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The deadline for submitting proposals is July 17, 2026, at 2:00 p. m. , local time. The bid notice states, proposals for the former Alfred Noble library site project will be received by the city of livonia via the mitn website www. ***. *. * until 2:00 p. m. , local time, on july 17, 2026.

Submissions will be evaluated based on financial feasibility (40%), community benefit (30%), risk mitigation and long-term stewardship (20%), and urgency/phasing strategy (10%). The bid notice states, submissions will be evaluated using the following weighted criteria: financial feasibility demonstrated ability 40 clarity and credibility of funding strategy demonstrated access to capital or funding sources realistic implementation approach experience delivering comparable projects community benefit alignment with site objectives 30 alignment with community-informed priorities visible and meaningful public benefit accessibility across ages and backgrounds contribution to social connection and repeat use integration with surrounding neighborhood and daily life risk mitigation and longterm stewardship 20 identification and management of financial and operational risks adaptability to changing conditions protection of public interest and sustainability urgency phasing strategy 10 ability to activate or stabilize the site in the near term logical phasing where appropriate responsiveness to current site conditions.

The city is seeking qualified respondents who demonstrate experience delivering community service, civic, cultural, or mixed-use development projects, capacity to execute adaptive reuse or substantial renovation, and experience structuring public-private partnerships. The bid notice states, he city is seeking qualified respondents who demonstrate the experience, capacity, and credibility necessary to deliver a sustainable and communityaligned outcome for the alfred noble site. qualified teams should demonstrate: experience delivering community service, civic, cultural, or mixeduse development projects capacity to execute adaptive reuse, substantial renovation, or comparable redevelopment projects demonstrated experience structuring and managing publicprivate partnerships or collaborative civic initiatives ability to navigate regulatory code, and site constraints associated with aging or complex facilities.

A mandatory information session and site tour is scheduled for June 16, 2026. The bid notice states, a mandatory information session and site tour will be held on wednesday, june 16 at 10:00am at the conference room at the department of public works building, **** farmington rd. , livonia, mi, ****.

Questions regarding the request for proposals must be submitted in writing by July 7, 2026. The bid notice states, questions regarding the request for proposals must be submitted in writing to the attention of gus kandah, purchasing manager, via email at: ***@***. *. * questions received by july 7, 2026, will be responded to in writing in the form of an addendum which will be posted on the mitn website.

Late proposals will not be considered, and proposals must remain valid for 120 calendar days. The bid notice states, late proposals will not be considered. no bidder may withdraw their proposal within one hundred twenty 120 calendar days after the date set for opening thereof.

The bid notice states that chilled dairy products must be delivered with a remainder of shelf life as specified, and items from freezer storage must be delivered within 90 days from the date of pack. Delivery must be made on dates during the hours as specified in the contract, and non-compliance will be cause for rejection unless prior approval for change is granted by the director of dietary services.

The bid notice states that the vendor shall indicate at the time of delivery any discrepancies between actual net weight or count and the contracted amount and record the discrepancy on the delivery slips. The vendor agrees that the commonwealth will accept and pay only for actual net weight or count determined at the time of delivery.

The bid notice states that products and brands not previously approved by the dietary department will not be acceptable. Samples must be properly labeled and identified with name of bidder and applicable item name, corresponding specification number and name and ingredient statement. Failure to comply with the requested information may be cause for rejection of request for evaluation.

The bid notice states that if laboratory analysis verifies the ingredients do not meet the specified requirements, the cost of analysis will be charged to the vendor and product is subject to rejection by the facility. No further awards will be made to any firm with an unpaid laboratory fee.

The bid notice states that the facility reserves the right to submit samples for laboratory analysis. Samples must be properly labeled and identified with name of bidder and applicable item name, corresponding specification number and name and ingredient statement.

The bid notice states that responses must be received no later than 04/29/2026 10:00 AM PST.

Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses must be listed as SDVOSB under NAICS code **** in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) dynamic small business search.