Proposal N Demolition

City of Detroit
August 10, 2023

Proposal N is a plan by Detroiters and for Detroiters to improve the safety, value, and health of our neighborhoods. You can learn more about its priorities from the City’s Housing and Revitalization Department and more about its path to the ballot from the City Council’s first and second closing resolutions on the topic. If you have additional questions about Proposal N, you may also find  this document  instructive. It was created by City experts in housing, development, demolition, and procurement in response to questions from City Council about neighborhood improvement plans under Proposal N.

Under Proposal N, the City’s Housing & Revitalization Department identifies commercial and residential properties that need to be demolished and groups them into parcels. Rather than conducting a completely separate bidding process for each parcel, the Office of Contracting & Procurement facilitates a Request for Quotations and Qualifications (RFQQ) through which suppliers can demonstrate their credentials for conducting demolition and/or trashout (property cleaning). Suppliers pre-qualified through the RFQQ process then receive contracts to handle parcels based on their staffing and equipment capacity. To respond to the RFQQ, suppliers must register in Oracle and then request access to the RFQQ questionnaire. Once access is granted, the questionnaire can be completed in the Supplier Portal.

It is important to note that local participation is at the heart of Proposal N demolition. 30% of the Proposal N awards are set aside for Detroit-certified businesses. To learn more about set-asides, please see our Opportunities for Local Businesses page. Furthermore, Executive Order 2021-02 lays out specific targets for the residency of suppliers’ workforces for demolition/rehabilitation projects like Proposal N.

To learn more about the contracts that the City has already awarded for Proposal N, please visit the City’s Open Data Portal and filter using the search term “Prop N” or “Proposal N.”

• Request for Qualifications for ongoing Proposal N Trash-Out Services.

Checklist for participating in Proposal N demolition:

• Register as a supplier.
• Apply for a Detroit certification if your organization qualifies.
• Ensure that your workforce meets the residency targets in E.O. 2021-02.
• Request access to the RFQQ questionnaire.
• Respond to the questionnaire via the Supplier Portal.