Award.HMA.CR681.RR.3153.pdf

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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000012 Notice of Intent to Award Date: 10/7/2025

The Michigan Department of Transportation’s purchasing office has completed the evaluation of RFP 250000003153, HMA I-94 Lane Replacement (CR681) in Van Buren County, and has recommended an award to Rieth-Riley, Inc., in the amount of $427,931.00, pending State Administrative Board approval, if applicable. More information on the State Administrative Board can be found at: State Administrative Board.

Bidders who were not recommended for the award are encouraged to schedule a debriefing session with the Solicitation Manager. The debriefing session will provide the bidder with the State’s rationale on why the bidder was not recommended for the award. The Solicitation Manager may be contacted as follows:

ReChelle I. Kendrick, Solicitation Manager KendrickR1@michigan.gov 517-335-5905

Background Information:

MDOT Southwest Region is seeking a contractor who will perform the following, as directed by the Engineer: Maintain traffic according to the Special Provision for Maintaining Traffic in the Proposal. Remove the existing pavement under the bridges as shown in the details. Use of the pay items Subgrade Undercutting, Type II and Subbase, LM, will be determined by the Engineer. Place and compact aggregate base (21AA). Replace with eleven inches (11”) of hot mix asphalt as shown in the plans. Place Shoulder, CI on existing aggregate shoulders, according to the typical sections or as directed by the Engineer. Apply Permanent Pavement Markings.

Bidder:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on Friday, September 26, 2025 for ten (10) days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of Monday, October 6, 2025 by 3:00 p.m., EST.

Bidders Address, City, State, Zip Code SDVOB* GDBE**

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

2350 Pipestone, Benton Harbor MI 49022 No No

Michigan Paving and Materials Company

2575 Haggerty Road, Suite 100 Canton, MI 48188

No Yes

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business **GDBE: Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

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EVALUATION SYNOPSIS

I. Evaluation Process A Responsible Vendor is a vendor that demonstrates it has the ability to successfully perform the duties identified by the solicitation. A Responsive proposal is one that is submitted in accordance with the solicitation instructions and meets all mandatory requirements identified in the solicitation.

MANDATORY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

A. To avoid disqualification, the Contractor (or subcontractor) must be currently listed as a MDOT Prequalified Contractor in the following category: Cb – HMA

The list of Prequalified Contractors may be found at https://mdotjboss.state.mi.us/PSVR/PrequalifiedContractors.htm.

B. In accordance with Public Act 10 of 2023 (see MCL - Act 10 of 2023 - Michigan Legislature), the bidder and all subcontractors of the bidder must be registered with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to perform work on State of Michigan projects. A copy of the bidder’s and their listed subcontractors’ active State Project Registration Confirmation letter (provided by LEO) must be submitted with bidder’s solicitation response.

Certified Payroll Submission and the Registration for State Project Contractor may be completed on the LEO website, LEO - Prevailing Wage.

Only proposals meeting the mandatory minimum requirements will be considered for evaluation. Both bidders met the mandatory minimum requirements.

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS.

The State will evaluate each bid response on a PASS/FAIL basis based on the following criteria:

Criteria Pass/Fail

1. Responses to Vendor Questions are complete and acceptable

2. Responses on Schedule A are complete and acceptable

3. Schedule B is complete

The full evaluation process is stated in the RFP Proposal Instructions. It was determined by the evaluators who reviewed the proposal that both bidders passed the assessment based on the factors outlined above.

II. Evaluation Method Responses to this solicitation were reviewed by ReChelle Kendrick, Solicitation Manager, in conjunction with Mike Streeter, Maintenance Coordinator; Kerry DenBraber, Engineer Manager; Michael Bippley, Traffic, Safety & Operations Engineer, Southwest Region

III. Pricing Summary

Bidder Award Amount

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. $427,931.00

Michigan Paving and Materials Company 455,341.50

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IV. Award Recommendation Award Recommendation is made to the responsive and responsible bidder who receives a PASS rating and offers the lowest price to the State of Michigan. Low price is determined by the bidder who meets the requirements and offers the lowest overall price as demonstrated by its proposal. Award Recommendation is made to Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $427,931.00.