This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Morristown, Vermont. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Awarded companies - "Tetreault's Maple Farm, LLC, JMS Services , K.A. Bagley, Inc., Mathews Excavating, Slow Burners Inc., Patenaude Bush Hogging, Inc., Brandon Stevens Mowing LLC , Harold Wilkins Contracting, Summit Contracting and Property" $$8,000,000 The District Maintenance and Fleet Division of the Vermont Agency of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as VTrans, is seeking contractor services to provide tractor(s) with operator and mowing attachments to be used for mowing roadsides on the State highway systems (interstate and non-interstate) or other areas as identified by the Contract Manager. Mowers shall have the ability to operate on steep slopes and/or to mow on the back side of guardrail sections. Contractors may propose one or both types of mowers (regular and over the rail). The Contractor shall provide suitable equipment to accomplish at least 15 to 20 acres of roadside mowing per day. Prequalification is not required in order to submit a proposal for this RFP. All work will be accomplished in accordance with the following: o Scope of Work (SOW) dated November 24, 2021; o Attachment C: Standard State Provisions for Contracts and Grants dated December 15, 2017 o 2020 General Terms and Conditions for Contracts and Services Proposers' Conference: There will not be a mandatory or optional pre-bid meeting. The selected contractor will be required to provide a Labor and Materials Bond and Compliance Bond in accordance with 19 V.S.A. 10(9) and (10), equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the total contract amount. All questions related to this RFP shall be forwarded to Caryn Pletzer, AOT Contract Administration, in writing, by e-mail at caryn.pletzer@vermont.gov . All such questions and requests shall be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2021. VTrans will not be bound by any oral communications. All questions or requests for clarification received will be documented and answered after this date. Communication with other VTranspersonnel regarding this RFP is prohibited and may result in the rejection of your proposal. VTrans intends to select one (1) Contractor to perform these services under a contract. VTrans will enter into a contract, with an initial term of two (2) years with the option of extending for two (2) additional one (1) year periods. All proposals become the property of VTrans upon submission. The cost of preparing, submitting and presenting a proposal isthe sole expense of the Proposer. Unselected proposals shall be securely disposed of at VTrans' discretion. VTrans reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received as a result of this solicitation, to negotiate with any qualified source, to waive any formality and any technicalities or to cancel this RFP in part or in its entirety if it is in the best interest of VTrans. This solicitation of proposals in no way obligates VTrans to award a contract.