PMC Project M81Wolf Rd_Towerline, Buena Vista Twp Saginaw Co

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP 25-2910) for Hot Mix Asphalt milling and resurfacing work on M-81 from Wolf Road to Towerline Road in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County. The procurement encompasses 0.53 miles of roadway requiring 2-inch cold milling of existing HMA surface and placement of 2-inch HMA 5EML high-stress paving on a 3-lane roadway with shoulders, including temporary and permanent pavement markings. Qualified contractors must be currently prequalified by MDOT in the Hot Mix Asphalt/Bituminous Patching category and registered with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. All work must be completed in four consecutive calendar days (Monday through Thursday) between September 8 and September 30, 2025, with construction limited to 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. nightly hours, and contractors must provide at least three calendar days' notice to MDOT prior to beginning work. The State will evaluate proposals on a PASS/FAIL basis and award the contract to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest price based on complete submissions of Schedule A (Statement of Work) and Schedule B (pricing). The RFP was posted on August 8, 2025, with a proposal deadline of 3:00 p.m. Eastern on August 18, 2025; bidders may submit questions by August 12, 2025, with answers posted by August 14, 2025, and the anticipated contract start date is September 8, 2025, with a contract term through October 30, 2025.

This procurement includes no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on organizational status or disadvantaged enterprise classifications. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements as specified in the Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule for Saginaw County, with rates ranging from approximately $15.54 to $96.72 per hour depending on trade classification and experience level, effective through the September 1, 2025 contract award deadline. Contractors must furnish performance and lien bonds each equal to 100% of the total contract price and maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence. Liquidated damages will be assessed at $500 per day for contracts under $100,000 and up to $800 per day for contracts between $100,000 and $500,000 for late completion. No specific funding source or total contract value is disclosed in the RFP documentation, and no incumbent vendors or renewal options are identified.