NO BID NO AWARD- Open pavilion at CGJMTC

The State of Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 190000002527 for the construction of an open pavilion at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (JMTC) in Grayling, Michigan. This procurement requires a Michigan-licensed residential builder to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and permits necessary to construct a 40x30-foot pavilion with a 5/12 roof slope over an existing 30-foot by 36-foot concrete pad. The structure must be designed to withstand a minimum 30 PSF live load, 115 MPH wind load, and 50 PSF ground snow load, and must comply with all applicable state and local building codes. Qualified bidders must possess a valid Michigan Residential Builders License and submit a detailed bill of materials, project plan with timeline, and disclosure of any subcontractors with copies of their licenses. Technical evaluation criteria include product requirements (20 points), bid submission requirements (15 points), warranties (10 points), disclosure of subcontractors (15 points), prior state of Michigan experience (15 points), and prior experience with similar projects (25 points), with proposals requiring a minimum of 80 points to proceed to pricing evaluation. The RFP was issued on June 18, 2019, with a bidders' question deadline of June 25, 2019, anticipated answers posted by June 28, 2019, and a proposal submission deadline of 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2019. Site visits were available upon request by contacting Solicitation Manager Elizabeth Noffsinger at 989-344-6190 or noffsingere@michigan.gov.

The State reserves the right to consider qualified disabled veteran/service-disabled veteran-owned business (QVD/SDVOB) status under MCL 18.1261(8) as a potential set-aside designation. All contract activities must be delivered within 90 days from receipt of order, with installation expected within 30 days of the project start date, and the anticipated contract term extends from July 15, 2019, through July 1, 2020. Bidders must provide pricing as a firm, single line-item total for all construction costs, with payment to be made via Electronic Funds Transfer within 45 days of invoice receipt. Comprehensive insurance requirements include $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability coverage, $1,000,000 Automobile Liability coverage, Workers' Compensation insurance, and Employers Liability insurance. Prevailing wage requirements apply to this federally-assisted construction contract, and all Davis-Bacon Act requirements are applicable as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the procurement documents.