751/23403. CTS; Hartwick Pines SP - Lift Station Replacement

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration Design and Construction Division is procuring professional design and construction consulting services on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources-Parks Division for the Hartwick Pines State Park Campground Lift Station Replacement project located in Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan. This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks a qualified Professional Service Consultant to provide comprehensive evaluation, design, and construction administration services encompassing Design Phases 300, 500, 600, and 700, with services normally associated with Phases 100 and 200 incorporated into the scope. The deliverables include investigation and evaluation of the existing sanitary lift station system serving a 100-site campground with 36 full hookup sites, detailed contract documents with specifications, pump station system design in accordance with current codes, electrical and control system upgrades, and all required permit applications and fees from EGLE, LARA, and SESC with a permitting allowance of $2,500 included in Phase 500 reimbursables. The project scope extends from the manhole feeding the campground wet well to the cleanouts downstream of the dosing pump wet well and requires the consultant to attend twice-monthly meetings with a minimum of three in-person onsite meetings for investigation and progress review. Proposers must be Michigan-licensed to practice architecture or engineering and must submit a combined technical and cost proposal not exceeding 6 megabytes through the SIGMA VSS portal by August 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with a mandatory pre-proposal walk-through inspection scheduled for August 1, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hartwick Pines State Park. Written questions must be submitted by August 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time to Project Director Chris Schanbeck. Evaluation criteria include an 80 percent technical component (Part I) and 20 percent cost component (Part II), with the technical proposal demonstrating project understanding, work plan with schedule, and relevant experience on similar projects, while the cost proposal utilizes a billable-rate format with estimated hourly rates by personnel classification and anticipated hours per phase plus reimbursable expenses, with a markup not to exceed 5 percent allowed for sub-consultant services and reimbursables.

The RFP requires firms to submit a Certification of Michigan Based Business form and Responsibility Certification, indicating a potential preference for Michigan-based contractors, though no explicit disadvantaged enterprise set-asides or minority/women-owned business enterprise designations are identified in the available procurement documents. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation materials provided. The professional must integrate with existing sanitary and storm sewer utility infrastructure documented in as-built plans and design specifications for the campground facility, including existing pump station infrastructure and septic tank systems. All work must comply with applicable federal, state, and local codes and standards administered by the EPA, OSHA, DOT, DCH, EGLE, DNR, and MIOSHA. Design kickoff is anticipated for early September 2023, with construction likely beginning in Fall 2024 outside the May 1 to October 31 campground operating season. The specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the RFP documents; however, the contract structure includes reimbursable expenses for travel (distances over 100 miles one-way), printing, soil borings, site surveys, laboratory testing, and the $2,500 LARA plan review fee allowance, with all other costs including fringe benefits, insurance, and local travel incorporated into hourly billing rates. Contract award recommendation is expected within thirty days following the proposal due date of August 17, 2023.