Twelve Year Under Bridge Inspection Unit Inspection/rebuild

The State of Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Office of Operations Administrative Services, Fleet Division, is soliciting proposals through a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a one-time contract to perform ANSI-approved inspections and rebuild services on a 12-year-old Aspen Aerial model A62 under bridge inspection unit (MDOT Truck 04-1707), a 2009 model mounted on a 2009 Peterbilt chassis. The procurement encompasses comprehensive inspection, maintenance, and restoration work across 18 major work categories including chassis and sub-frame work, axle servicing, turntable refurbishment, boom assembly overhauls, platform restoration, hydraulic system replacement, and electrical system upgrades, with all work required to comply with manufacturer standards and current ANSI A92.8 stability testing requirements. Deliverables include completion of all inspection and rebuild services within 140 days, delivery of two sets of operating and maintenance manuals, a one-year warranty beginning at the in-service date, a minimum of eight hours of operator and mechanics training for 6-8 MDOT employees, and technical support availability from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. The unit must be picked up from 6333 Lansing Road, Lansing, Michigan, and returned to the MDOT OOAS Garage at 2522 West Main Street, Lansing. Questions from bidders must be submitted by July 16, 2020, with answers posted by July 22, 2020, and all proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. Eastern on July 29, 2020, with an anticipated contract effective date of September 1, 2020, extending through December 31, 2021. Proposals are evaluated on the following weighted criteria: statement of work (15 percent), training (25 percent), vendor experience with verifiable references (25 percent), state experience (5 percent), and technical specifications completion (30 percent), with only proposals achieving 80 or more technical evaluation points eligible for pricing evaluation and award consideration.

The State reserves the right to consider qualified disabled veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned business status as a factor in final award decisions, indicating that such designations may provide a competitive advantage. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract requires all costs to be included in pricing proposals, encompassing inspection and rebuild fees, training costs, and transport fees, which should be submitted on Schedule B in modifiable format, with contractors permitted to offer quick payment term discounts as incentive. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available procurement documents, payment for awarded work will be made through Electronic Funds Transfer within 45 days of invoice receipt. The contract is subject to federal provisions including compliance with the Clean Air Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements. The solicitation manager is Mark Morrison, reachable at (517) 241-2343 or Morrisonm@michigan.gov.