Current RFPs and RFQs

Continuous Disposal and Recycling of PLA Scrap RFP

The Detroit Public Lighting Authority (PLA) is currently seeking a request for proposals to properly dispose of and recycle PLA scrap. PLA requests a proper disposal container for scrap and to be picked up regularly at PLA yard and hauled away to a qualifying recycling plant. Proposals must be received by Friday, November 6, 2020 by 5 p.m. EST. Questions and proposals will not be considered unless they are submitted to Chief Administrative Officer Marie A. Brown at mbrown@pladetroit.org.

Potential bidders with interest in participating in the RFP should download the bid documents by clicking here.
If you have questions about the RFP, you can e-mail mbrown@pladetroit.org. Questions must be received by Wednesday, October 28, 2020 by 5 p.m. EST.

Sale or Disposal of High Pressure Sodium Fixtures RFP

The Detroit Public Lighting Authority (PLA) is currently seeking a request for proposals to buy 2,420 unused, boxed Cooper Lighting HPS Fixtures or to sell them for scrap. Proposals must be received by Friday, November 6, 2020, 5 p.m. EST. Questions and Proposals will not be considered unless they are submitted to Chief Administrative Officer Marie A. Brown at mbrown@pladetroit.org.

Potential bidders with interest in participating in the RFP should download the bid documents by clicking here.
If you have questions about the RFP, you can e-mail mbrown@pladetroit.org. Questions must be received by Monday, October 12, 2020, 5 p.m. EST.

Submit your proposal (in PDF format only) here. Be sure your Excel Unit Pricing document is included in your PDF response (if required):

Discover our Mission

The Public Lighting Authority (PLA) is a state-created authority whose mission is to improve, modernize and maintain all street lights in the City of Detroit with brighter, more reliable, more energy efficient lights. The new lights in neighborhoods are 150-watt equivalent LED lights, twice as bright as the 75-watt equivalent High Pressure Sodium Lights that were the standard under the old system. The LED lights are also much more energy efficient than the High Pressure Sodium lights.