Mowing Brighton Garage and Park & Rides in Livingston County

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is issuing Request for Proposal No. 260000001557 for comprehensive grounds maintenance services at the Brighton Maintenance Garage and nine Park-and-Ride locations throughout Livingston County. The procurement encompasses lawn mowing, trimming, litter pickup, and seasonal cleanup services across approximately 11 acres of service area. Specifically, the contractor must perform 26 lawn mowings annually at the Brighton Garage (located at 10102 East Grand River Avenue, Brighton, Michigan 48116) with accompanying trimming and litter removal, plus one spring and one fall cleanup requiring removal of leaves, twigs, branches, and debris; an additional 10 lawn mowings with trimming and litter pickup are required at nine Park-and-Ride sites on an as-needed and as-requested basis. All services must be performed Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the seasonal period of April through October, with service locations including the Spencer Road Park and Rides, Kensington Park and Ride, Lee Road Park and Ride, Silver Lake Park and Ride, 8 Mile Park and Ride, D-19 Park and Ride, Old 23 off M-59 Park and Ride, and the newly constructed M-36 Park and Ride. The contractor must own all equipment and have it available at the contract start date, with pricing submitted on a per-occasion basis via modifiable Microsoft Word or Excel schedules (Schedule B.2 for Pricing and Schedule C for Equipment List). A mandatory pre-proposal meeting was held on March 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with an optional on-site walkthrough conducted on April 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Brighton Maintenance Garage; proposals are due by April 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with an anticipated contract start date of April 22, 2026. The initial contract term runs three years (April 22, 2026 through April 21, 2029) with two optional one-year renewal periods available at the State's sole discretion, and pricing must remain firm throughout the entire contract period with no price escalation permitted. The evaluation criteria include best value considerations, qualified disabled veteran-owned business and service-disabled veteran-owned business status, and prior performance history.

This procurement contains no set-aside designations and is open to all qualified vendors, though the State will give favorable consideration to qualified disabled veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses as part of the best value evaluation process. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the RFP documentation. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, along with automobile liability and workers' compensation insurance as specified in the contract terms. Eight landscaping and property maintenance vendors attended the mandatory pre-proposal meeting, including S&L Landscape, Teddy's Lawn & Landscape, Lansing Real Green Lawncare, Lawn Crafters, JA Makin Properties, ET Landscaping, and Clearwater Property Service. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available RFP documentation; however, the total contract price will be calculated as the annual price multiplied by three years. The State reserves liquidated damages provisions of $1,000 plus $50 per day for late or improper completion of contract activities, and the contractor is responsible for all equipment, tools, personnel, and repair of any damage caused during mowing operations. For questions or additional information, bidders should contact Ruth Thole at MDOT via telephone at 517-335-4972 or email at TholeR@michigan.gov.