DNR-FRD- flat river concrete approaches

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Forest Resources Division, is soliciting bids for the Flat River Concrete Approaches project at the Flat River Field Office located at 6611 Long Lake Road, Belding, Michigan, in Ionia County. This procurement requires contractors to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to construct two separate reinforced concrete slab areas: Area 1 measures 68 feet by 10 feet and will be attached to the main office, while Area 2 measures 40 feet by 13 feet and will be attached to cold storage. Each concrete slab must be 5 inches thick with a minimum 4-inch compacted base layer of 21AA or 21A crushed gravel, reinforced with 3/8-inch rebar spaced 4 feet on center in both directions, and finished with edging around the perimeter and tooled joints with a broomed finish. Control joints must be installed perpendicular to the building on Area 1 and in both directions on Area 2 at intervals of 10 feet or less with a minimum depth of 1 inch. Bids are due by March 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EST, with all work to be completed by June 1, 2026, and no mandatory pre-bid meeting is required. Bidders are responsible for conducting site inspections and familiarizing themselves with local working conditions, and bid pricing must remain valid for sixty days from the due date and include all labor, materials, equipment, and applicable Michigan sales and use taxes.

Contractors and subcontractors must register with the Michigan State Project Registration system and pay a $500 annual registration fee while submitting certified payroll records within ten days of each pay period; prevailing wage requirements apply under Public Act 10 of 2023 with mandatory wage rates established by the Ionia County Official Rate Schedule. Performance and payment bonds are required only if the bid amount exceeds $50,000, while all contractors performing licensable trades must provide Michigan-issued licenses and current certificates of liability insurance with a minimum commercial general liability coverage of $2,000,000 general aggregate limit listing the State of Michigan as an additional insured. Workers' compensation coverage meeting statutory limits is mandatory for all bidders. All work must comply with Michigan Construction Codes, safety regulations, prevailing wage laws, and nondiscrimination requirements under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, with the DNR applying penetrating sealer thirty days after concrete placement and retaining project spoils for its own disposal. No specific award value or budget range is identified in the procurement documents, and no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or incumbent vendor information has been provided.