Roadside Mowing Services Adrian Garage - Lenawee County

2026-11-03

SCOPE This RFP is for roadside and clear vision corner mowing services along various trunkline routes including US - 223 , M - 52 , M - 50 , US - 12 , M - 156 , and M - 34 in Lenawee County . The purpose of this contract is to maintain the state trunkline roadsides per MDOT specifications and standards set forth in the contract . The Contractor shall provide all labor , materials / supplies , equipment , tools , supervision , and any incidental services or items required to perform the Contract Activities at the frequencies and locations outlined by the State and otherwise do all things necessary for , or incidental to , the performance of Contract Activities specified within this Contract . All Contract Activities will be performed during the mowing season , defined as between June1st and October 31st of each Contract year , as solely determined by the Department . All Contract Activities must be performed as described in this Contract and in accordance with the progress schedule submitted at the annual Pre - Maintenance Meetings . The Contractor shall , at all times , provide satisfactory equipment and a force of qualified workers sufficient , in the opinion of the State , to perform the work described herein . The force of qualified workers shall be sufficient to perform litter pickup , mowing , trimming , and related activities on a timely basis . Requirements Description of Work The Contractor must perform roadside mowing operations on all state trunklines within MDOT ’ s jurisdictional area in Lenawee County . The activities required will include , as directed by the Program Manager , flat area mowing , clear vision mowing , hand trimming , and traffic control . The roadway limits of each type of mowing and approximate acres are listed in the Schedule B - Pricing Roadside Mowing LSS . The areas defined shall be mowed two ( 2 ) times during the mowing season . Vegetation as used in this contract refers to grass , weeds , and small woody plants . The Contractor shall trim grass and / or vegetation around signs , bridge abutments , piers , landscape areas and other appurtenances that cannot be reached with the larger equipment . This includes the area along the MDOT right - of - way fence adjacent to the Service Drive shoulders and in the interchange . During flat mowing operations , connecting street intersections , and special site restriction areas shall be mowed and trimmed as directed by the Program Manager . This work will be paid at the contract unit price for Optional Clear Vision mowing . Roadside Mowing and Trimming Requirements Mowing Schedule The Contractor shall be notified by the Program Manager when and where to begin each mowing cycle . The Contractor shall have 30 working days from the date of notification to complete each cycle . The Contractor is responsible to notify the Program Manager via email or phone before starting work and during mowing operations on a daily basis to identify the scheduled mowing areas . Mowing start date will be determined by the Program Manager . Clear Vision Mowing Clear vision area mowing is required to provide adequate sight distances at intersections , around curves and to assure that traffic control devices and signs are visible . These areas will be designated by the Program Manager . More than one cycle of Clear Vision Mowing may be performed each year at the Program Manger ’ s discretion . Trimming Trimming shall be performed by mechanical or hand method around all obstructions , such as signs supports , delineators , guard posts , guardrail sections , utility poles , abutments , structures and landscaping ( trees , shrubs , etc .) that may be within the designated mowing areas . Certain areas to be mowed may contain survey stakes , which must not be distributed . Hand trimming shall be required around them . Grassed areas which are saturated with water during certain periods of the year to the point where equipment may not be used without extensive damage to the turf , shall not be mowed at that particular time , but shall be mowed later when the areas are dry . Payment shall be for the applicable work item . Equipment Requirements The Contractor shall furnish , operate , and maintain suitable and adequate equipment necessary to perform the mowing operation in an approved safe , workmanlike manner without hinderance , delay or damage to the roadside . The equipment shall be capable of doing a neat job of mowing without misses or skips . The Contract shall provide a list of all the equipment that will be utilized to perform Contract Activities in Schedule C - Equipment List . Mower decks shall be washed clean before the start of mowing to prevent the spread of invasive species . Use of non - compliant equipment or equipment not capable of completing of Contract Activities in a Contract - compliant manner may be considered by the State to be a material breach of this Contract , in respect of which the State may elect to terminate this Contract for cause under Termination for Cause in the Standard Terms . Type of Equipment The equipment must be commercially available , in good repair , and shall be maintained so as to produce a clean , sharp cut to the grass at all times . Equipment which in any way pulls or rips grass , or damages the turf , shall not be allowed . All equipment must be capable of adjusting the cut height to about five ( 5 ) inches . Flat Areas Tractors used for flat area mowing shall have a minimum of 55 horsepower per tactor at the power takeoff ( PTO ) and be capable of cutting a width of 12 feet in a single pass . Tractors shall be equipped to provide the power to the mowing attachment . The equipment specified to mow slope areas may also be used to mow flat areas . Tractor used for trim mowing shall have a minimum of 30 horsepower at the power of take - off and be capable of cutting a width of no less than five ( 5 ) feet in a single pass . The tractor shall be equipped to provide the power to the mowing attachment . A minimum of one ( 1 ) production mower and one ( 1 ) trim mower , as described above , to be used concurrently within the contract area , will be required per 250 acres of mowing as specified in the mowing quantities . LOCATION - 1ST MOWING CYCLE ( Roadside plus Clear Vision ) ACRES PER CYCLE Price per ACRE ANNUAL PRICE 1 US - 223 Roadside Mowing - Freeway - US - 127 SE to Lenawee / Monroe County Line - County Line Road . Includes 2 . 58 acres Clear Vision mowing . 83 . 23 X = 0 . 0 2 M - 52 Roadside Mowing - Michigan / Ohio State Line North to US - 12 . Includes 9 . 25 acres Clear Vison mowing . 45 . 9 X = 0 . 0 3 M - 50 Roadside Mowing - US - 12 East to County Line Rd . Includes 8 . 25 acres Clear Vision mowing . 52 . 3 X = 0 . 0 4 US - 12 Roadside Mowing - M - 52 East to Washtenaw County Line . Includes 0 . 5 acres of Clear Vision mowing . 6 . 2 X = 0 . 0 5 M - 156 Roadside Mowing - Michigan / Ohio State Line North to M - 34 . No Clear Vision mowing is required in this location . 24 . 1 X = 0 . 0 6 M - 34 Roadside Mowing - US - 127 East to Madison Street in Adrian . No Clear Vision mowing is required in this location . 42 . 5 X = 0 . 0 7 TOTAL PRICE PER CYCLE 0 . 0 8 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CYCLES PER YEAR Number of Cycles at Program Manager Discrestion 2 9 TOTAL PRICE FOR ONE YEAR ( Line 7 x Line 8 ) 0 . 0 10 NUMBER OF CONTRACT YEARS 3 11 TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE ( Line 9 x Line 10 ) 0 . 0

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2026-04-29