472/23439. IND; Baraga CF - UST Removal & Replacement

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration, Design and Construction Division is procuring construction services for the Baraga Correctional Facility Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Replacement project (File No. 472/23439.IND) located in Arenac County, Michigan. The project scope encompasses removal and disposal of an existing 3,000-gallon gasoline UST and associated piping, installation of a new 500-gallon above-ground gasoline storage tank (AST) with dual product dispenser, retrofit of the existing 2,000-gallon diesel AST with leak detection system, site preparation and restoration, and concrete work for tank pads. Deliverables include submission of detailed cost estimates for lump sum and unit price work items, pre-construction submittals, AST system installation with testing and training, UST removal and site restoration, native soil excavation and backfill, clean sand backfill, and potentially contaminated soil disposal. Required qualifications include demonstrated experience in underground storage tank removal and installation, Michigan-based business certification for bids exceeding $100,000, and responsibility contractor status. The mandatory pre-bid conference and site tour was held on January 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM ET at 13924 Wadaga Road, Baraga, Michigan, with prospective bidders required to submit a LEIN request five business days prior to attendance. Questions were accepted until January 15, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, with electronic bids due by 2:00 PM ET on January 29, 2025, through the SIGMA VSS website. Substantial completion is required by July 1, 2025, with liquidated damages assessed at $200 per calendar day for delays beyond this date.

This procurement requires all workers to receive prevailing wage rates as determined by current wage determination schedules under Michigan law (2023 PA 10), with a comprehensive prevailing wage schedule provided detailing hourly rates for all designated labor classifications including boilermakers, bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, laborers, mechanics, operating engineers, painters, plumbers, roofers, sheet metal workers, and truck drivers. A performance bond and payment bond are required for all bids exceeding $50,000, along with a five percent bid guarantee, with bidders required to acknowledge receipt of all addenda issued during the bidding period. The project imposes strict correctional facility security protocols including LEIN clearance for all personnel, restricted work hours (7:00 AM to 4:30 PM on business days with coordination required for outside-hours work), tool and equipment controls, and compliance with Department of Corrections special working conditions. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the procurement documents, though qualified disabled veteran information may be submitted as part of bid attachments. The contract includes 15 base bid items with an owners' provisionary allowance of $20,000 for unforeseen conditions, with specific unit prices ranging from per-ton charges for materials to lump sum amounts for major work phases, though no overall project award value is specified in the available documentation.