761/17183. SAR Philadelphia Street Site - Remediation

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), on behalf of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), is procuring soil remediation and site restoration services for the Philadelphia Street Site in Detroit, Michigan. This is a sealed-bid procurement for environmental remediation work at a former gasoline service station located at 665 East Philadelphia Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The scope of work includes excavation and off-site disposal of approximately 4,900 tons of petroleum-impacted soil, removal and disposal of 4,000 gallons of petroleum-impacted groundwater, backfill operations with 3,400 tons of sand material and 300 cubic yards of topsoil, surface restoration including hydroseeding of 11,625 square feet, sidewalk removal and replacement of 1,100 square feet, and site demobilization and project closeout. The contract term is 45 calendar days from the notice to proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for delays beyond substantial completion. The mandatory pre-bid conference and site inspection was held on March 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the project site. Questions were accepted until April 1, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., and sealed bids were due electronically through the SIGMA VSS website on April 10, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bidders were required to acknowledge receipt of all addenda, including Addendum No. 1 issued on April 3, 2019, for their proposals to be considered valid.

Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid guarantee payable to the State of Michigan and include a $20,000 provisional allowance as part of their bid price. Performance and payment bonds are required for all bids exceeding $50,000. Bidders with awards exceeding $100,000 must provide Michigan-based business certification, and qualified disabled veterans receive a 10 percent preference consideration in the evaluation process. The contract includes compliance requirements for prevailing wage standards for Wayne County, Michigan occupational safety and health regulations, and soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements enforced by the Wayne County Department of Public Services. The project is funded through the Department of Environmental Quality with Funding Code 7741, and no information regarding incumbent vendors or specific budget ranges was provided in the available documentation. The procurement is processed through the buy4michigan.com procurement portal, with Weston Solutions of Michigan, Inc. (2501 Jolly Rd., Suite 100, Okemos, MI 48864) serving as the point of contact for technical questions and documentation requests.