Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Calhoun County Land Bank and Treasurer seek sealed proposals from Respondents to board, secure, and clean out properties throughout Calhoun County, the majority of which were acquired through the tax-foreclosure process. The Land Bank owns several properties, primarily in Battle Creek and Albion the Treasurer will foreclose on additional properties throughout the county on April 1, 2013 examples of current Land Bank properties are included in Appendix A. The Land Bank would require boarding and securing services, which could include boarding open windows and doors, removing trash and debris or other miscellaneous services to ensure safety. The Treasurer would require similar services until the foreclosed properties are sold at the Property Tax Foreclosure Auctions in late summer and early fall. In some cases, Treasurer owned properties may not sell and be subsequently transferred to the Land Bank properties in this category would require the same general maintenance as Land Bank owned properties. In general, properties owned by the Land Bank and Treasurer require board and securing services as needed requests are made most often after tax foreclosure in the spring and summer, but are required throughout the year on an as needed basis. Therefore, the Land Bank and Treasurer are seeking pricing on all services, and expect that all services would be provided on an as requested basis only (See Appendix B).
