DNR Palms Book State Park-Observation Raft Repair

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued a minor construction project bid for repairs to the observation raft at Palms Book State Park in Schoolcraft County, with bid opening scheduled for November 27, 2019, at 12:00 noon. The scope of work requires engaging a qualified dive team to remove deteriorated galvanized sheet steel from the raft's bottom and install eight 5-inch thick flotation pods constructed from 2" x 6" pressure-treated southern yellow pine framing with upper and lower 20-gauge G235 galvanized sheet steel encasing polystyrene. The work must be completed in-water within 30 days of contract acceptance, with the raft and parking lot access closed for several days during repairs. Bidders were permitted to arrange site inspections by contacting project manager Dennis Green at 906-341-2954 or greend1@michigan.gov, though no mandatory pre-bid open house was scheduled. Bids required submission in duplicate in sealed envelopes to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Procurement Services in Lansing, with the original bid sum valid for 60 days from the bid opening date. The State reserved the right to award to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the best value based on service quality, specification conformity, and suitability to state requirements, or to reject any or all bids. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and commercial automobile liability insurance with $2,000,000 combined single limits, and must provide a one-year warranty on all materials, labor, and workmanship.

Contractors must comply with Michigan residency requirements, ensuring that 50 percent of workers employed by the prime contractor or subcontractors have been Michigan residents for at least one year prior to beginning work. Bid security, performance bonds, and labor and material bonds were not required for this project. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the procurement documents. The contract documents do not specify an explicit budget range or award value; however, the project scope and technical requirements suggest a minor to moderate construction project. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or other restricted organization types were noted in the available procurement materials.