LANSING – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency has issued a $20 million RFP for a non-profit organization or academic institution to provide one or more clinical trials that are approved by the United States Food and drug administration to test the efficacy of marijuana in treating the medical conditions of United States armed services veterans and preventing veteran suicide. 2021 REQUEST ...

TRAVERSE CITY — A draft request for proposals to redevelop three Traverse City parking lots is in by the deadline, but two city commissioners don’t think it’s ready for primetime. Mayor Pro Tem Amy Shamroe and Commissioner Christie Minervini separately said they want to hold off on putting the proposal to redevelop city parking Lots O, T and X out ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs). They are doing this to develop and put into action a statewide system of local mediation services in order to resolve behavioral health-related issues. The Mediation Services for Behavioral Health Service Recipients program seeks to fully plan a statewide mediation program ...

Reen County approves RFP for rural internet BRANCH COUNTY — Consultants Aspen Wireless gave Branch County commissioners a detailed proposal for providing countywide internet service, but details were not encouraging. After the detailed planning by the firm, the county gave the go-ahead to publish Request for Proposal giving private firms the opportunity to bid on the broadband internet project. That ...

Alan Levine COLDWATER, MI – The Branch County Board of Commissioners approved a request on Tuesday which allows the county to issue a Request for Proposal which will give private companies the chance to bid on a county wide internet project. Mike Reen from Aspen Wireless spoke to Commissioners during their work session last Thursday about the process for providing ...

More housing could be on the way for downtown Traverse City, with a development group planning to build an apartment complex on vacant property on Hall Street and Traverse City commissioners meeting tonight (Monday) to discuss seeking proposals for workforce housing projects on three city-owned parking lots. According to city staff, a development group is working to bring a new ...

ONTONAGON — Citizens Bancshares, Inc., a Michigan corporation, the parent company of Citizens State Bank of Ontonagon, invites proposals from non-profit organizations, community planners, or job creators to receive a donation of the existing bank building located at 501 River Street, Ontonagon, MI 49953. The approximately 10,000 square foot multi-level facility is perfectly situated in the middle of downtown Ontonagon ...

Birmingham (Mich.) Employees Retirement System may begin a search for an investment consultant in December. The $98 million pension fund is considering issuing an RFP because the retirement investment committee feels the services should be put up for bid every five to 10 years, according to Sept. 28 committee meeting minutes. According to the draft of the RFP reviews at ...

HOUGHTON — Houghton County will put out a request for proposals for waste collecting companies that would buy or lease the county transfer station as part of operating a county-wide recycling program. The county is working with its attorney to iron out the language in its draft of a request for proposals, Commissioner Tom Tikkanen said at Tuesday’s Houghton County ...

Security Guard Services (unarmed) RFP opens September 15, 2020 Oakland Community Health Network is requesting proposals from qualified Security Guard Services for its Resource and Crisis Center located at 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Building 32E, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 In addition, OCHN may require, on an as-needed basis, Security Guard Services at our Administration Building located at 5505 Corporate Drive, Troy, ...

Bay County Employees’ Retirement System, Bay City, Mich., is searching for an investment consultant. The $350 million pension fund has issued an RFP due to its policy of putting the services up for bid every five years, said Jan M. Histed, county finance officer, in an email. Current consultant AndCo Consulting is invited to rebid. The pension fund’s asset allocation ...

The West Ottawa Public Schools Board of Education during a June 2019 meeting. The board is currently seeking a firm to aid in the search for a new superintendent. The West Ottawa Public Schools Board of Education put out a request for proposals for a search firm to aid in the search for a new superintendent. PARK TWP. — West ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) is seeking proposals for food safety education and training as part of the annual Food Safety Education Fund grant program. The grant cycle for 2021 will be a nine-month cycle, from January 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. According to the MDARD, the Food Safety Education Fund was established under the ...

Michigan Sea Grant held a series of community planning sessions in Arcadia last October to determine, among other things, the needs of the community. Many in attendance agreed that a new coffee shop was needed in Arcadia. Arcadia residents participated in a community planning meeting last year hosted by Michigan Sea Grant. Among the most popular options was the creation ...

OSCODA – The Oscoda Township Board of Trustees decided to move forward with a request for proposals instead of renewing the contract of the township’s longtime IT service provider. At its Aug. 24 regular meeting, the board was presented with an updated contract from IT Right and a cost analysis from the company in order to renew their services for ...

Three years ago, in co-sponsoring with Democratic colleague from Michigan, Gary Peters, in legislation to eliminate duplicative government programs, Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner said, “It is time we institute serious reforms and eliminate wasteful spending.” He has also worked with Democrats on measures to deliver government services to veterans, saying “I will continue to hold federal agencies accountable for ...

Dr. Tichenor is the newly hired diversity consultant MASON, Mich. – Last fall, Mason Public Schools created a committee consisting of teachers, students and community members to examine the District’s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to diversity and inclusion. This spring, the committee made a recommendation to the Superintendent to hire a professional consultant that would guide the direction ...

The 7,806-square-foot property, which has 57.4 feet of frontage on East Division, abuts Nash Creek to the north, and just north of the creek is Balyeat Field, home to the Sparta Town & Country Days Festival and other community events and recreational activities. The Village of Sparta Downtown Development Authority is seeking qualified developers for a privately owned site in ...

In recognition of World Hepatitis Day, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is launching the We Treat Hep C Initiative to take important steps towards eliminating hepatitis C in Michigan. LANSING, Mich. – In recognition of World Hepatitis Day, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is launching the We Treat Hep C Initiative to ...

Projects can be up to three years in length and require a minimum of 25 percent local match. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) logo on WLUC created image. MICHIGAN – Michigan’s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program is requesting proposals for watershed projects that control nonpoint sources of pollution to restore impaired waters and protect high quality waters. ...

The Sourcing Guys has redesigned their company website and have added an RFP management service. BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH. Today, The Sourcing Guys, a procurement outsourcing and consulting firm specializing in small businesses and manufacturing, has announced their new web design with an additional service offering of RFP management. After offering procurement and supply chain outsourcing and consulting services at less ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Tuesday night the Marquette County Board took steps to address the issue of PFAS chemicals at the K.I. Sawyer Wastewater Treatment Plant. There are currently two storage tanks holding a total of 1.2 million gallons of biosolids contaminated with PFAS. Tuesday night the board approved a plan to work with GEI Consultants to complete a study of ...

The city-owned 415 W. Washington St. property in Ann Arbor in 2018. City leaders are exploring redevelopment options for it. ANN ARBOR, MI – While the debate over what Ann Arbor should do with a vacant city-owned downtown building site continues, its City Council has moved forward with the next phase of determining the viability of its development. City Council ...

Muskegon Community College is seeking new ownership for the Lakeshore Fitness Center, at 900 W Western Ave. In this MLive file photo, children hold onto the pool wall during a swimming lesson at the fitness center in 2009, when it was the Muskegon Family YMCA. MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon Community College officials may reopen, perhaps temporarily, the currently closed Lakeshore ...

HANCOCK, Mich. (WLUC) – Portage Health Foundation (PHF) is proud to announce $79,500 has been awarded to four organizations who responded to PHF’s Community Recreational Facilities and Resources request for proposals (RFP) that was released in January. “We were very impressed with the proposals this year,” said Kevin Store, Executive Director of PHF. “Our grants committee spent considerable time considering all ...

The RFP is the next step in implementing the Sustainable Business Park Master Plan, which was approved in fall 2018 and intends to reclaim or convert a significant portion of the 2.1 million cubic yards of waste landfilled by residents and businesses in Kent County each year. Courtesy Kent County DPW The Kent County Department of Public Works issued a request for ...

The city of Sterling Heights terminated on Tuesday a 12-year-old entrepreneurial development program with Oakland University so it could shop around for other partners. The city’s Local Development Finance Authority Board voted unanimously to end a $350,000-a-year contract with the Macomb-OU Incubator. Of the 13-member board, eight voted to terminate, one abstained and four did not attend the meeting. The board ...

Request for Proposal issued internationally to help identify an anchor tenant at its Sustainable Business Park in West Michigan and to help the region meet its landfill diversion goals. McLean, VA, June 10, 2020 – GBB is proud to announce that its client, the Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW), today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an anchor tenant at ...

Y Lot in downtown Ann ArborThe former YMCA property known as the Y Lot in downtown Ann Arbor on April 18, 2017. The empty lot sits on the north side of William Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, just south of the Blake Transit Center. (Ryan Stanton | MLive.com) ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor’s Downtown Development Authority is making ...

The request for proposals aims to identify innovative companies with proven track records who use technology to divert and process waste which is currently sent to landfills in West Michigan. The Kent County Department of Public Works (DWP) announced it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for an anchor tenant at the future Sustainable Business Park, which is planned for ...