751/16262. JAG; Thompson State Fish Hatchery - Renovation

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, State Facilities Administration, Design & Construction Division, is procuring construction services for renovation and new construction at the Thompson State Fish Hatchery located at 944 State Highway M-149 in Manistique, Michigan (Sanilac County). The project encompasses the renovation of existing steelhead rearing operations and construction of a new cold water facility with associated infrastructure, including installation of a deep geothermal well system with piping and electrical components, renovation and resurfacing of existing rearing tanks, replacement of emergency generator systems, new fish rearing ponds with solar pond and EPDM liner, concrete harvest kettles with electrical and aeration systems, predator netting infrastructure, perimeter fencing, a new incubation building with water treatment equipment, and a metal pole building. The scope also includes site preparation with soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) compliance to Michigan Part 91 regulations, temporary and permanent vegetation seeding tailored to Upper Peninsula climate conditions, and all associated electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and mechanical systems. Contractors must demonstrate competency in aquaculture facility construction, geotechnical management of interbedded lacustrine soils with groundwater at depths of 0.8 to 7.5 feet, and ability to maintain hatchery operations during construction with strict constraints including 15-minute maximum power outages (requiring 48-hour advance scheduling) and no work on Sundays. Electronic bids were due March 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. local time through the Michigan SIGMA VSS portal, with a mandatory pre-bid conference and site walk-through held on March 11, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at the project site. Questions were accepted through March 14, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. local time. The contract requires substantial completion by August 1, 2020, with final completion within 30 days thereafter, with liquidated damages assessed at $750 per day for failure to meet the substantial completion deadline.

The project incorporates a lump sum bid structure with a 5 percent contingency allowance and four deductive alternates allowing deletion of the storage building, deep well system, coldwater generator system, and chilled water system. Prevailing wage requirements do not apply to this project; however, contractors must comply with Michigan residency requirements mandating that 50 percent of the workforce be Michigan residents. The contract requires performance and payment bonds, comprehensive insurance coverage, and adherence to nondiscrimination provisions. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are mentioned in the procurement documents. The State has obtained all necessary permits including domestic well, wastewater, floodplain, wetlands, and LARA review permits, with associated costs borne by the owner. Contractors are required to establish a field office with telephone and sanitary facilities, submit comprehensive shop drawings and operations manuals, provide monthly progress photographs, and maintain weekly erosion control inspections with additional inspections following rain events. The project site encompasses approximately 19.47 acres of total disturbance with 16.77 acres of active disturbance and approximately 22,005 square feet of impervious surface increase. No specific budget range or total award value is disclosed in the available procurement documents; however, the complexity of the scope including deep geothermal systems, specialized aquaculture equipment, and comprehensive site infrastructure development indicates a substantial construction project.