LSS_MDOT_Aerial_Drone_Herbicide_Application_GRAND RIVER - 2026.docx

This Location Specification Sheet outlines a wetland mitigation service contract issued by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Environmental Services Section for aerial drone herbicide application in the Grand Region. The project involves treating up to 13 acres of Phragmites (an invasive wetland plant species) at the Grand River Watershed Bank / VanTimmeren site located in Robinson Township, Ottawa County, approximately 2 miles north of Lake Michigan Drive and 0.5 miles east of 104th Avenue on Bass Drive (Township T07N, R15W, Section 13 NE). The scope of work requires contractors to provide materials, staging, and aerial drone application services for herbicide treatment. Shape files of the specific treatment areas will be provided to selected applicators after bids are reviewed and accepted for award. No specific bid response dates, site visit requirements, bidders' meetings, or contract award and completion dates are listed in this specification sheet.

Pricing for this contract must be submitted on a cost-per-acre basis with a total cost calculation, with all materials, staging, and application services included in the proposed price per acre. Bidders must certify that pricing was developed independently and submit proposals in the provided modifiable format, though additional non-modifiable formats such as PDF are acceptable. Failure to complete the pricing schedule as requested may result in proposal disqualification. The document notes that the State is not obligated to purchase herbicide application services in the quantities listed. Additional information regarding funding sources, specific contract start and end dates, and other salient terms should be obtained through the MDOT Contract Services Division, Purchasing Unit (ReChelle Kendrick, 517-335-5905, KendrickR1@michigan.gov) or the Program Manager, Jeremie Wilson (517-335-4394, WilsonJ3@michigan.gov).