Skywalk Exterior Lighting Project

Location:	Michigan
Posted:	Dec 8, 2025
Due:	Jan 26, 2026
Agency:	City of East Lansing
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	62 - Lighting Fixtures and Lamps Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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Bid Title:	Skywalk Exterior Lighting Project
Category:	Community and Economic Development
Status:	Open

Description:

Proposals will be received by the City of East Lansing, Department of Community & Economic Development, up to January 26, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. for the provision and installation of a colorchanging LED lighting system on the exterior of the skywalk crossing Albert Avenue, connecting the Marriott with the Charles Street Parking Garage in East Lansing.

Publication Date/Time:

12/8/2025 12:00 AM

Closing Date/Time:

1/26/2026 11:45 AM

Contact Person:

Wendy Sylvester-Rowan
(517) 319-6931
wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com

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SKYWALK EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROJECT

ALBERT AVE, EAST LANSING

CITY OF EAST LANSING

410 ABBOT ROAD

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48823

Proposals will be received by the City of East Lansing, Department of Community & Economic

Development, up to January 26, 2026 at 11:45 am for the provision and installation of a color-

changing LED lighting system on the exterior of the skywalk crossing Albert Ave, connecting the

Marriott with the Charles Street Parking Garage in East Lansing.

On January 26, 2026 at 12:00pm proposals will be publicly opened and read at East Lansing City

Hall, Conference Room A, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan.

The Request for Proposals, including Specifications, Plans, and Bidding Forms, will be available

beginning November 19, 2025. The RFP can be found on the city website and on

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn/city-of-east-lansing ; and may also be requested from Wendy

Sylvester-Rowan at wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com or (517) 319-6931. A mandatory walk-through

of the project site will take place on December 4, 2025 at 2:00pm, beginning on the street outside of

330 Albert Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823. Please contact Wendy Sylvester-Rowan to make other

arrangements if you are unable to attend the walk-through at that time. Questions about the project

must be submitted in writing to Wendy Sylvester-Rowan at wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com. The

deadline for submitting questions about the project and completing make-up walk-throughs is

December 14, 2025 at 12:00pm (noon).

The City of East Lansing reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects in

proposals, and to make the award in its own best interest.

CITY OF EAST LANSING

By: Emily Gordon

City Clerk

Dated: November 19, 2025

East Lansing, MI 48823

CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

All contractors shall complete the Proposal and Award page and submit all information requested

herein in the proposal document in its entirety, in order for the bid to be responsive. Failure to do

so may result in the proposal being declared non-responsive and rejected.

PROJECT NAME: Skywalk Exterior Lighting Project

DATE OF ISSUANCE: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

MANDATORY ON-SITE MEETING: December 4, 2025 at 2:00pm Please contact Wendy

Sylvester-Rowan at (517) 319-6931 or wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com to make other

arrangements if you are unable to attend the walk through. Questions about the project may be

submitted in writing to Wendy Sylvester-Rowan at wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com. The deadline

for submitting questions and completing a walk-through meeting is December 14, 2025 at 12:00pm

(noon).

DATE & TIME PROPOSAL DUE: January 26, 2026 at 11:45 am

ISSUING OFFICE: Community and Economic Development Department

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notice to Contractors

Table of Contents

Proposal & Award

Instructions to Contractors, Terms & Conditions

Specific Project Information

Scope of Services

Contents of Proposal

Evaluation of Proposals

Cost Proposal

Attachment A

Attachment B

Attachment C

Attachment D

Page

4-10

11-12

13-16

18-19

20-31

32-34

Note: Should any of the pages or documents listed above be missing from your packet, or if you

have any questions regarding this RFP, please contact Wendy Sylvester-Rowan at the City of East

Lansing Community & Economic Development Department at (517) 319-6931 or

wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com.

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PROPOSAL & AWARD

The undersigned having become thoroughly familiar with and understanding all proposal

documents attached hereto, agrees to provide the services as specified herein, for the total fees as

stipulated herein, subject to negotiation.

I hereby state that all of the information I have provided is true, accurate and complete. I hereby

state that I have authority to submit this proposal which will become a binding contract if accepted

by the City of East Lansing Downtown Development Authority.

I hereby state that I have read, understand and agree to be bound by all of the terms of this proposal

document.

Signature _____________________________ Title ________________________

Print Name ____________________________ Date ________________________

Firm Name ________________________________________________________________

Address

Phone No.:

Fax No.:

E-mail:

____________________________________

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRACTORS

TERMS & CONDITIONS

PROPOSALS

All proposals must be submitted following the proposal format supplied by the City of East

Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in this document and shall be subject to all

requirements of this document.

The DDA may consider as irregular any proposal in which there is an alteration of or departure

from the format stated in the RFP Documents, and at its option may reject the same.

The City of East Lansing, by policy, has several special directives and preferences for contractors.

These include: small, minority, and women owned businesses, prevailing wage, local purchasing

preference, green fleet purchasing provision, directives on environmental impacts and contractors

providing other eligible individual benefits. There are some exceptions for these policy directives,

therefore each firm shall include in its proposal: if the firm is a small, minority or woman owned

business, if any craftsman, mechanics or laborers employed receive at least the prevailing wages

and fringe benefits of the Building Trades Department for classes as determined by US Department

of Labor for the Ingham County area, if the firm is a registered local or regional vendor, if the firm

provides benefits to its employees, and if benefits are offered to other eligible individuals (i.e.

domestic partners).

Each firm shall include in its proposal, in the format requested thereof, the cost of performing the

work. The prices set forth in the proposal submitted by each firm shall remain in effect for the

duration stated for each phase of the project.

Each firm shall include in their proposal a listing of each principal and the names of any proposed

subcontractor and the name and address of each office which may be involved in the project.

Before executing any subcontract, the successful firm shall submit the name and principals of any

proposed subcontractor for prior approval.

SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSALS

Contractors may submit proposals hard copy or electronically.

Electronic submission:

If submitting electronically, the proposal documents must be submitted via e-mail to Wendy

Sylvester-Rowan at wsylves@cityofeastlansing.com. The subject line should clearly delineate that

the message is a proposal submission and include the project name and name of the firm submitting

the proposal.

Hard copy submission:

If submitting in Hard copy, one copy of the proposal documents must be submitted in a sealed

envelope. If mailed, send the proposal to City of East Lansing, Attention: Wendy Sylvester-

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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