761/25272. SAR; Grand Traverse Harbor Dredging

The State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration, Design & Construction Division is procuring mechanical dredging services for the Grand Traverse Harbor Dredging project located in Houghton County and Galien Village, Michigan. The project scope includes mechanical dredging of accumulated sediments in the harbor channel with placement of material on a beach pile north of the break wall, along with project administration, submittals, mobilization, and demobilization activities. A mandatory pre-bid walk-through inspection is scheduled for November 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time at the Pavilion in School House Park in Gay, Keweenaw County, Michigan. All contractor representatives attending the pre-bid meeting must submit a Vendor/Contractor LEIN Request five business days prior to the meeting date. Questions regarding the project must be submitted via email to Jed Chrestensen at JChrestensen@manniksmithgroup.com no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern on December 10, 2025. Bid responses are due by January 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time and must be submitted through SIGMA VSS. Bidders must include proof of State Project Registration from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and must acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 1 in their bid submission, with failure to acknowledge potentially resulting in bid rejection.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) are eligible to claim a 10 percent pricing preference on this State of Michigan contract under Public Act 91 of 2005; SDVOB bidders must provide documentation including a DD214 or equivalent showing proof of service and discharge conditions, proof of service-connected disability, and proof of business ownership, or alternatively submit National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) certification. Bid security of 5 percent is required for all submissions, and contractors must submit a maximum of two attachments, each less than 25 megabytes, through SIGMA VSS. The project is classified under NIGP codes 91200, 91223, 91244, and 96834. The Design and Construction Project is coordinated through The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc., located at 616 Shelden Avenue, Suite 210, Houghton, Michigan 49931, with Sadi Rayyan serving as Project Director. No specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the available procurement documents.