472/23352. HJD; Muskegon CF - New Educational Greenhouse

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration, is procuring construction services for a new educational greenhouse facility at the Muskegon Correctional Facility in Muskegon County. The project involves design and construction of a 30-foot by 60-foot greenhouse structure (1,906 gross square feet) with comprehensive mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and site utility infrastructure. Deliverables include the complete greenhouse structure with a 12-foot gutter line, one man-door, one rolling door, interior systems such as steam unit heaters, pressure reducing valves, domestic water heaters, exhaust fans, recirculation fans, and louvers, as well as below-grade utility work including removal and capping of existing buried domestic cold water, steam, and steam condensate piping, installation of new direct-buried piping systems at a minimum 42-inch depth with tracer wire, sanitary piping, vent piping, trench drains, catch basins, a new drywell installation, and a separate weight pit concrete slab approximately 250 feet from the greenhouse. Key qualifications and requirements include mandatory participation in a pre-bid walk-through inspection scheduled for April 23, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, submission of a Vendor/Contractor LEIN Request form five business days prior to attendance for criminal history clearance, performance of ground-penetrating radar surveys prior to all excavation, use of hydrovac excavation methods, compliance with prevailing wage rates established by Michigan's Wage and Hour Division, adherence to National Electrical Code standards, Michigan Building Code 2015, Michigan Plumbing Code 2021, and Michigan Mechanical Code 2021, coordination with CommTech Design for facility security IT rack connections, and coordination with the domestic water service provider for meter installation. Bids are due May 8, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via the SIGMA VSS electronic submission system with a maximum of two attachments under 6 MB each; bidder questions must be submitted by May 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time to Richard Mann at rmann@straubpettittyaste.com; and all bidders must acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 1 in their submissions or face potential bid rejection. The project timeline includes submission to the State Ad Board on May 20, 2024, anticipated Ad Board approval around June 17, 2024, pre-construction meeting and Notice to Proceed in approximately August 2024, utility installation and concrete work beginning in late August 2024, greenhouse equipment delivery and mobilization in late September 2024, and substantial completion targeted for November 24, 2024.

The procurement does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting response to particular enterprise types or disadvantaged business entities. The project requires integration with existing infrastructure, specifically the facility's STARNET 2.0 control system for interior mechanical components, existing electrical panels J and JJ for electrical connections, and existing building basement connections for steam and condensate piping systems; contractors must coordinate with facility contacts including Heather DeKorte (DTMB Project Director), Trever LeBarre (MDOC Physical Plant Division Project Manager), and Richard Mann (Project Manager/Architect from Straub Pettitt Yaste Architects). A 5% bid security is required from all contractors. The project classification includes NIGP codes 90924, 90976, 91347, 91356, 91430, 91438, 91450, 91468, 98832, and 98852, and all work is subject to Michigan prevailing wage requirements with rates effective April 10, 2024, and a contract award deadline of July 9, 2024. The document does not disclose specific bid amounts, budget ranges, or award values; however, the comprehensive scope involving a 1,906 gross square foot structure with full mechanical, plumbing, and electrical infrastructure, utility relocations, site work, and prevailing wage obligations suggests a substantial project value. Contractors must maintain compliance with correctional facility protocols, including the use of tamperproof fasteners in areas accessible to inmates, and provide detailed shop drawings, product data, operation and maintenance manuals, factory-authorized service representative participation for equipment startup and commissioning, and protective device coordination and arc-flash hazard analysis studies prior to construction commencement.