DNR Ripley Trail Capping & Fence Installation - Houghton Co.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is procuring minor construction services for the DNR Ripley Trail Capping & Fence Installation project in Houghton County, Franklin Township. The project scope requires contractors to furnish all labor, materials, supplies, testing, submittals, tools, and equipment to complete two primary deliverables: capping 1,625 linear feet of an ORV route with 500 cubic yards of ADA Trail Bond Gravel and 250 cubic yards of trail base fill, and installing 128 linear feet of six-foot-high chain link fencing (consisting of 72-inch 9-gauge aluminized fabric with 2-inch mesh, 2-inch end/corner posts, 2-inch line posts at 10-foot spacing, and 7-gauge spring coil tension wire) across three fence lines. The contractor must also install three 18-inch by 24-inch owner-provided signs on the fence and is responsible for locating and coordinating with utility companies, managing water runoff through proper grading and drainage, maintaining trail access during construction, and assuming the presence of railroad remnants (spikes, plates, rail, and ties). Key qualifications and requirements include obtaining a pre-construction walk-through with the DNR project manager to receive full site details and staking information, providing all measurements and verification of existing conditions, and assuming financial responsibility for any damage to existing utility structures, signs, or signposts. The bid opening is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. EST, with all work to be completed by November 14, 2021, and bids valid for sixty days from opening. Site visits are recommended but not mandatory, and no pre-bid conference is scheduled.

Performance and payment bonds are required only if the bid amount exceeds $50,000.00, with bond costs included in the base proposal sum and sureties required to be listed in the U.S. Treasury Department Circular 570 with an A.M. Best Company rating of "A-" or better. Commercial general liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 general aggregate is mandatory, along with commercial automobile liability coverage with combined single limits of $2,000,000.00, with the State of Michigan named as an additional insured. A Michigan residency requirement mandates that fifty percent of workers employed by the prime contractor and subcontractors must have been Michigan residents for at least one year before beginning work. The contract specifies payment in one lump sum upon completion and final acceptance, though a single progress payment of up to 50 percent may be requested during construction, and the contractor must provide a minimum one-year warranty covering all materials, labor, and workmanship. All contractors must comply with applicable safety regulations, construction codes, and nondiscrimination requirements. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the procurement documents, and no incumbent vendor or budget range is identified in the available materials.