751/23317. ABG; Lime Island SRA - Cultural Resource Plan

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division, is procuring professional architectural and engineering services to develop a comprehensive Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP) for Lime Island State Recreational Area located in Chippewa County, Michigan. The Phase 100 Study project requires a detailed assessment and documentation of the island's 6,000-year history, including Native American heritage, European settlement, and industrial development through lime kilns and coal operations. Deliverables include a complete CRMP with three hard copies in three-ring binder format and electronic PDF copies, with reviews required at 50%, 95%, and 100% completion stages, as well as biweekly progress updates throughout the study. The professional team must include an architect and archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards under 36 CFR Part 61 in Historic Architecture, History, and Archaeology, with all work adhering to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties and Preservation Brief #43. Proposals must demonstrate detailed research methodologies, identify documentation sources, specify hazardous materials testing protocols, and include a graphic bar chart schedule with proposed completion dates. The contract is structured as a not-to-exceed fee arrangement based on billable hourly rates for professional services plus reimbursable expenses including printing, soil borings, site surveys, laboratory testing, and travel beyond 100 miles one-way. Proposals are evaluated on an 80/20 weighting, with the Technical Proposal comprising 80 percent and the Cost Proposal comprising 20 percent of the evaluation criteria. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site walkthrough was held on Friday, July 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at DeTour State Harbor, including a one-hour boat trip to the island and site visit limited to one participant per firm; written questions were due by Friday, July 28, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time; and proposals were due by Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time through the State of Michigan Procurement System (SIGMA VSS), with award expected by early September 2023 and project completion required by December 31, 2023.

The professional firm must hold a valid Michigan license to practice pursuant to the Occupational Code and must provide a Certification of Michigan Based Business and Responsibility Certification as part of the proposal submission, indicating a Michigan-based business requirement for this procurement. Subcontractant fees may include a markup not to exceed 5 percent, and all indirect costs including fringe benefits, insurance, travel, computer time, clerical services, telephone, overhead, and profit must be incorporated into the billing rates provided. The proposal must include itemized reimbursable expenses for subconsultants and travel, with mileage chargeable only for actual miles exceeding 100 miles each way from the proposer's office. Existing environmental surveys and hazardous materials testing reports are available, including asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold sampling documentation completed in 2021 for the Brick Maintenance Building, Quonset Hut, Shop Building, and storage tanks, which may inform the scope of additional testing required. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents; however, the contract will be structured as a not-to-exceed billable rate arrangement with all costs for Phase 100 Study services, hazardous materials testing, mortar analysis, paint color analysis, and data collection itemized as separate line items in the cost proposal.