Sealed Proposals will be received by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority (GCLBA) for abatement and demolition of residential and commercial structures in Flint and Genesee County. Proposals will be received from pre-qualified contractors on GCLBA’s Bidder’s List at GCLBA main office located at 452 S. Saginaw St, 2nd Floor, Flint, MI 48502, until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Envelopes must be sealed and clearly marked with the bid number. All bids received will be opened and publicly read aloud. 

The above referenced project is a federally funded activity authorized under the Community Development Block Grant funds, 24 CFR Part 570, as amended. All successful bidders must comply with federal labor standards, which may include the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Anti-Kickback legislation and federal equal opportunity requirements.

Minority and Woman business owned enterprises (MBE/WBE) and Section 3 business concerns seeking bid opportunities under this Project Notice are encouraged to respond.

The GCLBA reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid, to reject any or all bids, omit bid items, negotiate any part of the bid, or accept any bid that is considered most favorable to GCLBA. Bidders can request access Environmental Site Assessments, maps, and Pre-demolition surveys by emailing requests to ffinholm@thelandbank.org or jmateen@thelandbank.org. Respondents will be invited to review information via Box.com. Bidders are not required to purchase a membership with Box.com, but should create a free account.  IFB responses must be submitted both via hard copy and electronic copy. Each respondent shall submit one (1) original, one (1) additional copy of application and one flash drive containing a PDF copy. Respondent is responsible for labelling the exterior of the sealed envelope containing the proposal response with the proposal number, proposal name, proposal due date and time, and your firm’s name.

 Information on how to become Pre-qualified to submit bids, identifying MBE/WBE and Section 3 firms, signing up for a  www.box.com account and much more can be found at: https://www.thelandbank.org/contracts_bids.asp.

The following information is to be incorporated into the bidding and contract documents and acknowledged by all bidders for the above referenced project. Bids submitted that do not acknowledge this Addendum will be deemed incomplete and may be rejected on such basis.

1. Important Dates: Important dates throughout the Bid Documents should be replaced with the dates as outlined below:

NOTE: Dates are estimates and may be modified by GCLBA as appropriate.

QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this IFB should be submitted by no later than indicated date above and in writing via email to ffinholm@thelandbank.org

Submittals are to be addressed as follows:

BID 23-002, Due 05/02/2023 3:00 PM.
Faith Finholm, Grants Manager
Genesee County Land Bank Authority
452 S. Saginaw St. 2nd Floor
Flint, MI 48502

2. Remove all references to Davis Bacon/Prevailing Wages: Davis Bacon and Prevailing Wages are not applicable to this contract. Under Appendix 4—Federal and County Regulations, the following are still applicable:

1. Equal Opportunity Clause (Executive Order 11246 as amended)
2. Nondiscrimination Clause

 Each bidder must acknowledge receipt of this addendum on IFB SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST.            

**END OF ADDENDUM**

Sealed Proposals will be received by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority (GCLBA) for abatement and demolition of residential and commercial structures in Flint and Genesee County. Proposals will be received from pre-qualified contractors on GCLBA’s Bidder’s List at GCLBA main office located at 452 S. Saginaw St, 2nd Floor, Flint, MI 48502, until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Envelopes must be sealed and clearly marked with the bid number. All bids received will be opened and publicly read aloud. 

The above referenced project is a federally funded activity authorized under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), 31 CFR Part 35, as amended. All successful bidders must comply with federal labor standards, which may include the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Anti-Kickback legislation; federal equal opportunity requirements.

 Minority and Woman business owned enterprises (MBE/WBE) and Section 3 business concerns seeking bid opportunities under this Project Notice are encouraged to respond.

 The GCLBA reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid, to reject any or all bids, omit bid items, negotiate any part of the bid, or accept any bid that is considered most favorable to GCLBA. Bidders can request access Environmental Site Assessments, maps, and Pre-demolition surveys by emailing requests to ffinholm@thelandbank.org or jmateen@thelandbank.org. Respondents will be invited to review information via Box.com. Bidders are not required to purchase a membership with Box.com, but should create a free account.  IFB responses must be submitted both via hard copy and electronic copy. Each respondent shall submit one (1) original, one (1) additional copy of application and one flash drive containing a PDF copy. Respondent is responsible for labelling the exterior of the sealed envelope containing the proposal response with the proposal number, proposal name, proposal due date and time, and your firm’s name.

Information on how to become Pre-qualified to submit bids, identifying MBE/WBE and Section 3 firms, signing up for a free www.box.com account and much more can be found at: https://www.thelandbank.org/contracts_bids.asp

The following information is to be incorporated into the bidding and contract documents and acknowledged by all bidders for the above referenced project. Bids submitted that do not acknowledge this Addendum will be deemed incomplete and may be rejected on such basis.

1. Important Dates: Important dates throughout the Bid Documents should be replaced with the dates as outlined below:

2. Questions and Answers: Please see below.

Q: In regards to MBE/WBE subcontractors: what if there aren’t any of these types of businesses to choose from within a certain scope of work?

A: If MBE/WBEs cannot be identified, then all efforts to identify them ought to be documented and explained. Asking GCLBA for assistance in identifying MBE/WBEs in the field could be one of the efforts made. GCBLA may have resources that can help identify MBE/WBE firms. There are also resources posted to GCLBA’s website for bidders to assist bidders. If you are having trouble finding subcontractors for Air Monitoring or Alternate Work Practices, consider reaching out to Environmental Consultants. There are MBE/WBE Environmental Consultants that subcontract this scope of work.

 Each bidder must acknowledge receipt of this addendum on IFB SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST.            

The following information is to be incorporated into the bidding and contract documents and acknowledged by all bidders for the above referenced project. Bids submitted that do not acknowledge this Addendum will be deemed incomplete and may be rejected on such basis.

1. Important Dates: Important dates throughout the Bid Documents should be replaced with the dates as outlined below:

2. Questions and Answers: Please see below.

Q: Needed some clarity on 3 addresses with regards to lot sizes. Please confirm if these lot sizes are accurate:

• 3038 Maywood Dr. lot size is 412 acres.
• 3039 McCullum Ave lot size is 113 acres.
• 3054 Myrtle Ave. lot size is 385 acres.

A: For your reference, part of the information that GCLBA supplies to bidders on Box.com is maps and surveys of the properties included in each bid. In conjunction with the site visits that each bidder attests they conducted in order to submit a bid, the maps supplied should help inform the concept of acreage associated with each project. Below is the approximate acreage for the properties you inquired about:

• 3038 Maywood Dr.: .337 acres
• 3039 McCullum Ave.: .18 acres
• 3054 Myrtle Ave.: .189 acres

Each bidder must acknowledge receipt of this addendum on IFB SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST.            

 **END OF ADDENDUM**