RFP ? AutoCad Standards and Templates

September 26, 2025

The City of Muskegon is seeking qualification/proposal from qualified firms to provide AutoCad related services. The City would like to create a drawing standard to which their own engineers can use when designing road reconstruction projects. These standards would use current cad best management practices. Deliverables to include but not limited to:

• AutoCad template file (dwg.) containing
  • Layers setup per standard; color, line weights, etc
  • Blocks
  • Page layouts and templates
• AutoCad Standards Report
  • Describing the above
  • Which information goes on which layers
• Conduct an in person training session

Also included in this proposal will be 80 hours per year of as needed tech support for any AutoCad related issues that City staff may encounter.

The contract will expire one year from materials being delivered to the city.

Deliverables will become the property of the City of Muskegon. No copy rights or proprietary information will be retained by the firm selected.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City is using the most current edition of AutoCad with Civil 3D. Currently, there are four staff actively using Civil 3D. Staff has basic knowledge with alignments and surfaces. Goals would be:

• Proficient with alignments, corridors, profiles and surfaces
• Gain knowledge about pipe networks, assembly and intersections; including setting up a library of structures and pipe.

The primary intent of the proposal is to help city staff with their engineering design proficiencies.

PRE-PROPOSAL INQUIRIES
Inquiries in regards to this project will only be accepted via email to joel.brookens@shorelinecity.com through Monday, October 27, 2025 by 4:00 PM local time. All inquiries will be assembled and answered in a signed document and distributed.

RFP – CAD Standards