2026 Elevator Modernization Professional Services RFP

The Charter Township of Meridian is seeking proposals from qualified architectural and engineering firms for the following professional services: • Complete inspections of the Township’s two elevators to determine all work thatis necessary in order to meet current and future elevator code requirements. TheTownship’s two elevators are located at:Municipal Building5151 Marsh Road, Okemos, MI 48864Police Department Building5147 Marsh Road, Okemos, MI 48864 • Draft an RFP for the Township to solicit sealed bids in order to perform the workthat is necessary in order to meet current and future elevator coderequirements. The Township wishes to ensure that all components and partsused are non-proprietary meaning that any elevator company will be able towork on it in the future. • Produce an engineer’s estimate based on the RFP. • Provide a proposed balance of hours for plan review with the Township’scontractor. • Provide a proposed balance of hours for onsite inspections during and postconstruction. All project plans must meet all applicable engineering and building standards and federal, state, and local requirements, including compliance with state and federal barrier-free accessibility requirements of 1976 PA 220 (Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act) and the nondiscrimination requirements of 1976 PA 453 (Elliot –Larsen Civil Rights Act), as amended. In accordance with these laws, all contracts must contain a covenant by the consultant and any sub-consultants not to discriminate against and employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or a disability that is unrelated to the individual’s ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position. In addition, Federal guidelines mandate that the project must be in accordance with 43 CFR Subtitle A, Subpart C. All contractors and sub-contractors must take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. To be considered complete, proposals shall include: • The name, title, and qualifications of the employees who would be performingthese professional services under this contract with the Township. • Related project experience of the firm and the proposed staff. For eachrelated project, please include: project owner, services provided, date ofcompletion, a list of staff who worked on the project, and project designand/or construction costs. • The hourly rates for each employee who would be performing these professional services for the Township. • Mileage and/or other rates that would be billed to the Township to performthese professional services. • A not to exceed amount based on you estimated costs to provide theseprofessional services. • Three references with a preference for local units of government. • A schedule for inspecting the elevators and preparing the construction RFP A copy of the proposal shall be submitted to: Charter Township of MeridianAttn: Clerk’s Office5151 Marsh RoadOkemos, MI 48864 An internal committee of Township staff will review all proposals. The committee will perform the initial review of the proposals, based on professional qualifications, previous experience on similar projects, ability to meet project work schedule, and the proposed not-to-exceed amount based on each firm’s best estimated costs to provide these professional services. The Township reserves the right to reject all bids, waive informalities or irregularities, and/or accept the bid that it determines to be in the best interest of its residents.