Engineering Services For Land Bank Stabilization Project

The Gratiot County Land Bank Authority (GCLBA) is seeking engineering services for a land bank stabilization project funded through the State Land Bank Authority's (SLBA) Blight Elimination Program (Round 3). The primary objective is to procure professional architectural or engineering services to prepare comprehensive construction documentation for stabilizing a property located at 137 N. Mill Street in St. Louis, Michigan. Qualified contractors must be licensed architects or engineers with an active Michigan professional license and demonstrate experience with large-scale commercial properties. The project requires preparing detailed construction drawings, plans, specifications, and cost estimates, with final documents to be certified by a licensed professional and sealed accordingly. Non-mandatory site visits are scheduled for September 30, 2024 (1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. EST) and October 1, 2024 (10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. EST), with interested bidders required to email shelly.brown@gratiot.org to confirm participation. The complete proposal and contractor response form must be submitted electronically by October 11, 2024, at 4:00 P.M. EST to Shelly Brown, with contact information provided as email shelly.brown@gratiot.org or phone 989-875-2083.

Additional building documents including Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Existing Condition Report, and partial building floor plan are available upon request. While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly mentioned, the contract appears to be funded through Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) from the American Rescue Plan Act. The procurement is open to professional engineering and architectural firms meeting the specified qualifications. Documentation must be maintained until at least December 31, 2031, indicating potential long-term record-keeping obligations. The contract includes standard government procurement provisions such as federal and state compliance requirements and equal employment opportunity guidelines. Though a specific budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation, the project is part of a blight elimination program targeting the stabilization of a specific commercial property in Gratiot County, Michigan. Interested contractors should carefully review the full RFP packet and prepare comprehensive proposals that demonstrate technical capability, relevant experience, and compliance with all specified requirements.