LSS_MDOT_Aerial_Drone_Herbicide_Application_M-24 OAKWOOD - 2026.docx

This Location Specification Sheet (LSS) is issued by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Environmental Services Section for a wetland mitigation site drone herbicide application project. The project involves aerial drone herbicide treatment of up to 6 acres of Phragmites located 0.5 mile east of M-15 on the north side of Oakwood Road in Brandon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. The specific contract site is designated as M-24/Oakwood, with coordinates in Section T05N, R09E, Section 07 NW. Shape files delineating the treatment areas will be provided digitally to the selected applicator(s) following bid review and contract award. The document does not specify response dates, due dates, site visit requirements, or a formal bidders conference, nor does it indicate specific contract start and end dates, award dates, or renewal options.

Bidders are required to submit pricing proposals on a cost-per-acre basis for the aerial drone herbicide treatment, with total cost calculated based on the acreage treated. All listed costs must be all-inclusive, covering materials, staging, and application via aerial drone. Pricing proposals must be submitted in a modifiable format, with an optional non-modifiable format (PDF) allowed as supplementary documentation; failure to complete the pricing schedule as requested may result in proposal disqualification. Contractors certify that prices are independently determined. The procurement contact is ReChelle Kendrick with MDOT's Contract Services Division, Purchasing Unit (517-335-5905), and the program manager is Jeremie Wilson (517-335-4394). The state reserves the right not to purchase the quantities listed and does not indicate set-asides, incumbents, funding sources, or specific contract amounts.