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AWARD RECOMMENDATION

Notice of Intent to Award Number: 240000000465

The Michigan Department of Transportation, Purchasing Unit has completed the evaluation of Request for Proposal (RFP) 240000001394 HMA Skip Paving – M-59 in Oakland County and has recommended award to Cadillac Asphalt LLC in the amount of $817,091.33 pending State Administrative Board approval. 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:

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 perform asphalt patch repairs along M-59 between Telegraph Rd (US-24) and Franklin Blvd. Work will require milling, removal and disposal of existing bituminous asphalt, installation of binder, installation of finished course of hot mix asphalt, providing traffic control, installing pavement markings, and other defined work. Contractor (or subcontractor) must be prequalified in the following categories:

Cb (Hot Mix Asphalt/Bituminous Paving) N93A (Cold Milling) N3 (Pavement Marking)

Bidders:

The RFP was posted on SIGMA VSS on February 27, 2024, for 14 days. The following bidders submitted proposals by the published due date of March 12, 2024.

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

Ajax Paving Industries, Inc.

1957 Crooks Rd., Ste A Troy, MI 48084

No No

Cadillac Asphalt LLC 39255 Country Club Dr., Ste B20 Farmington Hills, MI 48331

No No

Florence Cement Company 51515 Corridor Shelby Township, MI 48315

No No

*SDVOB: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business **GDBE: Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/0,5552,7-358-82550_85746_48756---,00.html

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 bidder must be prequalified in in the following categories:

Cb (Hot Mix Asphalt/Bituminous Paving) N93A (Cold Milling) N3 (Pavement Marking)

Evaluation Process, Pass/Fail Evaluation

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

Contract award 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 the Solicitation Manager, Ruth Thole, in collaboration with the Program Manager, William Bair.

III. Evaluation Results

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

Criteria Ajax Paving Industries

Cadillac Asphalt

Florence Cement

Cb prequalified Yes Yes Yes

N93A prequalified Yes Yes Yes

N3 prequalified Yes* Yes* Yes*

Responses to Vendor Questions are complete and acceptable

Pass Pass Pass

Responses on Schedule A are complete and acceptable

Pass Pass Pass

Schedule B is complete Pass Pass Pass

PROPOSAL DETERMINATION Pass Pass Pass

*Subcontractor is prequalified in this category

IV. Pricing Summary

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

Ajax Paving Industries Cadillac Asphalt Florence Cement

$867,428.53 $817,091.33 $948,020.32

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 Cadillac Asphalt LLC in the amount of $817,091.33.