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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000736

Notice of Intent to Award Date: August 12, 2026

The Michigan Department of Transportation, Purchasing Unit has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) 260000002435 Bridge Deck Repairs – I-75/I-69 Interchange in Genesee County and has recommended award to Z Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $348,008.00.

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:

Ruth Thole, Solicitation Manager TholeR@michigan.gov 517-335-4972

Background Information:

The purpose of the RFP was to solicit responses for selection of a Prequalified Maintenance Contractor to provide services to perform bridge deck repairs on three bridges in the I-75/I-69 Interchange, within the City of Flint, Genesee County. The contract will require deep hand chipping and concrete patching, traffic control, and other defined work.

Contractor must be prequalified in category N9-1A (Fa) Bridge Deck Repair.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on July 30, 2026, for 12 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of August 11, 2026.

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

C. A. Hull Co., Inc. 8177 Goldie St.

Commerce Twp, MI 48390

No No

Z Contractors, Inc. 50500 Design Lane Shelby Two, MI 48315

No No

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

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.

Proposal Instructions, Mandatory Minimum Requirements

A. Bidder must be currently listed as a MDOT Prequalified Contractor in category N9- 1A (Fa) Bridge Deck Repair.

B. 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.

Proposal Instructions, Evaluation Process

Proposals will be evaluated on a PASS/FAIL basis based on the following criteria:

1. Responses to Vendor Questions are complete and acceptable

2. Responses on Schedule A are complete and acceptable

3. Schedule B is complete

PASS/FAIL – contract award to lowest price PASS bidder. The full evaluation process is stated in the RFP Proposal Instructions.

II. Evaluation Method

Responses to this solicitation were reviewed by the Solicitation Manager, Ruth Thole, in collaboration with Program Manager Harold Inman and Operations Engineer Ryan

Whiteherse.

III. Evaluation Results

The evaluators reviewed the solicitation responses and made the following determinations related to the published mandatory minimum requirements and evaluation criteria.

Criteria C A Hull Co Z

Contractors

N9-1A (Fa) Prequalified Yes Yes

Bidder and bidder’s subcontractors are registered State Project Contractors

Yes Yes

Responses to Vendor Questions are complete and acceptable

Pass Pass

Responses on Schedule A are complete and acceptable Pass Pass

Schedule B is complete Pass Pass

PROPOSAL DETERMINATION PASS PASS

IV. Pricing Summary

Pricing was evaluated for the bidders who received a PASS rating and is summarized below. See attached Bid Price Comparison for bid prices for all pay items.

C A Hull Co Z Contractors

$372,158.00 $348,008.00

V. 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 Z Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $348,008.00.

Notice of Intent to Award 260000000736 Bid Price Comparison

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# ITEM DESCRIPTION C A Hull Z Contractors

1 Deck Patching, Inclusive $127,500.00 $191,250.00

2 Mobilization $30,000.00 $34,000.00

Total Hand Chipping and Deck Patching (Lines 1 through 2) $157,500.00 $225,250.00

Barricade, Type III, High Intensity, Double Sided, Lighted, Furn

$360.00 $360.00

Barricade, Type III, High Intensity, Double Sided, Lighted, Oper

$6.00 $6.00

5 Plastic Drum, Fluorescent, Furn $1,400.00 $1,400.00

6 Plastic Drum, Fluorescent, Oper $100.00 $100.00

7 Connected Arrow Board, Type C, Furn $800.00 $800.00

8 Connected Arrow Board, Type C, Oper $200.00 $200.00

Sign, Portable, Changeable Message, NTCIP–Compliant, Furn

$3,700.00 $3,700.00

Sign, Portable, Changeable Message, NTCIP–Compliant, Oper

$200.00 $200.00

11 Minor Traf Devices $197,000.00 $112,000.00

12 Sign Cover $120.00 $120.00

13 Mobile Attenuator $7,500.00 $600.00

14 Sign, Type B, Temp, Prismatic, Furn $2,454.00 $2,454.00

15 Sign, Type B, Temp, Prismatic, Oper $818.00 $818.00

Total Traffic Control (Lines 3 though 15) $214,658.00 $122,758.00

GRAND TOTAL $372,158.00 $348,008.00