As-Needed Guardrail Maintenance, Baraga & Houghton Counties

The State of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), is seeking proposals from prequalified contractors to provide as-needed guardrail maintenance and repair services for Baraga County and Houghton County. The work will involve the installation, replacement, and maintenance of various types of guardrail systems, including galvanized beam guardrail, approach terminals, posts, blocks, and reflectors. The contractor will be required to use MDOT's Vueworks asset management system for documentation and reporting. Proposals are due by 3:00 PM Eastern on March 18, 2022, and the anticipated contract start date is April 20, 2022. The contract term is one year with two optional one-year extensions.

The RFP specifies that the State may consider total cost of ownership factors and overall economic impact to the State when evaluating proposals. The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the best value to the State. The solicitation is limited to MDOT's prequalified contractors in Service Category N96L General-Guardrail. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The incumbent contractor, if any, is not specified. The estimated annual cost for the guardrail maintenance services is not provided in the available information.