Mowing & Seeding Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Wexford

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued a Request for Proposal on June 14, 2019, for mowing and seeding services across Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Wexford counties, with proposals due by 3:00 p.m. EST on June 28, 2019. The procurement seeks contractor services to maintain wildlife habitat openings across four blocks totaling 219.5 acres: Block I comprises 73.5 acres in Grand Traverse County, Block II contains 53.4 acres in Kalkaska County, Block III includes 80.2 acres in Kalkaska County, and Block IV consists of 12.4 acres in Wexford County. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, rye seed (at one bushel per acre), and supplies, with work scheduled to begin no sooner than August 1, 2019 and completion required by September 15, 2019 (with Blocks III and IV having an accelerated completion date of September 1, 2019). Bidders are encouraged to conduct site visits before submission, with bidder questions due by June 21, 2019, and no pre-bid meeting was scheduled. Pricing must be submitted on a per-acre basis for each block, with all costs included in the quoted price. Proposals will be evaluated on technical merit using a 50-point Vendor Questions Worksheet and 50-point Schedule A Statement of Work evaluation, with only proposals scoring 80 or more points advancing to price evaluation; the State reserves the right to award contracts to one or more bidders and is not obligated to accept the lowest price.

Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, as well as Umbrella/Excess Liability Insurance of $5,000,000. The contract term runs from August 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, with payment terms of Net 45 Days After Receipt of Invoice (unless a quick payment discount is offered) and all payments made via Electronic Funds Transfer; invoices must be submitted by September 20, 2019. Liquidated damages are assessed at $500 plus $100 per day for late or improper completion. No set-aside designations or restrictions on types of organizations responding were identified, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors were specified in the available documentation. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the primary solicitation documents. The RFP documentation indicates that federal provisions are included as a standard addendum, though no specific federal funding source is identified in the primary solicitation.