Michigan.gov/MiProcurement

AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 260000000868

Notice of Intent to Award Date: 9/9/2026

The Department of Transportation (MDOT) Purchasing Unit has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) 260000002504 Catch Basin/Drainage Structure Cleaning

State Trunkline Allegan and Barry Counties and has recommended an award to Nelson

Haines Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC in the amount of $945,000.00, 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:

Anna Swanson, Solicitation Manager.

Swansona1@michigan.gov

517-230-2063

Background Information:

This RFP was to solicit responses for selection of a Contractor to provide Catch

Basin/Drainage Structure Cleaning State Trunkline MDOT-Grand Region, Grand Rapids

TSC, Allegan and Barry Counties. The term of this contract is three (3) years, with up to two

(2) renewal options.

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on August 19, 2026, for 14 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of September 2, 2026.

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

Nelson Haines Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC

6287 Barker Dr, Waterford, MI 48329 No No

Perceptrive Service & Operations LLC dba Water and Wastewater Services

140 E Bridge Street, Plainwell, MI 49080 No No

Plummer’s Environmental Service Inc

10075 Sedroc Ind. Dr, Byron Center, MI 49315

No No

Power Vac of Michigan, Inc.

1701 Steele Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49507

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. Responses on Vendor Question Worksheet are acceptable

3. Schedule A is complete and responses are acceptable

4. Schedule B is complete

5. Schedule C is complete with a list of equipment MDOT deems as acceptable for the performance of the contract

6. Agreement with Standard Contract Terms

Contract award will be based on the 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 Solicitation Manager, Anna Swanson, in collaboration with the Program Manager, Brian Peets.

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

Spec # Specification Nelson Haines

Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

LLC

Perceptive Service &

Operations LLC dba

Water and Wastewater

Services

Plummer’s Environmental

Service Inc

Power Vac of Michigan, Inc.

1 Confidential Treatment Form is complete and signed

PASS PASS PASS PASS

Spec # Specification Nelson Haines

Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

LLC

Perceptive Service &

Operations LLC dba

Water and Wastewater

Services

Plummer’s Environmental

Service Inc

Power Vac of Michigan, Inc.

2 Responses on Vendor Question Worksheet are acceptable

PASS PASS FAIL* PASS

3 Schedule A is complete and responses are acceptable

PASS PASS PASS PASS

4 Schedule B is complete PASS PASS PASS PASS

5 Schedule C is complete with a list of equipment MDOT deems as acceptable for the performance of the contract

PASS PASS PASS PASS

6 Agreement with Standard Contract Terms

PASS PASS PASS PASS

PROPOSAL

DETERMINATION

PASS PASS FAIL PASS

*The proposal submitted by Plummer’s Environmental Service Inc is determined as Fail and will not be considered for award due to the following:

Vendor failed to provide required information for Vendor Questions Worksheet Section 2 Company Background Information.

IV. Pricing Summary

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

Deliverable Nelson Haines Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

LLC

Perceptive Service & Operations LLC dba Water and Wastewater Services

Power Vac of Michigan, Inc.

1 Clean basins in Allegan and Barry counties on MDOT trunkline

$742,780.00 $978,070.00 $1,485,834.00

Deliverable Nelson Haines Plumbing and Drain Cleaning

LLC

Perceptive Service & Operations LLC dba Water and Wastewater Services

Power Vac of Michigan, Inc.

2 Emergency cleanout of catch basins

$90,220.00 $97,500.00 $104,000.00

3 Clean 12-36" catch basin leads in Allegan and Barry counties on MDOT trunkline

$72,000.00 $48,000.00 $48,000.00

4 Clean catch basin leads that are 36" and greater in Allegan and Barry counties on MDOT trunkline

$40,000.00 $16,000.00 $36,000.00

Total Price $945,000.00 $1,139,570.00 $1,673,834.00

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 Nelson Haines Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC in the amount of $945,000.00.