751/17185. JBB; Eagle Harbor State Harbor - Harbor Upgrades

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), in coordination with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is procuring construction services for the Eagle Harbor State Harbor Upgrades project located in Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, spanning Kent County and Douglas City jurisdictions. This comprehensive harbor rehabilitation project encompasses building renovations including bathroom updates, window and door replacements, and siding work; site improvements including septic system replacement, concrete sidewalk replacement, expanded gravel parking, and new site utilities; and marina upgrades including a new steel sheet pile seawall, binwall crib piers, and dredging of approximately 3,800 to 4,060 cubic yards. The project deliverables include construction of 290 linear feet of steel sheet pile seawall, installation of crib piers ranging from 45 to 80 feet in length, placement of approximately 295 cubic yards of riprap armoring stone, installation of utility service pedestals with electrical and water systems, replacement of sanitary systems with 1,000-gallon septic and 500-gallon dosing tanks, and dredging to specified depths with environmental controls including turbidity curtains. Required qualifications include Michigan-licensed professional engineers with minimum ten years of waterfront engineering experience for structural calculations, compliance with prevailing wage requirements for Keweenaw County, and adherence to Davis-Bacon Act, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Copeland Anti-Kickback Act provisions. A mandatory online pre-bid conference was held June 21, 2022, at 9:00 AM EDT with a voluntary site tour offered June 22, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT; bidders were required to submit questions by June 27, 2022, at 5:00 PM EST, with electronic bids due through the SIGMA VSS website by July 6, 2022, at 2:00 PM local time. The project establishes two substantial completion dates with work west of the existing boat launch substantially complete by June 1, 2023, and all remaining work substantially complete by November 1, 2023, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per calendar day for delays beyond these deadlines.

No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are specifically identified in the procurement documents. The project is funded through State of Michigan resources with funding code 51110 and federal funding through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program. Bid security of five percent of the base bid, payable to the State of Michigan, is required from all bidders, with performance and payment bonds mandatory for all bids exceeding $50,000. The contract includes a base bid with utility and contingency allowances of $2,000 and $10,000 respectively, plus three alternates for additional armoring stone, an additional 60-foot crib pier with utilities, and dredging of the museum launch area, though specific budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documents. The project is subject to environmental restrictions including prohibition on work from November 1 to December 15 annually due to fish spawning and migration periods, and work restrictions around specified holiday periods including Memorial Day 2023, July 4, 2023, and Labor Day 2023. Procurement services are provided by Edgewater Resources, LLC, with the project manager Colin Hassenger, PE, and contract specialists Anne Watros and Don Klein available for SIGMA VSS submission issues; technical support is available through the SIGMA Help Desk at 888-734-9749 or sigma-procurement-helpdesk@michigan.gov.