472/20205. SMD; Handlon/Ionia CF - Bar Screen/Grinder Upgrad

This state and local contract opportunity is for the Handlon/Ionia Correctional Facilities Bar Screen and Grinder Upgrades project in Ionia County, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) is seeking proposals from professional service contractors to provide design and construction administration services encompassing study, preliminary design, final design, and construction administration. The requested services include testing of existing water, remediation for better water quality, providing a new auto-lift grinder/bar screen system for the sanitary system, an air-monitoring system, modifications to the existing grinder pit, and a new access road. Proposals are due on September 29, 2022, by 2:00 p.m. Eastern, and a mandatory pre-proposal walk-through is scheduled for September 16, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. The desired schedule has the contract executed by October 3, 2022, with various project phases completed by October 31, 2022, December 5, 2022, and January 9, 2023. Construction bids are expected to be received in February 2023, with the construction timeframe from February to June 2023 and project closeout in July 2023.

The contract will be awarded by the State of Michigan to the responsive, responsible, best value bidder. The state reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and will not be liable for any costs incurred by the professional prior to contract award. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The project will comply with all relevant federal, state, and local codes, standards, and regulations. Responses must be submitted through the SIGMA VSS system, and questions should be emailed to the DTMB Project Director by September 22, 2022.