Bridging Neighborhoods - Residential Hazardous Materials Abatement Services

The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the Home Revitalization Department's Bridging Neighborhoods Division, is soliciting bids from qualified environmental contractors to provide hazardous materials abatement services for residential properties undergoing renovation and demolition over a two-year contract period. The primary scope involves asbestos abatement, with services potentially extending to other hazardous and regulated materials including mold, PCB ballasts, lead components, refrigeration units, and universal waste materials. Contractors must provide line-item pricing for 60 asbestos-containing material removal categories and 31 universal waste removal items based on fixed rates per volume or quantity specified on the Item Cost Sheet, with all abatement work to be completed within 21 calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed. Minimum qualifications require at least one Michigan-accredited asbestos inspector with OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and two or more years of full-time abatement experience, plus at least one certified professional holding CHMM, CIH, or equivalent state-accredited specialist credentials, with demonstrated significant recent experience abating asbestos, mold, and other hazardous materials within the past three years. The City estimates abating approximately 5-7 homes over the two-year contract term and will award the contract on a price-only basis to the lowest responsive and responsible vendor meeting minimum qualifications; the City will cover passed clearance costs (typically $400-700 per clearance) but will charge back failed clearances and trip fees to the contractor. Critical deadlines include a pre-bid conference scheduled for April 2, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT via Microsoft Teams, questions due by April 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT through Bonfire, answers distributed April 4, 2026, and quotes due April 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT submitted exclusively through the Bonfire portal.

Detroit-based businesses certified through the City's Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity may receive equalization credit up to 12 percent above the lowest responsible bid or $100,000, whichever is less, provided they submit a valid CRIO-issued Detroit Based Business certificate with their proposal; additional equalization credits are available for Detroit Resident Business, Detroit Headquartered, Detroit Based Small Business, and Detroit Based Micro Business designations ranging from 1 to 5 percent depending on certification type. Required insurance includes workers' compensation with statutory limits, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, and errors and omissions cyber liability of $1,000,000 per claim/$5,000,000 aggregate, with all insurance providers registered with the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. All successful respondents must submit notarized consolidated affidavits, certificates of insurance, three years of financial statements, City of Detroit Treasury Clearance, and System of Awards Management registration for federally funded projects, with the Treasury Clearance process requiring a minimum of 10 days after application submission. Respondents must also provide detailed background information on their firm, documentation of at least three relevant projects completed within the last three years with reference information, disclosure of any prior claims, lawsuits, contract terminations, or debarment status, organizational charts, and resumes for all key personnel meeting minimum qualifications. No incumbent contractor information or specific budget allocation amount is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the City's cost estimates based on typical abatement projects for 5-7 homes suggest a contract value range, with actual award value dependent on the number of properties requiring abatement and the complexity of hazardous materials identified at each site.