Grand Traverse County Government Contracts, RFPs & Bids
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At its June 17, 2026 meeting, Grand Traverse County heard a presentation from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) on the condition of the existing jail. Sheriff Michael Shea noted NIC commended the corrections staff despite difficult facility conditions and announced that the County had been approved for NIC’s Planning of New Institutions (PONI) program, a no-cost service for jurisdictions considering new jail construction. Following the presentation, the Board directed Administration to issue a Request for Qualifications for a jail planner and route responses through the Jail Steering Committee before Board consideration. In a separate action, the Board approved Resolution 61-2026 authorizing issuance of up to $30 million in General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, which is likely related to major capital investments and may tie into jail or other facility projects. Together, these moves signal that the County is in early planning for a potential new jail and is about to procure professional planning services via RFQ. Architecture, engineering, justice planning, and owner’s rep firms should prepare to respond once the RFQ is released and may also position themselves for later design and construction phases as the project matures and funding is defined.
Pre-RFP
$30,000,000Jul 1, 2026On June 17, 2026, administration requested Board authorization to create FY27 blanket purchase orders totaling an estimated $7.426M across a roster of recurring vendors, with the list and prior-year spend provided. The spreadsheet includes aviation fuel (Multi Service/Arrow/AV Fuel), ship fuel (Crystal Flash/Blarney Castle), comprehensive and specialty insurance (MCCRMA, Acrisure/Bonek), major IT and software vendors (Dell, Ellucian, Oracle, TouchNet, Evisions, EAB Global for the Starfish student success platform), digital advertising (Statmats), security services (STT at $700,000 estimated), natural gas and power (DTE, Sequent Energy, Spectrum, TC/Consumers/Cherryland), Hawk Owl Café and culinary food suppliers, a new Title IX legal services vendor (Grand River Solutions), and People Driven Technology for camera replacement/network security. These blanket POs function as framework commitments for FY27 and effectively confirm incumbent status for the named vendors for the upcoming fiscal year. For competitors, this provides clear intelligence on incumbents, approximate annual volumes, and spending categories such as security services, digital advertising, student success platforms, ERP and payments, and food service supplies. It also signals where supplemental or adjacent opportunities might exist—such as integration, optimization, training, or complementary tools around Ellucian, Starfish, or SentinelOne—while highlighting the longer-term rebid windows vendors should monitor.
Contract Award
$7,426,000Jun 22, 2026The district is approving a Strong Beginnings contract with Clinton County RESA for a three-year-old preschool pilot worth $990,000 for 2026-27. This is a sizable early childhood initiative likely supported by state or grant funds. Early childhood curriculum, assessment, family engagement, and EdTech providers can engage program leadership on implementation support, staffing tools, and wraparound services as the pilot scales.
Grant Funding
$990,000Jul 7, 2026Grand Traverse County’s Building Authority reviewed the first progress report and approved Pay Application No. 2 for “Project Alpha,” a new modern, collaborative county campus intended to enhance public services and operational efficiency. The GMP construction management contract with Cunningham-Limp Development Company stands at 27795500, with no change orders to date and the second pay application of 216258 certified by Partners in Architecture. Work to date includes site clearing, substantial site balancing, preparation of both building pads for foundations, and installation of temporary “bridging” over existing DTE gas lines, with multiple permits secured and others pending. The county has also formed three committees—Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment (FF&E), Communications, and Construction Oversight—to guide detailed implementation, and Cunningham-Limp is explicitly leading FF&E coordination that will culminate in an RFP for furniture and equipment packages. For vendors, this is an in-progress, multi-year campus build where the core construction contract is already awarded, but significant follow-on opportunities remain for FF&E, technology, security, and specialty systems as design and interiors packages are defined. A practical next conversation is with county administration and the Facilities Manager to position solutions for the upcoming FF&E RFP and related systems that must integrate smoothly into the new buildings.
Contract Admin
$27,795,500Jun 30, 2026Grand Traverse County Health Department has issued a formal Request for Proposals for opioid remediation programs funded by approximately $2.3M in opioid settlement dollars. The RFP seeks applications from nonprofits, service providers, governments, schools, and tribes to deliver prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and criminal-legal interventions aligned with Exhibit E and the County’s Recovery Ready Community Assessment. The solicitation includes both mini-grants up to $10,000 and larger multi‑year mitigation grants, with proposals due June 10, 2026 and grant periods beginning as early as October 1, 2026 for mini‑grants and January 1, 2027 for multi‑year awards. This is an active competitive funding opportunity where vendors can propose programs addressing identified gaps such as transportation to treatment, recovery housing, stigma reduction training, rural naloxone distribution, and supports for justice‑involved or pregnant populations. Vendors in behavioral health, harm reduction, transportation assistance, data/evaluation, workforce, and housing support can position turnkey or partnership‑based projects tailored to the County’s stated priorities and scoring criteria.
Active Opportunity
$2,275,447Jun 25, 2026NMC reports that geothermal bore-field drilling in Cherry Lot began June 1, 2026, for a 168-bore field over 500 feet deep, with directional drilling to the Health & Science Building and pump/piping installation through utility tunnels scheduled for late June. In August 2026, a second bid pack will be released for remaining mechanical, electrical, and temperature control upgrades in Scholars Hall, Tanis Building, Biederman Building, and Health & Science Building, with that work starting summer 2027 and the full geothermal system targeted to be in service by Fall 2027. The 2026 Community College Facilities Bonds, for which a sale to TD Financial Products LLC has been ratified, include a dedicated 2026 Bonds Debt Service (Geothermal) line in the FY27 budget, confirming financing is in place. This indicates a major energy and HVAC modernization program currently under construction with more work about to be bid. Mechanical/electrical contractors, controls vendors, commissioning agents, and energy services firms can still compete for the upcoming bid pack covering building-level systems, and building automation/controls and monitoring vendors can target integration, optimization, and performance-verification work. Even where components are already awarded, there will likely be opportunities for controls programming, ongoing maintenance, retro-commissioning, and potential extension of the geothermal loop to future renovations such as the Osterlin Building.
Public Updates
$10,540,000Jun 22, 2026Grand Traverse County Facilities Management issued a formal RFB for fluid-application restoration of the flat EPDM roof at the Hall of Justice, based on a Tremco roof study that found the roof suitable for restoration rather than full replacement. Two bids were received, and staff recommended awarding a contract to Summit Point Roofing of Traverse City for a total of $403,235, including lightning protection work, with substantial completion targeted by October 15, 2026. The project is funded from the 2026 Capital Improvement Fund, with $320,000 originally budgeted and the remaining $83,235 to be covered from savings on other projects. For vendors, this establishes Summit Point and Tremco as key incumbents on courthouse envelope work and reveals the County’s preference for fluid-applied restoration systems and multi-year QA warranties, which can lead to follow-on roofing, waterproofing, inspection, and facilities consulting opportunities on other County buildings.
Contract Award
$403,235Jul 1, 2026The Board is asked to authorize the County Administrator to negotiate and prepare an agreement with BerryDunn, not to exceed $205,600, for a targeted operational assessment of the justice and public safety system, core constitutional offices, as well as Administration, Human Resources, and Information Technology. This follows a requested expanded scope submitted June 18, 2026, and the agreement will return to the Board for final approval after legal review. Although BerryDunn has effectively been selected for the engagement, the work will likely generate recommendations that require new technology, process improvements, and potentially additional consulting or implementation services across courts, law enforcement, HR, and IT. Vendors in justice/public safety systems, ERP/HR tech, and management consulting can track this assessment to position themselves for follow-on projects when the County moves from diagnostic phase to execution.
Contract Award
$205,600Jul 1, 2026The Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed bids for the Natural Education Reserve project to replace Jack’s footbridge, the Mini Mac overlook, and the Sabin South overlook, based on planning work completed by Spicer Engineering in 2025. In May 2026 the Commission voted to award the construction contract to Power Construction Group for an amount not to exceed $129,333.00, with construction expected to begin shortly and be completed during the summer season. This award defines Power Construction Group as the current contractor for trail and river overlook structures in the Reserve and shows that the County is investing in amenity upgrades for its trail system. Vendors in trail design, accessibility improvements, interpretive signage, and environmental or erosion repair services can position themselves for follow-on work connected to this project, especially given concurrent storm damage issues affecting nearby Boardman/Ottaway River trails and infrastructure.
Contract Award
$129,333Jul 1, 2026Grand Traverse County Information Technology requested approval to enter into a one-year managed services contract with i3 Verticals at a rate of $117,000. The agenda item is on the July 1, 2026 Board consent calendar as an approval, indicating the County is moving to outsource or augment certain IT operations under a defined SOW. This positions i3 Verticals as a current IT services incumbent and sets a clear price point and term for managed services. Competing IT firms can use this to time outreach ahead of the renewal window or to position niche services (e.g., cybersecurity, cloud migration, 24/7 NOC) that complement i3’s scope, while software vendors can factor this partner into integration and support conversations with the County.
Contract Award
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Agency Directory
Government Agencies in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
23 agencies tracked. Click any agency to see procurement data, contacts, and vendor relationships.
Traverse City Area Public Schools
School8,712 students
Town of Whitewater
City2,699 pop.
Town of Union
City475 pop.
Town of Peninsula
City6,107 pop.
Town of Paradise
City5,035 pop.
Town of Mayfield
City1,813 pop.
Town of Long Lake
City10,029 pop.
Town of Green Lake
City6,763 pop.
Town of Grant
City1,227 pop.
Town of Garfield Charter
City20,032 pop.
Town of Fife Lake
City1,536 pop.
Town of East Bay
City11,694 pop.
Town of Blair
City9,173 pop.
Town of Balance of Paradise
City3,599 pop.
Town of Balance of Fife Lake
City1,067 pop.
Town of Acme
City4,479 pop.
Northwest Education Services
School903 students
Kingsley Village
City1,436 pop.
Kingsley Area Schools
School1,493 students
Grand Traverse County
County96,625 pop.
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