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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 270000000088

Notice of Intent to Award Date: 11/6/2026

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Purchasing Unit has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) 270000000016 Grounds Maintenance & On Call Snow Removal MDOT Muskegon TSC and has recommended an award to the following:

Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf Creek Landscape Services, LLC in the amount of $12,515.00.

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:

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 lawncare, grounds maintenance, and on-call snowplowing to the MDOT Muskegon TSC. 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 October 5, 2026, for 14 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of October 19, 2026.

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

Knuth Enterprises, Inc 11249 Sparta Ave NW Sparta, MI 49345

No No

Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf Creek Landscape Services, LLC

11564 Wilson St Coopersville, MI 49404

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

The Contractor and staff conducting chemical application must be certified in the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Commercial Pesticide Applicator Categories: Category 3B – Ornamental Plant and Shade Tree Pest Management and Category 6 – Right of Way Pest. Anyone applying chemicals must be certified.

Evaluation Process, Pass/Fail Evaluation

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 Questions are acceptable

3. Schedule A is complete and responses are acceptable

4. Schedule B is complete

5. Agreement with Standard Contract Terms

Contract award(s) will be to 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, Marc Fredrickson.

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

Spec

Specification Knuth Enterprises, Inc

Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf

Creek Landscape Services, LLC

1 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Commercial

YES YES

IV. Pricing Summary

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

Deliverable Knuth Enterprises, Inc

Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf Creek Landscape Services, LLC

1 Mowing & Trim $4,980.00 $3,000.00

2 Fertilizer/Herbicide Application

$1,036.00 $600.00

3 Cleaning Gutters $750.00 $550.00

4 Grounds Maintenance $555.00 $1,200.00

5 Snowplowing $3,900.00 $3,000.00

6 Shoveling $3,300.00 $1,300.00

7 Herbicide/Weed Application

$259.00 $175.00

8 Wood Chips/Bark $1,050.00 $1,190.00

9 Spring Clean Up $625.00 $500.00

10 Fall Clean Up $1,750.00 $1,000.00

Total Price $18,205.00 $12,515.00

V. Award Recommendation:

Spec

Specification Knuth Enterprises, Inc

Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf

Creek Landscape Services, LLC

Pesticide Applicator Categories; Category 3B – Ornamental Plant and Shade Tree Pest Management and Category 6 – Right of Way Pest

2 Confidential Treatment Form is complete and signed

PASS PASS

3 Responses on Vendor Questions are acceptable

PASS PASS

4 Schedule A is complete and responses are acceptable

PASS PASS

5 Schedule B is complete PASS PASS

6 Agreement with Standard Contract Terms PASS PASS

PROPOSAL DETERMINATION PASS PASS

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 over all price as demonstrated by its proposal.

Award Recommendation is made to Wolf Creek Landscape Services LLC dba Wolf Creek

Landscape Services, LLC in the amount of $12,515.00.