472/26319. SMD; Handlon CF-Housing Unit B Conversion

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration, Design and Construction Division, is soliciting proposals on behalf of the Michigan Department of Corrections for professional design and construction administration services for the Handlon Correctional Facility Housing Unit B Conversion project in Ionia, Michigan, with proposals due July 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on June 18, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

The scope encompasses four phases: Preliminary Design (Phase 400), Final Design (Phase 500), Construction Administration–Office Services (Phase 600), and Construction Administration–Field Services (Phase 700). The project converts Housing Unit B from a Level 2 to Level 4 housing unit and includes exterior improvements (control fencing, pedestrian and vehicle access gates, concrete paving, exercise modules, basketball court), interior renovations (medical dispensary, classrooms, interview modules, religious cell conversion, storage), and minor HVAC, lighting, power, fire alarm, and emergency lighting adjustments. The facility was constructed in 1962 and contains asbestos-containing materials documented in a February 2019 survey; contractors must manage ACM in accordance with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and EPA standards. The prime professional must be licensed to practice in Michigan and secure topographic survey and soil borings for exterior improvements design. All contractor and vendor representatives must submit a LEIN Request five business days prior to the pre-proposal meeting for criminal background clearance access to the secure facility.

Proposals must be submitted via SIGMA VSS with technical and cost proposals combined in a single attachment not exceeding 25 megabytes. The evaluation weighting is 80 percent technical and 20 percent cost. Cost proposals must use billable hourly rates by phase and personnel classification, with reimbursable expenses (printing, reproduction, soil borings, site surveys, laboratory testing) marked up no more than 5 percent and travel over 100 miles reimbursed at State of Michigan rates. The contract will be issued on a not-to-exceed fee basis. All proposals must include signed Certification of a Michigan Based Business and Responsibility Certification forms. Written questions are due June 24, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Award is anticipated within 30 days of proposal due date, with the design phase running July 13 through September 7, 2026, and construction scheduled August 24 through December 31, 2026.