The State of Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget is seeking architectural and engineering services to design and construct an Equipment Operator Vocational Program at the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia. The scope includes a three‑sided equipment shed, an operator yard with concrete barriers, a concrete slab for a semi‑trailer, sidewalks, access roadways, topographic survey, and soil borings. The contractor will also be responsible for completing the shed’s floor slab, lighting, and power, while the correctional facility’s vocational carpentry program will handle the shed’s structural framing. The project follows federal, state, and local safety and environmental standards and follows a phased schedule from design (Oct 2026) through construction completion (July 2027).
• Design of equipment shed, operator yard, sidewalks, and access roads
• Structural work: floor slab, lighting, power for shed
• Site work: soil remediation, concrete barriers, semi‑trailer parking slab
• Surveying: topographic survey and soil borings
• Compliance with EPA, OSHA, DOT, DCH, EGLE, DNR, MIOSHA standards
• Mandatory pre‑bid walk‑through on 09/02/2026; questions due 09/09/2026
• Submission via SIGMA VSS by 2:00 p.m. on 09/17/2026