Detroit Wildlife Refuge - Drum and Waste Removal

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, on behalf of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, is procuring environmental remediation and hazardous materials removal services at the Detroit Wildlife Refuge located in Trenton, Michigan. The scope of work includes mobilization, excavation and characterization of buried drums and impacted soil, removal and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous drums, treatment and disposal of contaminated groundwater, and demobilization, with all activities conducted under OSHA Level B personal protective equipment requirements and completed within 30 calendar days from the Notice-to-Proceed. Key deliverables encompass the handling of an estimated 50 non-hazardous drums, 50 hazardous drums, 100 drums requiring characterization, 40 tons of non-hazardous soil, 40 tons of hazardous soil, and 5,000 to 25,000 gallons of non-hazardous groundwater, with laboratory results confirming the presence of solvents, heavy metals, phenols, toluene, chlorobenzene, and 2-butanone requiring approved facility disposal. Required qualifications include prevailing wage certification for Wayne County workers across all trade classifications, proof of insurance coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability, $1,000,000 Employer's Liability per accident, and $1,000,000 Pollution Liability per occurrence, along with Workers' Compensation at statutory limits. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site tour occurred on September 19, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., with questions accepted until September 25, 2017 at 12:00 p.m., and bids due by October 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. through the SIGMA VSS electronic bidding platform, with a bid security requirement of 5 percent and performance and payment bonds required for all bids exceeding $50,000.

Bidders must certify their status as Qualified Disabled Veterans and Michigan-Based Businesses as required by state regulations, though no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly noted in the procurement documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The procurement requires bidders to submit unit prices and lump sum amounts as specified in the bid schedule, with mobilization costs capped at 4 percent of the base bid and a $25,000 provisional allowance included to cover contingencies. Bids must be based on state-specified or addendum-approved materials and equipment with no "or equal" or substitution proposals permitted after bid opening except as provided in the General Conditions. The contract documents are available through www.Buy4Michigan.com and the SIGMA VSS website, with technical assistance available through the SIGMA Help Desk at 1-888-734-9749 or Sigma-Vendor@michigan.gov. While no explicit award value or budget range is disclosed in the available materials, the scope and estimated quantities suggest a project of moderate to substantial value subject to the competitive bidding process.