Construction Engineering for Barton/Bandemer Park Pedestrian Tunnel Project
| Agency: | City of Ann Arbor |
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| State: | Michigan |
| Level of Government: | State & Local |
| Category: |
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| Opps ID: | NBD11682852182738695 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Due Date: | May 1, 2024 |
| Solicitation No: | RFP 24-22 |
| Source: | Members Only |
| due date & time | bid description | bid # | primary contact | status |
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May 1, 2024 2:00PM
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Construction Engineering for Barton/Bandemer Park Pedestrian Tunnel Project
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RFP 24-22
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Hillary Hanzel
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Open
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP # 24-22
Construction Engineering for Barton/Bandemer Park
Pedestrian Tunnel Project
City of Ann Arbor
Community Services Area / Parks and Recreation Services Area
Due Date: May 1, 2024 by 2:00 p.m. (local time)
Issued By:
City of Ann Arbor
Procurement Unit
301 E. Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................3
SECTION II: SCOPE OF SERVICES...........................................................................10
SECTION III: MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIRED ................................................ 20
SECTION IV: ATTACHMENTS ................................................................................... 24
APPENDIX A: SAMPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
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SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. OBJECTIVE
The City of Ann Arbor is requesting proposals from professional civil engineering firms
to provide construction engineering, survey and project management for the
Barton/Bandemer Park Pedestrian Tunnel Project.
See Section II, Scope of Services, for a detailed task overview.
The City of Ann Arbor, Parks and Recreation Services Unit will oversee the direction
and quality of work of this consultant.
B. QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS / DESIGNATED CITY CONTACTS
All questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted via e-mail.
Questions will be accepted and answered in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this RFP.
All questions shall be submitted on or before April 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., and
should be addressed as follows:
Scope of Work/Proposal Content questions shall be e-mailed to Hillary Hanzel,
Landscape Architect IV – hhanzel@a2gov.org
RFP Process and Compliance questions shall be e-mailed to Colin Spencer, Buyer
- CSpencer@a2gov.org
Should any prospective offeror be in doubt as to the true meaning of any portion of
this RFP, or should the prospective offeror find any ambiguity, inconsistency, or
omission therein, the prospective offeror shall make a written request for an official
interpretation or correction by the due date for questions above.
All interpretations, corrections, or additions to this RFP will be made only as an official
addendum that will be posted to a2gov.org and MITN.info and it shall be the
prospective offeror’s responsibility to ensure they have received all addenda before
submitting a proposal. Any addendum issued by the City shall become part of the
RFP, and must be incorporated in the proposal where applicable.
C. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING
A non-mandatory, virtual pre-proposal conference for this project will be held on April
16, 2024, at 11:00am via Microsoft Teams. Contact the project manager, Hillary
Hanzel, at HHanzel@a2gov.org by April 16, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. to receive an email
invite to the meeting.
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Attendance at this conference is highly recommended. Administrative and technical
questions regarding this project will be answered at this time. The pre-proposal
conference is for information only. Any answers furnished will not be official until
verified in writing by the Financial Service Area, Procurement Unit. Answers that
change or substantially clarify the proposal will be affirmed in an addendum.
D. PROPOSAL FORMAT
To be considered, each firm must submit a response to this RFP using the format
provided in Section III. No other distribution of proposals is to be made by the
prospective offeror. An official authorized to bind the offeror to its provisions must
sign the proposal. Each proposal must remain valid for at least ninety days from the
due date of this RFP.
Proposals should be prepared simply and economically providing a straightforward,
concise description of the offeror’s ability to meet the requirements of the RFP. No
erasures are permitted. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrected and must be
initialed in ink by the person signing the proposal.
E. SELECTION CRITERIA
Responses to this RFP will be evaluated using a point system as shown in Section III.
A selection committee comprised of staff from the City will complete the evaluation.
The fee proposals will not be reviewed at the initial evaluation. After initial evaluation,
the City will determine top proposals, and open only those fee proposals. The City
will then determine which, if any, firms will be interviewed. During the interviews, the
selected firms will be given the opportunity to discuss their proposal, qualifications,
past experience, and their fee proposal in more detail. The City further reserves the
right to interview the key personnel assigned by the selected offeror to this project. If
the City chooses to interview any respondents, the interviews will be tentatively held
the weeks of May 20 and May 27, 2024. Offeror must be available on these dates.
All proposals submitted may be subject to clarifications and further negotiation. All
agreements resulting from negotiations that differ from what is represented within the
RFP or in the proposal response shall be documented and included as part of the final
contract.
F. SEALED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
All proposals are due and must be delivered to the City on or before, May 1,
2024 at 2:00 p.m. (local time). Proposals submitted late or via oral, telephonic,
telegraphic, electronic mail or facsimile will not be considered or accepted.
Each respondent must submit in a sealed envelope
• one (1) original proposal
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• three (3) additional proposal copies
• one (1) digital copy of the proposal preferably on a USB/flash drive
as one file in PDF format
Each respondent should submit in a single separate sealed envelope marked
Fee Proposal
• two (2) copies of the fee proposal
The fee proposal and all costs should be separate from the rest of the
proposal.
Proposals submitted should be clearly marked: “RFP No. 24-22 – Construction
Engineering for Barton/Bandemer Park Pedestrian Tunnel Project” and list the
offeror’s name and address.
Proposals must be addressed and delivered to:
City of Ann Arbor
c/o Customer Service
301 East Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
All proposals received on or before the due date will be publicly opened and recorded
on the due date. No immediate decisions will be rendered.
Hand delivered bids may be dropped off in the Purchasing drop box located in the Ann
Street (north) vestibule/entrance of City Hall which is open to the public Monday
through Friday from 8am to 5pm (except holidays). The City will not be liable to any
prospective offeror for any unforeseen circumstances, delivery, or postal delays.
Postmarking on the due date will not substitute for receipt of the proposal. Offerors
are responsible for submission of their proposal. Additional time will not be granted
to a single prospective offeror. However, additional time may be granted to all
prospective offerors at the discretion of the City.
A proposal may be disqualified if the following required forms are not included
with the proposal:
• Attachment E - City of Ann Arbor Non-Discrimination Declaration of
Compliance
• Attachment F - City of Ann Arbor Living Wage Declaration of Compliance
• Attachment G - Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form of the RFP
Document
Proposals that fail to provide these forms listed above upon proposal opening
may be deemed non-responsive and may not be considered for award.
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