Award Recommendation and Evaluation Synopsis RFP 26-2244.pdf

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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000643

Notice of Intent to Award Date: 7/14/2026

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Purchasing Unit has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) 260000002244 Replaceable Cutting Edges for Snowplow Underbody and Wing Blades, As Needed and has recommended an award to the following: Chemung Supply Corporation in the amount of $1,692,352.00, Valk Manufacturing Company in the amount of $2,495,355.36, and Winter Equipment Company Inc in the amount of $1,918,930.98, 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:

Anna Swanson, Solicitation Manager

Swansona1@michigan.gov

517-230-2063

Background Information:

This RFP was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor(s) to provide replaceable cutting edges on snowplow underbody and wing blades to perform winter maintenance on state trunkline. The term of this contract is one (1) year, with up to four (4) renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on June 18, 2026, for 20 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of July 8, 2026.

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

Chemung Supply Corporation

2420 Corning Road Elmira, NY 14903

No No

St Regis Culvert Inc 202 Morrell St, Charlotte, MI 48813 No No

Valk Manufacturing Company

66 East Main Street, PO Box 428 New Kingstown, PA 17072

No No

Winter Equipment Company Inc

1900 Joseph Lloyd Parkway Willoughby, OH 44094

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.

Pass/Fail Evaluation, Proposal Instructions

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

1. Confidential Treatment Form is complete and signed

2. Vendor Questions are complete

3. Schedule A is complete

4. Schedule B is complete

5. Agreement with Standard Contract Terms

Contract award(s) will be based on the responsible and responsive bidder(s) who are determined as PASS for all Pass/Fail Criteria. The full evaluation process is stated in the

RFP Proposal Instructions.

II. Evaluation Method

Responses to this solicitation were reviewed by Solicitation Manager, Anna Swanson in collaboration with the Program Manager, James Roath.

III. Evaluation Results The evaluators reviewed the proposals and made the following determinations related to the published specifications:

Spec

Specification Chemung Supply

Corporation

St Regis Culvert Inc

Valk Manufacturing

Company

Winter Equipment

Company Inc

1 Confidential Treatment Form is complete and signed

PASS PASS PASS PASS

2 Vendor Questions are complete

PASS PASS PASS PASS

3 Schedule A is complete PASS FAIL* PASS PASS

4 Schedule B is complete PASS PASS PASS PASS

5 Agreement with Standard Contract Terms

PASS FAIL* PASS PASS

*The proposal submitted by St Regis Culvert Inc is determined as Fail and will not be considered for award due to the following:

Vendor’s exceptions to the Standard Contract Terms were not acceptable to MDOT.

Although Schedule A is complete, vendor's exceptions to multiple requirements were deemed unacceptable and not within the specifications or intent of the contract.

IV. Pricing Summary

Pricing was evaluated for the bidders who received a PASS rating and is summarized below:

Deliverable Chemung Supply Corporation

Valk Manufacturing Company

Winter Equipment Company Inc

1 4’ Curved Underbody Blade (Direct Shipping (DS))

$0.00 $448,141.68 $420,266.04

2 4’ Curved Underbody Blade (Central Warehouse Shipping (CWS))

$0.00 $437,869.68 $420,266.04

3 9’ Wing Blade (DS) $0.00 $0.00 $42,349.93

4 9’ Wing Blade (CWS) $0.00 $0.00 $42,349.93

5 12’ Wing Blade (DS) $0.00 $0.00 $8,102.72

6 12’ Wing Blade (CWS) $0.00 $0.00 $8,102.72

7 Curb Feelers (DS) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

8 Curb Feelers (CWS) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

9 7’ Wing Blade Juniors (DS) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

10 7’ Wing Blade Juniors (CWS) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

11 4’ Straight Underbody Blade

(DS)

$646,176.00 $816,864.00 $488,746.80

12 4’ Straight Underbody Blade

(CWS)

$646,176.00 $792,480.00 $488,746.60

13 Specialty Blade (DS) $100,000.00 $0.00 $0.00

14 Specialty Blade (CWS) $100,000.00 $0.00 $0.00

15 Specialty Blade/Parts (DS) $100,000.00 $0.00 $0.00

16 Specialty Blade/Parts

(CWS)

$100,000.00 $0.00 $0.00

Spec

Specification Chemung Supply

Corporation

St Regis Culvert Inc

Valk Manufacturing

Company

Winter Equipment

Company Inc

PROPOSAL

DETERMINATION

PASS FAIL PASS PASS

Deliverable Chemung Supply Corporation

Valk Manufacturing Company

Winter Equipment Company Inc

Total Price $1,692,352.00 $2,495,355.36 $1,918,930.98

V. Award Recommendation:

Award Recommendation is made to the responsive and responsible bidder(s) who were determined as PASS for all Pass/Fail criteria.

Award Recommendation is made to the following:

Chemung Supply Corporation in the amount of $1,692,352.00

Valk Manufacturing Company in the amount of $2,495,355.36

Winter Equipment Company Inc in the amount of $1,918,930.98