Rectangular Shelter

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued a Request for Proposal on July 8, 2019, for the furnish and delivery of a glued-laminated wood picnic shelter kit to the Highland Recreation Area in White Lake, Michigan. The procurement seeks one 20-foot by 28-foot laminated wood gable rectangular shelter kit or closest equivalent size, with delivery required by end of business Friday, August 30, 2019. The shelter specifications include eight powder-coated tube steel columns (dark green or brown) placed 8 feet on center with 2-foot overhangs, glued laminated Southern Yellow Pine beams in a gentle arch configuration, a 3:12 pitch roof deck constructed of number 1 grade 2-inch by 8-inch or 2-inch by 6-inch tongue and groove Southern Yellow Pine, and number 1 grade 2-inch by 6-inch treated Southern Yellow Pine fascia with a minimum eave height of 7 feet and peak height between 10 and 10.5 feet. All connections must utilize powder-coated steel plates and HDG annular ring nails. The vendor must submit sealed architect or engineer drawings licensed in Michigan for plan review to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes, with all plan review fees at vendor expense. The shelter kit must be delivered within two weeks of purchase order issuance, with bids due Monday, July 22, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. local time. The vendor is responsible for foundation design with concrete slab and snow load calculations for Southeastern Michigan in Oakland County but is excluded from responsibility for unloading, concrete installation, concrete embedment materials, stain, roofing materials, rails, benches, installation services, and other specified items.

The RFP documentation does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or limitations on the types of organizations eligible to respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The procurement does not reference any existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration. Notably, no award value, budget range, or pricing information is provided in the available solicitation materials, making it impossible to determine the anticipated contract value or cost parameters for this procurement.