751/22440; PMWSP - Ski Hill Feasibility Study&Implement Plan

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration, in coordination with the Department of Natural Resources, is soliciting professional services for a Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan for the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Ski Hill located in Ontonagon County. The procurement seeks architectural and engineering firms licensed to practice in Michigan to complete Phase 100 (Study Phase) with Phase 200 (Program Analysis) and Phase 300 (Schematic Design) services as needed, utilizing a billable rate compensation structure. The deliverables include comprehensive evaluation of the existing east chairlift system (drives, controls, towers, chairs, cables, braking systems, and utilities); three minimum options with cost estimates for establishing a lift on the west side of the mountain; options for establishing five to six engineered mountain biking trails; and options for relocating the bunny hill and converting the existing bunny hill into a tubing park and terrain park. Required qualifications include Michigan licensure as an architectural or engineering professional, submission of a Certification of Michigan Based Business form, and a Responsibility Certification. Proposals are evaluated with the Technical Proposal weighted at eighty percent and Cost Proposal weighted at twenty percent, with hourly billing rates required for all personnel classifications and overhead items including salaries, benefits, insurance, taxes, equipment rentals, and office facilities. Critical deadlines include a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and walk-through inspection on May 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. local time at Park Headquarters; written questions due by May 22, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time; proposal submissions due by June 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via the State of Michigan Procurement System (SIGMA VSS); and contract award recommendation expected within thirty days of the proposal due date, with Phase 100 completion desired by December 11, 2023.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises are detailed in the procurement documents; however, all proposing firms must submit proof of Michigan-based business status and responsibility certifications. No incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the available documentation. The project site encompasses Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, with existing infrastructure including two chairlift systems (E-122 Double Chair and E-123 single chairlift), ski runs of varying difficulty levels (Hemlock, Sunset, Superior, Plunge, Copper Run, Valley Snow, Porcupine Plunge, Ojibway, Hiawatha, Cuyahoga, Agate Run, Ridge Run, and Hidden Valley), a Bunny Slope, Timber Trail, Chalet, and Cut-Over facility that may require integration into the feasibility study. The project budget is established at $475,000 for design services, with funding provided by federal sources requiring obligation in an executed construction contract by December 31, 2024, and complete expenditure by December 31, 2026. Reimbursable allowances include $2,000 for plan review and permit applications, $7,500 for site and topographic surveys, and $7,500 for soil borings and sampling, with optional additional allowances for permitting, testing, and miscellaneous expenses subject to itemized justification. Compensation is structured on an hourly billing rate basis not to exceed amounts specified per phase, with a maximum five percent markup permitted on reimbursable expenses for services not performed in-house.