9-JH27-105 Official Bid Results.xlsx

This is an Official Bid Results document for the State of Utah Division of Purchasing and Division of Wildlife Resources for Invitation for Bid (IFB) JH27-105, which solicited aerial herbicide application services for the Lost Creek-Sanpitch Rejuvenation project. The project encompasses two units totaling 2,622 acres requiring aerial herbicide application according to the specified Scope of Work. Unit 1 comprises 1,623 acres and Unit 2 comprises 999 acres. The contract must be completed by or before October 5th, 2026, with the contractor required to work closely with the Project Manager to schedule optimal flight times and guarantee pricing for project completion. A mandatory site visit was not required, though potential bidders were strongly encouraged to inspect the site to assess conditions affecting contract performance costs.

Five vendors submitted bids for this opportunity: Best Kept Lawns of Utah, Clark Seed, Hammond Helicopter LLC, Peak Performance Helicopters LLC, and SafeChem Pest. Hammond Helicopter, LLC was awarded the contract as the lowest cost responsive and responsible bidder with a total cost of $144,210.00, submitting per-acre rates of $55.00 for Unit 1 (totaling $89,265.00) and $55.00 for Unit 2 (totaling $54,945.00). Competing bids ranged from $150,083.28 to $192,952.98 in total project cost. The other bidders' per-acre rates varied from $57.24 to $73.59 for Unit 1 and $57.24 to $73.59 for Unit 2, reflecting significant price differentiation across the five responding vendors.