Green Rental Housing Ordinance Support Services

Location:	Michigan
Posted:	May 6, 2026
Due:	Jun 3, 2026
Agency:	City of Ann Arbor
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services W - Lease or Rental of Equipment
Solicitation No:	RFP 26-33
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP # 26-33

City of Ann Arbor

Office of Sustainability and Innovations

Due Date: June 3, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. (local time)

Issued By:

City of Ann Arbor

Procurement Unit

301 E. Huron Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................…3

SECTION II: SCOPE OF SERVICES........................................................................... 10

SECTION III: MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIRED ................................................. 12

SECTION IV: ATTACHMENTS .................................................................................... 16

APPENDIX A: SAMPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT........................ 24

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION

A. OBJECTIVE

In 2025, Ann Arbor City Council adopted a Green Rental Housing Ordinance with the

aim of ensuring renters get a minimum baseline of health, comfort, and energy

efficiency. At its core, the Ordinance is a consumer protection ordinance, helping

ensure renters have information about potential future rentals and are, therefore, able

to make informed choices about where to live. With over 55% of Ann Arbor’s residents

being renters, the Ordinance is an important part of keeping rental units safe, healthy,

and sustainable.

The Ordinance officially went into effect in January of 2026 and since that time, staff

in the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) have identified a series

of challenges ranging from education and outreach to heavy administrative workloads,

to technical support barriers and compliance hurdles. The purpose of this request for

proposals is to identify firms capable of aiding the City in lessening these challenges,

specifically as it relates to technical assistance.

In total, OSI is seeking support in one workstream: around 16-20 hours a week across

50 weeks a year in technical assistance support for landlords and property managers

working to come into compliance with the Ordinance. More details about the specific

needs can be found in the Scope of Services section, below.

B. QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS / DESIGNATED CITY CONTACTS

All questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted via e-mail.

Questions will be accepted and answered in accordance with the terms and conditions

of this RFP.

All questions shall be submitted on or before May 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., and

should be addressed as follows:

Scope of Work/Proposal Content questions shall be e-mailed to Joe Lange, Senior

Energy Analyst – JLange@a2gov.org

RFP Process and Compliance questions shall be e-mailed to Colin Spencer, Buyer

- CSpencer@a2gov.org

Should any prospective offeror be in doubt as to the true meaning of any portion of

this RFP, or should the prospective offeror find any ambiguity, inconsistency, or

omission therein, the prospective offeror shall make a written request for an official

interpretation or correction by the due date for questions above.

All interpretations, corrections, or additions to this RFP will be made only as an official

addendum that will be posted to a2gov.org and MITN.info and it shall be the

prospective offeror’s responsibility to ensure they have received all addenda before

submitting a proposal. Any addendum issued by the City shall become part of the

RFP, and must be incorporated in the proposal where applicable.

C. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

A pre-proposal meeting will be held:

WHEN: May 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: This meeting will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams. Interested

parties shall contact Joe Lange, JLange@a2gov.org, to receive this

invitation.

The meeting is not mandatory; however, it is highly recommended that interested

offerors attend the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the project with

prospective offerors and to answer any questions concerning RFP 26-33. Any

questions and answers furnished in the pre-proposal meeting will not be official until

verified in writing through an addendum.

D. PROPOSAL FORMAT

To be considered, each firm must submit a response to this RFP using the format

provided in Section III. No other distribution of proposals is to be made by the

prospective offeror. An official authorized to bind the offeror to its provisions must

sign the proposal. Each proposal must remain valid for at least ninety days from the

due date of this RFP.

Proposals should be prepared simply and economically providing a straightforward,

concise description of the offeror’s ability to meet the requirements of the RFP. No

erasures are permitted. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrected and must be

initialed in ink by the person signing the proposal.

E. SELECTION CRITERIA

Responses to this RFP will be evaluated using a point system as shown in Section III.

A selection committee comprised of staff from the City will complete the evaluation.

The fee proposals will not be reviewed at the initial evaluation. After initial evaluation,

the City will determine top proposals, and open only those fee proposals. The City

will then determine which, if any, firms will be interviewed. During the interviews, the

selected firms will be given the opportunity to discuss their proposal, qualifications,

past experience, and their fee proposal in more detail. The City further reserves the

right to interview the key personnel assigned by the selected offeror to this project. If

the City chooses to interview any respondents, the interviews will be tentatively held

the week of July 13, 2026. Offeror must be available on these dates.

All proposals submitted may be subject to clarifications and further negotiation. All

agreements resulting from negotiations that differ from what is represented within the

RFP or in the proposal response shall be documented and included as part of the final

contract.

F. SEALED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

All proposals are due and must be delivered to the City on or before, June 3,

2026, at 2:00 p.m. (local time). Proposals submitted late or via oral, telephonic,

telegraphic, electronic mail or facsimile will not be considered or accepted.

Each respondent must submit in a sealed envelope

• one (1) original proposal

• one (1) digital copy of the proposal preferably on a USB/flash drive

as one file in PDF format

Each respondent should submit in a single separate sealed envelope marked

Fee Proposal

• two (2) copies of the fee proposal

The fee proposal and all costs should be separate from the rest of the

proposal.

Proposals submitted should be clearly marked: “RFP# 26-33 – Green Rental

Housing Ordinance Support Services” and list the offeror’s name and address.

Proposals must be addressed and delivered to:

City of Ann Arbor

c/o Customer Service

301 East Huron Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

All proposals received on or before the due date will be publicly opened and recorded

on the due date. No immediate decisions will be rendered.

Hand delivered bids may be dropped off in the Purchasing drop box located in the Ann

Street (north) vestibule/entrance of City Hall which is open to the public Monday

through Friday from 8am to 5pm (except holidays). The City will not be liable to any

prospective offeror for any unforeseen circumstances, delivery, or postal delays.

Postmarking on the due date will not substitute for receipt of the proposal. Offerors

are responsible for submission of their proposal. Additional time will not be granted

to a single prospective offeror. However, additional time may be granted to all

prospective offerors at the discretion of the City.

A proposal may be disqualified if the following required forms are not included

with the proposal:

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

due date & time	bid description	bid #	primary contact	status
June 3, 2026 2:00PM	Green Rental Housing Ordinance Support Services	RFP 26-33	Joe Lange	Open

Green Rental Housing Ordinance Support Services

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