761/26502. SAR; Harbortown (Detroit AOC) - Feasibility Study

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), Design and Construction Division, is soliciting proposals on behalf of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Water Resources Division for a feasibility study and remedial design project addressing contaminated sediments in the Harbortown and Harbortown Upstream shoreline areas of the Detroit River Area of Concern in Wayne County, with proposals due September 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions are due September 8, 2026.

The scope encompasses Phase 100 (feasibility study), Phase 400 (preliminary design), Phase 500 (final design), and Phases 600 and 700 (construction administration office and field services). The prime contractor must hold a valid Michigan professional engineering license. Key personnel must include a Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years PM experience and at least 8 years on similar projects, plus a minimum of five key personnel with college degrees and current 40-hour HAZWOPER training with 8-hour refresher certification. All field staff require 40-hour HAZWOPER and medical monitoring program participation. Sub-consultants and subcontractors must provide three years of prior project references and equivalent qualifications.

Compensation is structured as hourly billing rates for professional, technical, and support staff with no markup on sub-consultant fees. Reimbursable expenses include printing, soil borings, site surveys, and laboratory testing; travel exceeding 100 miles one-way is reimbursable at Michigan Department rates. Proposals must include signed Certification of Michigan Based Business and Responsibility Certification forms, organizational charts, resumes for key personnel, three project references from the past five years, and a Professional Questionnaire demonstrating experience in remedial investigations, sediment and porewater sampling, feasibility studies, remedial design, construction oversight, and regulatory compliance with Michigan and federal environmental statutes.

The contract term is 60 months with potential for an additional 24 months. Technical proposals are weighted at 80 percent; cost proposals at 20 percent. Contract award recommendations are expected within 45 days of the proposal due date. Proposals must be submitted electronically through SIGMA VSS with individual attachment sizes limited to 25 megabytes.