751/24170. ABG; MISP Laundresses' Qtrs - Historic Strctre Rpt

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources and Mackinac Island State Park Commission, is procuring professional architectural and engineering services to develop a comprehensive historic structures report for the Laundresses' Quarters, a historic structure built in 1877 located at 1856 Fort Service Road on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The scope of work encompasses Phase 100 study services including site investigation, documentation of current facility conditions, archival research compilation, exterior restoration plans to return the building to its original 1877 appearance, and interior redesign proposals to maintain existing apartments while adding additional residential units. Deliverables include a complete Professional Services Contract proposal with Phase 100 study services, multiple schematic design options with cost estimates, 50% and 90% design documents, construction administration services, a graphic bar-chart schedule, documentation of proposed meetings, and itemized reimbursable expenses such as topographical surveys, soil boring, and geotechnical reports. Qualified professionals must be licensed to practice in the State of Michigan and demonstrate proven experience in planning and executing similar historic structure projects in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations including EPA, OSHA, DOT, DCH, EGLE, DNR, and MIOSHA standards. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting was held on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Mackinac Island State Park Field Office (requiring ferry transportation from St. Ignace), with written questions accepted until Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Proposals are due electronically through the State of Michigan Procurement System (SIGMA VSS) on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with contract award recommendation expected within thirty days. Evaluation will be conducted on an 80% technical proposal and 20% cost proposal basis by an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, with contract award anticipated by the end of May 2024 and site assessment work to begin in mid to late May following contract execution.

Respondents must submit signed Certification of a Michigan Based Business and Responsibility Certification forms, with all vendors required to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number registered in SIGMA prior to proposal submission. The project is subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Governor's administrative rule and includes a Buy American Preference for goods and materials produced in the United States where applicable. Compensation will be structured on a not-to-exceed billable rate basis for professional services, with hourly billing rates for personnel assigned to the project, permitted sub-consultant fees with markup not exceeding 5% of consultant billing rates, and reimbursable expenses including actual costs for printing, reproduction of deliverables, soil borings, site surveys, laboratory testing, LARA and SESC plan review fees, and travel expenses exceeding 100 miles one-way from the professional firm's office (reimbursed at State of Michigan vehicle and travel rates in effect at contract execution). All overhead costs, fringe benefits, equipment, indirect expenses, insurance, and profit must be included in the billing rate calculation, with no increase in compensation permitted unless a material change to the scope of work is approved in writing by DTMB's State Facilities Administration, Design and Construction Division. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation; interested proposers should contact Project Director Alan Goschka, AIA, at (517) 388-3489 or goschkaa@michigan.gov for additional budget information prior to the May 1, 2024, question deadline.