation, submission, and selection process for the proposal.

M. DEBARMENT

Submission of a proposal in response to this RFP is certification that the Respondent is not currently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, and declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any State or Federal departments or agency. Submission is also agreement that the City will be notified of any changes in this status.

N. PROPOSAL PROTEST

All protests must be in writing and filed with the Purchasing Agent within 5 business days of any notices of intent, including, but not exclusively, divisions on pre-qualification of bidders, shortlisting of bidders, or a notice of intent to award a contract.

Only bidders who responded to the solicitation may file a bid protest. The offeror must clearly state the reasons for the protest. If an offeror contacts a City Service Area/Unit and indicates a desire to protest an award, the Service Area/Unit shall refer the offeror to the Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing Manager will provide the offeror with the appropriate instructions for filing the protest. The protest shall be reviewed by the City Administrator or designee, whose decision shall be final.

Any inquiries or requests regarding this procurement should be only submitted in writing to the Designated City Contacts provided herein. Attempts by the offeror to initiate contact with anyone other than the Designated City Contacts provided herein that the offeror believes can influence the procurement decision, e.g., Elected Officials, City Administrator, Selection Committee Members, Appointed Committee Members, etc., may lead to immediate elimination from further consideration.

O. SCHEDULE

The proposals submitted should define an appropriate schedule in accordance with the requirements of the Proposed Work Plan in Section III.

The following is the schedule for this RFP process.

Activity/Event Anticipated Date Written Question Deadline July 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m.

Addenda Published (if needed) Week of August 3, 2026 Proposal Due Date August 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (Local Time) Tentative Interviews (if needed) Week of August 24, 2026 Selection/Negotiations August 2026 Expected City Council Authorizations October 2026

The above schedule is for information purposes only and is subject to change at the City’s discretion.

P. IRS FORM W-9

The selected offeror will be required to provide the City of Ann Arbor an IRS form W- 9.

Q. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

1. The City reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to accept or reject any or all proposals, or alternative proposals, in whole or in part, with or without cause.

2. The City reserves the right to waive, or not waive, informalities or irregularities in of any proposal if determined by the City to be in its best interest.

3. The City reserves the right to request additional information from any or all offerors.

4. The City reserves the right to reject any proposal that it determines to be unresponsive and deficient in any of the information requested within RFP.

5. The City reserves the right to determine whether the scope of the project will be entirely as described in the RFP, a portion of the scope, or a revised scope be implemented.

6. The City reserves the right to select one or more consultants to perform services.

7. The City reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted and to use any ideas in a proposal regardless of whether that proposal is selected. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the firm of the conditions contained in this RFP, unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted.

8. The City reserves the right to disqualify proposals that fail to respond to any requirements outlined in the RFP, or failure to enclose copies of the required documents outlined within RFP.

R. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

The City of Ann Arbor recognizes its responsibility to minimize negative impacts on human health and the environment while supporting a vibrant community and economy. The City further recognizes that the products and services the City buys have inherent environmental and economic impacts and that the City should make procurement decisions that embody, promote and encourage the City’s commitment to the environment.

The City strongly encourages potential vendors to bring forward tested, emerging, innovative, and environmentally preferable products and services that are best suited to the City’s environmental principles. This includes products and services such as those with lower greenhouse gas emissions, high recycled content, without toxic substances, those with high reusability or recyclability, those that reduce the consumption of virgin materials, and those with low energy intensity.

As part of its environmental commitment, the City reserves the right to award a contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, which includes bids that bring forward products or services that help advance the City’s environmental commitment.

In addition, the City reserves the right to request that all vendors report their annual greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, miles traveled, or other relevant criteria in order to help the City more fully understand the environmental impact of its procurement decisions.

SECTION II - SCOPE OF SERVICES

OBJECTIVE

The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is requesting proposals from professional engineering firms able to provide a variety of professional engineering services required to assist the City of Ann Arbor Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) as needed.

The City intends to select up to four (4) firms and to award service contracts for a period of three years. These contracts will be task-based. For the duration of the Contract, Consultants will be requested to submit letter proposals on identified tasks for the City’s consideration. Upon approval, the Consultant will be authorized to complete the task under the terms and fee schedule included in the Professional Services Agreement.

There will be no minimum value of services committed by the City for each awarded service contract. The contract amounts are subject to the availability of funds and will be pending approval of annual budgets. At the completion of the contract period, the City may elect to renew the contract for up to two (2) one-year extensions. The Consultant is expected to maintain the hourly rates for up to three (3) years.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Professional Engineering and consulting services to be provided may include:

1. Preparation of plans and specifications for construction projects varying in complexity, for a portion of, or the entire project. Services may include preliminary plans and cost estimates, feasibility evaluations, equipment selection, necessary field work, drafting, design, surveying, bid assistance, construction inspection and administration, and project management. Engineering disciplines may include civil, process, structural, architectural, electrical, instrumentation, process, and mechanical engineering.

2. Preparation of specialized engineering studies on a variety of subjects including, but not limited to wastewater treatment processes, structural assessments;

condition assessments of mechanical equipment including pumps, blowers, HVAC equipment, roofs, piping, and wastewater treatment equipment.

3. Provide as-needed engineering support services to the WRRF staff in planning, coordination, and execution of work associated with operations, maintenance and capital improvements projects.

4. Preparation of MDEQ Part 41 Construction Permit Applications for wastewater projects.

5. Prepare and coordinate with Ann Arbor Township to amend existing site plan or apply for applicable building, plumbing, electrical, storm water or soil erosion control permits.

6. Preparation of EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Applications.

7. Preparation of funding applications, needed support materials such as graphics, background information research, and all other needed support services for grants for state and federal funds.

8. Coordinate, facilitate and/or attend project-related meetings, such as kickoff, pre-bid, pre-construction and project progress meetings.

9. Coordinate, facilitate and/or attend project-related workshops and training sessions and development of project-related standard operating procedures (SOPs).

10. Preparation of necessary permits for temporary access and construction on railroad property.

11. Assist in the determination and preparation of appropriate materials and information needed for public engagement meetings and/or website postings, including recorded presentations, surveys/questionnaires, etc. Attendance or conducting in-person or virtual public engagement meetings may be requested.

12. Coordination with other City service areas, local agencies, private utility companies, and members of the public.

13. Surveying activities including, but not limited to topographic survey, title search, easement legal description preparation, construction staking and cut-sheet preparation.

14. Perform various topographical and boundary surveying tasks and provide digital submissions for the preparation of civil engineering construction plans. It is understood that the final work product will be a complete survey that will contain all known site features and will be ready for use as a base drawing for final engineering plans. Topographic surveys shall be in accordance with the requirements outlined in Attachment A.

15. Preparation of construction plans and specifications shall include preliminary plans completed to a 50, 90, and 100% level, engineering reports that detail the rationale for the decisions made and content of the plans, anticipated duration of construction, identification of all alternatives considered, cost estimates and supporting information, and contract documents for the final preferred alternative.

16. Preparation of a maintenance of plant operations plan during construction and plant shut down procedures with assistance from plant staff.

17. Construction administration and engineering may include but are not limited to the following tasks: review and approval of material submittals; daily construction observation and documentation; coordinating contractor’s work; respond to request for information from contractors or sub-contractors; review and make recommendations regarding time extensions and contractor requested change orders; preparation for a project punchlist; and review and approval of contractor’s pay applications.

18. These duties may also include executing the City’s requirements regarding certified payroll which includes collecting and reviewing certified payrolls, collecting wage rate interviews, or conducting said interviews for some projects, issuing deficient or delinquent notices, and properly tracking requested data in the City’s systems.

19. Preparation of project closeout documentation including but not limited to the following: project as-builts; final AutoCAD files; asset management documentation;

and final approved Operation & Maintenance manuals.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Ability to work effectively with the City’s WRRF Operations and Maintenance staff with respect to any of the engineering services required by the City.

2. Ability to work effectively with the public and regulatory agencies.

3. The ability to function in a support role to the WRRF. The consultant’s services may be utilized for engineering activities that exceed the staffing level or expertise of the WRRF.

SECTION III - MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIRED

PROPOSAL FORMAT

Offerors should organize Proposals into the following Sections:

A. Professional Qualifications B. Past Involvement with Similar Projects C. Proposed Work Plan D. Fee Proposal (include in a separate sealed envelope clearly marked “Fee

Proposal”) E. Authorized Negotiator F. Attachments

The following describes the elements that should be included in each of the proposal sections and the weighted point system that will be used for evaluation of the proposals.

A. Professional Qualifications – 20 points

1. State the full name and address of your organization and, if applicable, the branch office or other subsidiary element that will perform, or assist in performing, the work hereunder. Indicate whether it operates as an individual, partnership, or corporation. If as a corporation, include whether it is licensed to operate in the State of Michigan.

2. Include the name of executive and professional personnel by skill and qualification that will be employed in the work. Show where these personnel will be physically located during the time they are engaged in the work. Indicate which of these individuals you consider key to the successful completion of the project. Identify only individuals who will on projects for the WRRF by name and title. Resumes and qualifications are required for all proposed project personnel, including all subcontractors. Qualifications and capabilities of any subcontractors must also be included.

3. State history of the firm, in terms of length of existence, types of services provided, etc. Identify the technical details that make the firm uniquely qualified for this work.

B. Past involvement with Similar Projects – 30 points

This is an opportunity for a firm to represent their proposed staff’s proven experience with wastewater capital improvement projects. The written proposal must include a list of specific experiences in the wastewater engineering project area and include the projects with estimated budget, schedule and final outcomes.

Similar projects should identify specific individuals and their roles in each project.

A complete list of client references must be provided for similar projects recently completed. The list shall include the owner/agency name, address, telephone number, project title, and contact person.

C. Proposed Work Plan – 30 points

Provide a detailed and comprehensive description of how the offeror intends to provide professional engineering services for capital improvement projects at the WRRF. This description shall include, but not be limited to: how the project(s) will be managed and scheduled, how data and materials will be delivered to the City, communication and coordination, the working relationship between the offeror and WRRF staff, and the company’s general philosophy in regards to providing the requested services outlined in Section II.

Offerors shall be evaluated on the clarity, thoroughness, and content of their responses to the above items.

D. Fee Proposal - 20 points

Fee schedules should be submitted in a separate, sealed, envelope as part of the proposal. Fee quotations are to include the names, title, hourly rates, overhead factors, and any other relevant details. The proposal should highlight key staff and positions that would likely be involved with WRRF projects. Offerors shall be capable of justifying the details of the fee proposal relative to personnel costs, overhead, how the overhead rate is derived, material and time.

E. Authorized Negotiator

Include the name, phone number, and e-mail address of persons(s) in your organization authorized to negotiate the agreement with the City

F. Attachments

Legal Status of Offeror, Conflict of Interest Form, Living Wage Compliance Form, and the Non-Discrimination Form should be returned with the proposal. These elements should be included as attachments to the proposal submission.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

1. The selection committee will evaluate each proposal by the above-described criteria and point system (A through C) to select a short-list of firms for further consideration.

The City reserves the right to reject any proposal that it determines to be unresponsive and deficient in any of the information requested for evaluation. A proposal with all the requested information does not guarantee the proposing firm to be a candidate for an interview. The committee may contact references to verify material submitted by the offerors.

2. The committee then will schedule interviews with the selected firms if necessary. The selected firms will be given the opportunity to discuss in more detail their qualifications, past experience, proposed work plan and fee proposal.

3. The interview must include the project team members expected to complete a majority of work on the project, but no more than six members total. The interview shall consist of a presentation of up to thirty minutes (or the length provided by the committee) by the offeror, including the person who will be the project manager on this contract, followed by approximately thirty minutes of questions and answers. Audiovisual aids may be used during the oral interviews. The committee may record the oral interviews.

4. The firms interviewed will then be re-evaluated by the above criteria (A through D), and adjustments to scoring will be made as appropriate. After evaluation of the proposals, further negotiation with the selected firm may be pursued leading to the award of a contract by City Council, if suitable proposals are received.

The City reserves the right to waive the interview process and evaluate the offerors based on their proposals and fee schedules alone and open fee schedules before or prior to interviews.

The City will determine whether the final scope of the project to be negotiated will be entirely as described in this RFP, a portion of the scope, or a revised scope.

Work to be done under this contract is generally described through the detailed specifications and must be completed fully in accordance with the contract documents.

Any proposal that does not conform fully to these instructions may be rejected.

PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals should have no plastic bindings but will not be rejected as non-responsive for being bound. Staples or binder clips are acceptable. Proposals should be printed double sided on recycled paper. Proposals should not be more than 30 sheets (60 sides), not including required attachments and resumes.

Each person signing the proposal certifies that they are a person in the offeror’s firm/organization responsible for the decisions regarding the fees being offered in the Proposal and has not and will not participate in any action contrary to the terms of this provision.

ADDENDA

If it becomes necessary to revise any part of the RFP, notice of the addendum will be posted to Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) www.mitn.info and/or the City of Ann Arbor web site www.A2gov.org for all parties to download.

Each offeror must acknowledge in its proposal all addenda it has received. The failure of an offeror to receive or acknowledge receipt of any addenda shall not relieve the offeror of the responsibility for complying with the terms thereof. The City will not be bound by oral responses to inquiries or written responses other than official written addenda.

SECTION IV - ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A – Topographic Survey Requirements

Attachment B - Legal Status of Offeror

Attachment C – Non-Discrimination Ordinance Declaration of Compliance Form

Attachment D – Living Wage Declaration of Compliance Form

Attachment E – Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

Attachment F – Non-Discrimination Ordinance Poster

Attachment G – Living Wage Ordinance Poster

ATTACHMENT A

TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY REQUIREMENTS

A. Data collection:

i. State Plane Coordinate system and City of Ann Arbor datum are to be used.

Datum to be in the City’s official vertical datum of NAVD88 and horizontal datum of NAD83 (Michigan State Plane coordinates, international feet).

ii. All topographic features on a project site will be located. This includes man-made and natural terrain features that the surveyor will come across. Elevation data will be obtained as needed for sufficient project design, quantity computations and drainage studies.

1. Locate all surface features within and a minimum of 25' beyond the right-of-way along a street.

2. All public and private utilities are located and identified.

3. Driveways - locate to a minimum of 40 feet beyond right-of-way or sidewalk for grading design.

4. Intersecting streets - Sidewalks to a sufficient distance beyond first driveway/lead walk; minimum 20 feet. Roadway to 200 feet from intersection.

5. Curb ramps should have all 4 corners of the “turning space” and 10 adjacent flags of the walk transition located.

6. Sufficient ground elevations for creation of a digital terrain model (DTM) for one (1) foot contours, including around curb radii and through intersections.

7. Survey feature lines, 3D break lines, shall be included as part of the final digital submittal.

8. All ground door locations and elevations are to be included in the survey and shown pictorially in the base drawing (typically in areas where buildings are at or near ROW).

9. Retaining walls (top and both sides at bottom) and steps (top and bottom steps, at both ends of each) are to be included.

iii. Surface and underground drainage information is to be assembled by the surveyor. The surveyor should obtain record plans of any City utilities crossing the project and report any observed differences, and potential drainage problems.

1. The composition, size, and invert elevation of each pipe at each drainage structure is required for design of improvements in critical areas.

2. The construction type and condition of each structure and connecting pipe shall be fully described. Connections between manholes and catch basins must be determined.

3. The location of all structures and drainage pipes, as found, are to be shown on a base map. Prepare separate, hard-copy, 1=20’ scale plots to show measurements of underground storm drain systems and include with the project notes. Show direction of pipe flow.

4. Include type and size of structure, measured casting elevations, measured invert elevations of sewers, and top of pipe elevation for water main.

5. Obtain structure and connecting pipe information outside the project limits;

locate nearest downstream/upstream structures that tie into project area.

6. Overhead utility information shall include location and type of utility.

iv. All ROW lines, easements, adjacent property boundaries, found property corners and monumentation to be located and shown.

1. Copies of all records, measurement data, and calculations used to determine the alignment shall be part of the survey notes.

2. Right-of-ways and centerlines are shown and dimensioned.

v. All trees within project limits located:

1. Include trunk diameter at breast height (DBH) and canopy diameter - 6" or greater DBH or a canopy that may impact the project.

vi. Minimum of 1 on-site benchmark for every 600’ of utility shall be shown and described (minimum of 2 per project).

B. Digital submission. The City of Ann Arbor currently uses AutoCAD Civil 3D 2020 software.

i. If using Civil 3D, a base template drawing, provided by the City of Ann Arbor, is to be used for importing survey data. Request a copy of the current template file upon award of survey.

ii. If not using Civil 3D, imported points and feature lines must be in an AutoCAD 2020 drawing file format. Provide an AutoCAD drawing file containing the points, feature lines used to create 3D break lines, and the final surface. The preferred formats for data collection point files are “.fbk” or “.txt” file (PNEZD comma delimited); point description key to be provided by City of Ann Arbor.

iii. Planimetrics to be AutoCAD 2020 or earlier, layering standards to be provided by the City of Ann Arbor. All linework in the base topographic drawing is to be comprised of polylines with an elevation of 0. Text heights for labels are to be Simplex with a paper space height of 0.08”.

iv. Coordinate with other City service areas, local agencies, etc.

ATTACHMENT B

LEGAL STATUS OF OFFEROR

(The Respondent shall fill out the provision and strike out the remaining ones.)

The Respondent is:

• A corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the state of _____________, for whom bearing the office title of ____________, whose signature is affixed to this proposal, is authorized to execute contracts on behalf of respondent.*

*If not incorporated in Michigan, please attach the corporation’s Certificate of Authority

• A limited liability company doing business under the laws of the State of ____________, whom _____________________ bearing the title of ________________________ whose signature is affixed to this proposal, is authorized to execute contract on behalf of the LLC.

• A partnership organized under the laws of the State of and filed with the County of , whose members are (attach list including street and mailing address for each.)

• An individual, whose signature with address, is affixed to this RFP.

Respondent has examined the basic requirements of this RFP and its scope of services, including all Addendum (if applicable) and hereby agrees to offer the services as specified in the

RFP.

Date: , Signature

(Print) Name _______________________________ Title ____________________________

Firm: ______________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone ____________________ Fax _____________________

Email ___________________________

ATTACHMENT C

CITY OF ANN ARBOR DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE

Non-Discrimination Ordinance

The “non discrimination by city contractors” provision of the City of Ann Arbor Non-Discrimination Ordinance (Ann Arbor City Code Chapter 112, Section 9:158) requires all contractors proposing to do business with the City to treat employees in a manner which provides equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against any of their employees, any City employee working with them, or any applicant for employment on the basis of actual or perceived age, arrest record, color, disability, educational association, familial status, family responsibilities, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, HIV status, marital status, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, veteran status, victim of domestic violence or stalking, or weight. It also requires that the contractors include a similar provision in all subcontracts that they execute for City work or programs.

In addition the City Non-Discrimination Ordinance requires that all contractors proposing to do business with the City of Ann Arbor must satisfy the contract compliance administrative policy adopted by the City Administrator. A copy of that policy may be obtained from the Purchasing Manager

The Contractor agrees:

(a) To comply with the terms of the City of Ann Arbor’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance and contract compliance administrative policy.

(b) To post the City of Ann Arbor’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance Notice in every work place or other location in which employees or other persons are contracted to provide services under a contract with the City.

(c) To provide documentation within the specified time frame in connection with any workforce verification, compliance review or complaint investigation.

(d) To permit access to employees and work sites to City representatives for the purposes of monitoring compliance, or investigating complaints of non-compliance.

The undersigned states that he/she has the requisite authority to act on behalf of his/her employer in these matters and has offered to provide the services in accordance with the terms of the Ann Arbor Non-Discrimination Ordinance. The undersigned certifies that he/she has read and is familiar with the terms of the Non-Discrimination Ordinance, obligates the Contractor to those terms and acknowledges that if his/her employer is found to be in violation of Ordinance it may be subject to civil penalties and termination of the awarded contract.

Company Name

Signature of Authorized Representative Date

Print Name and Title

Address, City, State, Zip

Phone/Email address

Questions about the Notice or the City Administrative Policy, Please contact:

Procurement Office of the City of Ann Arbor

(734) 794-6500 Revised 3/31/15 Rev. 0 NDO-2

ATTACHMENT D

CITY OF ANN ARBOR

LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE

The Ann Arbor Living Wage Ordinance (Section 1:811-1:821 of Chapter 23 of Title I of the Code) requires that an employer who is (a) a contractor providing services to or for the City for a value greater than $10,000 for any twelve-month contract term, or (b) a recipient of federal, state, or local grant funding administered by the City for a value greater than $10,000, or (c) a recipient of financial assistance awarded by the City for a value greater than $10,000, shall pay its employees a prescribed minimum level of compensation (i.e., Living Wage) for the time those employees perform work on the contract or in connection with the grant or financial assistance. The Living Wage must be paid to these employees for the length of the contract/program.

Companies employing fewer than 5 persons and non-profits employing fewer than 10 persons are exempt from compliance with the Living Wage Ordinance. If this exemption applies to your company/non-profit agency please check here [___] No. of employees__

The Contractor or Grantee agrees:

(a) To pay each of its employees whose wage level is not required to comply with federal, state or local prevailing wage law, for work covered or funded by a contract with or grant from the City, no less than the Living Wage. The current Living Wage is defined as $17.42/hour for those employers that provide employee health care (as defined in the Ordinance at Section 1:815 Sec. 1 (a)), or no less than $19.42/hour for those employers that do not provide health care. The Contractor or Grantor understands that the Living Wage is adjusted and established annually on April 30 in accordance with the Ordinance and covered employers shall be required to pay the adjusted amount thereafter to be in compliance with Section 1:815(3).

Check the applicable box below which applies to your workforce

[___] Employees who are assigned to any covered City contract/grant will be paid at or above the applicable living wage without health benefits

[___] Employees who are assigned to any covered City contract/grant will be paid at or above the applicable living wage with health benefits

(b) To post a notice approved by the City regarding the applicability of the Living Wage Ordinance in every work place or other location in which employees or other persons contracting for employment are working.

(c) To provide to the City payroll records or other documentation within ten (10) business days from the receipt of a request by the City.

(d) To permit access to work sites to City representatives for the purposes of monitoring compliance, and investigating complaints or non-compliance.

(e) To take no action that would reduce the compensation, wages, fringe benefits, or leave available to any employee covered by the Living Wage Ordinance or any person contracted for employment and covered by the Living Wage Ordinance in order to pay the living wage required by the Living Wage Ordinance.

The undersigned states that he/she has the requisite authority to act on behalf of his/her employer in these matters and has offered to provide the services or agrees to accept financial assistance in accordance with the terms of the Living Wage Ordinance. The undersigned certifies that he/she has read and is familiar with the terms of the Living Wage Ordinance, obligates the Employer/Grantee to those terms and acknowledges that if his/her employer is found to be in violation of Ordinance it may be subject to civil penalties and termination of the awarded contract or grant of financial assistance.

Company Name Street Address

Signature of Authorized Representative Date City, State, Zip

Print Name and Title Phone/Email address

City of Ann Arbor Procurement Office, 734/794-6500, procurement@a2gov.org 26-27

ATTACHMENT E

VENDOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM

All vendors interested in conducting business with the City of Ann Arbor must complete and return the Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form in order to be eligible to be awarded a contract.

Please note that all vendors are subject to comply with the City of Ann Arbor’s conflict of interest policies as stated within the certification section below.

If a vendor has a relationship with a City of Ann Arbor official or employee, an immediate family member of a City of Ann Arbor official or employee, the vendor shall disclose the information required below.

1. No City official or employee or City employee’s immediate family member has an ownership interest in vendor’s company or is deriving personal financial gain from this contract.

2. No retired or separated City official or employee who has been retired or separated from the City for less than one (1) year has an ownership interest in vendor’s Company.

3. No City employee is contemporaneously employed or prospectively to be employed with the vendor.

4. Vendor hereby declares it has not and will not provide gifts or hospitality of any dollar value or any other gratuities to any City employee or elected official to obtain or maintain a contract.

5. Please note any exceptions below:

Conflict of Interest Disclosure*

Name of City of Ann Arbor employees, elected officials or immediate family members with whom there may be a potential conflict of interest.

( ) Relationship to employee ( ) Interest in vendor’s company ( ) Other (please describe in box below)

*Disclosing a potential conflict of interest does not disqualify vendors. In the event vendors do not disclose potential conflicts of interest and they are detected by the City, vendor will be exempt from doing business with the City.

I certify that this Conflict of Interest Disclosure has been examined by me and that its contents are true and correct to my knowledge and belief and I have the authority to so certify on behalf of the Vendor by my signature below:

Vendor Name Vendor Phone Number

Signature of Vendor Authorized Representative Date Printed Name of Vendor Authorized

Representative

Questions about this form? Contact Procurement Office City of Ann Arbor Phone: 734/794-6500, procurement@a2gov.org

ATTACHMENT F

CITY OF ANN ARBOR NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE

Relevant provisions of Chapter 112, Nondiscrimination, of the Ann Arbor City Code are included below.

You can review the entire ordinance at www.a2gov.org/humanrights.

Intent: It is the intent of the city that no individual be denied equal protection of the laws; nor shall any individual be denied the enjoyment of his or her civil or political rights or be discriminated against because of actual or perceived age, arrest record, color, disability, educational association, familial status, family responsibilities, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, HIV status, marital status, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, veteran status, victim of domestic violence or stalking, or weight.

Discriminatory Employment Practices: No person shall discriminate in the hire, employment, compensation, work classifications, conditions or terms, promotion or demotion, or termination of employment of any individual. No person shall discriminate in limiting membership, conditions of membership or termination of membership in any labor union or apprenticeship program.

Discriminatory Effects: No person shall adopt, enforce or employ any policy or requirement which has the effect of creating unequal opportunities according to actual or perceived age, arrest record, color, disability, educational association, familial status, family responsibilities, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, HIV status, marital status, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, veteran status, victim of domestic violence or stalking, or weight for an individual to obtain housing, employment or public accommodation, except for a bona fide business necessity. Such a necessity does not arise due to a mere inconvenience or because of suspected objection to such a person by neighbors, customers or other persons.

Nondiscrimination by City Contractors: All contractors proposing to do business with the City of Ann Arbor shall satisfy the contract compliance administrative policy adopted by the City Administrator in accordance with the guidelines of this section. All city contractors shall ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment in a manner which provides equal employment opportunity and tends to eliminate inequality based upon any classification protected by this chapter. All contractors shall agree not to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of any applicable protected classification. All contractors shall be required to post a copy of Ann Arbor's Non- Discrimination Ordinance at all work locations where its employees provide services under a contract with the city.

Complaint Procedure: If any individual believes there has been a violation of this chapter, he/she may file a complaint with the City’s Human Rights Commission. The complaint must be filed within 180 calendar days from the date of the individual's knowledge of the allegedly discriminatory action or 180 calendar days from the date when the individual should have known of the allegedly discriminatory action. A complaint that is not filed within this timeframe cannot be considered by the Human Rights Commission. To file a complaint, first complete the complaint form, which is available at www.a2gov.org/humanrights. Then submit it to the Human Rights Commission by e-mail (hrc@a2gov.org), by mail (Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission, PO Box 8647, Ann Arbor, Ml 48107), or in person (City Clerk’s Office). For further information, please call the commission at 734-794-6141 or e-mail the commission at hrc@a2gov.org.

Private Actions For Damages or Injunctive Relief: To the extent allowed by law, an individual who is the victim of discriminatory action in violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or damages or both against the person(s) who acted in violation of this chapter.

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT NOTICE AND

MUST BE DISPLAYED WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN READILY SEE IT.

ATTACHMENT G

CITY OF ANN ARBOR LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE

RATE EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2026 - ENDING APRIL 29, 2027

$17.42 per hour $19.42 per hour If the employer provides health If the employer does NOT care benefits* provide health care benefits*

Employers providing services to or for the City of Ann Arbor or recipients of grants or financial assistance from the City of Ann Arbor for a value of more than $10,000 in a twelve-month period of time must pay those employees performing work on a City of Ann Arbor contract or grant, the above living wage.

ENFORCEMENT

The City of Ann Arbor may recover back wages either administratively or through court action for the employees that have been underpaid in violation of the law. Persons denied payment of the living wage have the right to bring a civil action for damages in addition to any action taken by the City.

Violation of this Ordinance is punishable by fines of not more than $500/violation plus costs, with each day being considered a separate violation. Additionally, the City of Ann Arbor has the right to modify, terminate, cancel or suspend a contract in the event of a violation of the Ordinance.

* Health Care benefits include those paid for by the employer or making an employer contribution toward the purchase of health care. The employee contribution must not exceed $.50 an hour for an average work week; and the employer cost or contribution must equal no less than $1/hr for the average work week.

The Law Requires Employers to Display This Poster Where Employees Can Readily See It.

For Additional Information or to File a Complaint contact Colin Spencer at 734/794-6500 or cspencer@a2gov.org

GSA/PSA/WSA 4-20-23 1

2. DURATION

A. The obligations of this Agreement shall apply beginning on the Effective Date and this Agreement shall remain in effect until satisfactory completion of the Services…