RFP-171-260000001913-3 | 472/26227.GSA; Parnall CF - Bldg 81 Climbing Structure

The Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) of the State of Michigan, on behalf of the Michigan Department of Corrections, is soliciting professional engineering services for the design and delivery of a climbing structure at Building 81 of the Parnall Correctional Facility. The contract is a not-to-exceed fee, billable-rate arrangement under NAICS code 238990, with proposals due by May 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, submitted exclusively through the SIGMA VSS procurement portal. The scope requires a licensed professional firm to deliver structural engineering design services including construction documents, specifications, and post-award validation of foundation and connection calculations based on vendor final requirements. The firm must serve as the Engineer of Record, submitting all plan review documents to the Authority Having Jurisdiction, confirming Rockwerx details, and stamping anchor attachment methods. Work is anticipated to begin immediately after an award expected on June 5, 2026, with performance occurring across various locations in Michigan. The proposal must include a technical component (weighted 80%) and a cost proposal (weighted 20%), evaluated by an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. Billing is based on predefined hourly rates for key positions—Principal/Project Manager at $100/hr increasing annually to $116/hr by 2029, Senior Architect at $100/hr increasing to $110/hr, Licensed Surveyor at $90/hr to $104/hr, and Project and Mechanical Engineers at $90/hr increasing to $99.90/hr—combined with an estimated maximum effort of approximately 64 total hours across all roles, with a total not-to-exceed ceiling on all services combined. Sub-consultant mark-ups are capped at 5%, and the State will reimburse actual costs for printing, soil borings, site surveys, laboratory testing, and travel mileage after subtracting 100 miles eachway. The firm must be licensed in Michigan, certify its Michigan business status with zip code or state of origin, and not have been debarred, suspended, or convicted of criminal offenses related to public contracts in the past three years. Prevailing wage requirements under 1965 PA 166 apply, and compliance with MIOSHA, OSHA, EPA, DOT, EGLE, DNR, and DCH is mandatory. Professional liability, office liability, and premises