VILLAGE OF MULLIKEN NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO LEASE OR PURCHASE VILLAGE-OWNED PROPERTY 345 MAIN STREET, MULLIKEN, MICHIGAN 48861 1. PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE The Village of Mulliken owns the property at 345 Main Street, Mulliken, Michigan, known as the former mill and grain elevator site. By action of the Village Council at its regular meeting on August 3, 2026, the Village is now accepting written proposals from any interested person, business, or organization to lease or to purchase this property. The purpose of this Notice is to give every interested party a fair and equal opportunity to be heard before the Village Council decides what to do with the property. 2. WHO MAY SUBMIT Any individual, business, partnership, nonprofit, or group of investors may submit a proposal. You do not have to live in the Village to submit one. You may propose to lease the property, to purchase it, or to do both in stages, such as a lease with a later option to purchase. Please say clearly which you are proposing. 3. CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY The property is offered AS IS, WHERE IS, with all faults. The Village makes no promise or warranty of any kind about the property's condition, its structures, its utilities, its environmental condition, or whether it is fit for any particular use. Anyone submitting a proposal is expected to inspect the property and reach their own conclusions. Do not rely on anything the Village has said or written about the property's condition. Known conditions the Village is aware of and is disclosing: a. The site contains large silos, a mill building, an office building, a truck scale, and accumulated debris and scrap requiring substantial cleanup. b. Electrical service to at least one building on the site is routed through another structure that may be demolished. Anyone taking the property should expect that service will need to be rerouted. c. There is an active natural gas line serving the site. Any work on the property must account for it. d. The Village has not completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. The environmental condition of the property is not known. An environmental option you should know about. Because this is a former industrial site, Michigan law lets a new owner or operator protect itself from liability for contamination that already exists by completing a Baseline Environmental Assessment before, or within 45 days after, the earlier of purchase or occupancy, and providing it to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy within six months. This is your protection to claim or to waive. The Village mentions it only because the timing is short and easy to miss. It is not a requirement for submitting a proposal. Zoning. Any use of the property must comply with the Village of Mulliken Zoning Ordinance. Some uses require site plan review or additional approvals. Submitting a proposal, and having a proposal accepted, does not approve any zoning, land use, permit, or variance. Those are separate applications, decided separately. 4. WHAT EVERY PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE To be considered, a written proposal must address all of the following. There is no required form. A clearly written letter is acceptable. 1. WHO YOU ARE. The full legal name of the person or business proposing, the legal form of the business, the state where it is registered, and the name and contact information of the person authorized to speak for it. 2. WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING. Whether you propose to lease, to purchase, or both; the proposed purchase price or monthly lease amount; and the proposed term. 3. HOW YOU WILL USE THE PROPERTY. A plain description of what you intend to do there, now and over the next five years. 4. YOUR CLEANUP AND MAINTENANCE PLAN. A written plan describing how the property will be cleaned up, repaired, maintained, and kept in a safe, orderly, and code-compliant condition. State specifically what will be removed, what will be demolished, what will be repaired, and what will be kept. 5. YOUR SCHEDULE. A timeline with dates for completing the cleanup, removal, repair, and maintenance work you are promising. 6. WHAT SECURITY YOU WILL OFFER FOR THAT WORK. State what security, if any, you are willing to provide to guarantee that you complete the work you are promising. Examples include a performance bond, a cash deposit, escrowed funds, or an irrevocable letter of credit. If you are offering security, state the amount and the type. If you are not offering any, say so plainly. The Village has not decided whether security will be required. Your proposal will not be rejected for offering none. It is incomplete only if it does not address the question at all. If the Village decides to require security, that requirement will be applied to whoever is selected. 7. YOUR INSURANCE. Evidence that you carry, or can obtain, commercial general liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, with the coverage limits stated, and confirmation that the Village of Mulliken can be named as an additional insured for work performed on the property. 8. YOUR ABILITY TO PAY FOR IT. Proof of funds, a financing commitment, or other evidence showing you have the financial ability to complete both the proposed transaction and the promised work. 9. YOUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. See Section 8 below. You may include anything else you believe helps the Council understand your proposal. 5. DEADLINE AND HOW TO SUBMIT Written proposals must be RECEIVED by the Village no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026. That is the Friday before the Village Council's regular meeting on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The deadline is set ahead of the meeting on purpose, so that every Council member has time to actually read what you send before it is discussed. A postmark is not enough. The proposal must be in the Village's hands by that time. Submit as early as you can. Late proposals may not be considered. Your two Village contacts for this Notice are: Kelli Waldo, Village Treasurer treasurer@villageofmulliken.org (517) 881-7544 Cheryl Goodrich, Village Clerk clerk@villageofmulliken.org (517) 927-2627 BY EMAIL. This is the simplest way to submit, and the Village prefers it. Send your proposal to BOTH email addresses above. If you do not receive a reply confirming it arrived, call and check. Do not assume it went through. BY PAPER COPY. There is no mailbox, drop box, or mail slot at the Village Hall. Anything left there will not be received and will not count as submitted. To hand in a paper proposal, call either the Treasurer or the Clerk at the numbers above and arrange a time and place to give it to one of them in person. Call several days ahead so there is time to schedule it before the deadline. BY MAIL. You may mail a proposal to: Village of Mulliken Attn: Village Treasurer and Village Clerk PO Box 231 Mulliken, MI 48861 If you mail it, understand that it counts only when it is actually in the Village's hands by the deadline, not when you put it in the mail. Mail is the slowest and least certain method. Call the Clerk to confirm it arrived. QUESTIONS AND SITE INSPECTION. Questions about this Notice, and requests to walk the property, should be directed to the Village Clerk at the number or email above. The Village will try to answer every question. Any answer that changes or clarifies this Notice will be posted publicly so that all proposers receive the same information. 6. HOW PROPOSALS WILL BE HANDLED Proposals will be considered by the Village Council at its regular meeting on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Notice of that meeting, including the place, is posted separately in accordance with the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Anyone who submits a proposal is welcome to attend, and is encouraged to. Public disclosure. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, a proposal submitted to a public body is exempt from disclosure only until the submission deadline has passed. After the deadline, your proposal is a public record and may be released to anyone who requests it. If your proposal contains information you consider confidential, identify it clearly and separately when you submit it. Understand that the Village cannot promise to withhold it, and that most of what you submit will be public. 7. EXISTING DISCUSSIONS The Village is currently in discussions with one prospective tenant regarding a portion of this property. Those discussions do not give any party an exclusive right, an option, a right of first refusal, or any priority. That party may submit a proposal on the same terms as everyone else, and all proposals received by the deadline will be considered together and judged by the same standards. 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Every proposal must state whether the proposing party, or any of its owners, partners, officers, or immediate family members, is a current Village of Mulliken officer, official, or employee, or has a business or financial relationship with one. If the answer is no, say so in writing. If the answer is yes, describe the relationship in full. Michigan law requires a public servant with a financial interest in a Village contract to disclose that interest publicly, and it places additional requirements on how and when such a contract may be approved. Disclosing early protects everyone. Failing to disclose is grounds for rejecting a proposal at any point. 9. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND NO BINDING AGREEMENT The Village of Mulliken reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, for any reason or no reason; to waive any irregularity in any proposal; to request additional information from any proposer; to negotiate terms with one or more proposers; to re-advertise or extend the deadline; and to withdraw the property from consideration entirely. This Notice is not an offer. Submitting a proposal, discussing a proposal, negotiating a proposal, or being selected does not create a lease, a sale, an option, a right of first refusal, or any other interest in the property. No agreement of any kind binds the Village unless and until it is put in writing, reviewed by the Village Attorney, approved by a vote of the Mulliken Village Council at a public meeting, and signed by the authorized representatives of all parties. No statement, conversation, understanding, or assurance by any Village officer, official, employee, or Council member, whether spoken or written, binds the Village. Only a signed written agreement approved by the Council does. Any agreement reached may include performance deadlines, Village inspection rights, continuing maintenance obligations, insurance and indemnification requirements, default provisions, and remedies available to the Village if the selected party fails to perform. The Village will not pay any cost you incur in preparing or submitting a proposal. 10. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY The Village of Mulliken does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, familial status, marital status, or disability in the consideration of proposals or in the award of any agreement. Posted by order of the Village Council Council action date: August 3, 2026 Date posted: __________________________ Posted at the Village Office, 263 Main Street, Mulliken, Michigan, and on the Village website. Cheryl Goodrich, Village Clerk LEGAL REFERENCES MCL 15.243(1)(i) Freedom of Information Act. A bid or proposal to enter into a contract is exempt from disclosure until the time for public opening, or if there is no public opening, until the deadline for submission has expired. MCL 15.261 to 15.275 Open Meetings Act. Council deliberation and decisions on these proposals must occur at a properly noticed public meeting. MCL 15.321 to 15.330 Contracts of Public Servants with Public Entities, Act 317 of 1968. Disclosure of a pecuniary interest, and the conditions under which a contract involving an interested public servant may be approved. MCL 324.20126(1)(c)(i) Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Part 201. An owner or operator who conducts a baseline environmental assessment before, or within 45 days after, the earlier of purchase, occupancy, or foreclosure, and provides it to the state within six months, is not liable for pre-existing contamination. MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804 and MCL 37.1101 to 37.1607 Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act. Village of Mulliken Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 4 District regulations, and Section 18, Site Plan Requirements.