1881+notice+of+intent.docx

This document is a Notice of Intent to Award from the State of North Dakota's Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) for the Century Center Snow Removal solicitation (Number 1881.485.2025). The solicitation was opened on October 16, 2025, and the state intends to award the contract to Capital City Construction, Inc. The project involves comprehensive snow removal services for the Century Center parking lots located at 1600 E Century Avenue in Bismarck, requiring clearing of all parking lots and roadways before 6:00 AM on weekdays, snow pile removal within 48 hours after snowfall, and sand spreading. The initial contract term is twenty months, with an option for a two-year renewal, and the anticipated contract start date is November 1, 2025.

The solicitation requires contractors to have a minimum of three years of commercial snow removal experience and specific equipment, including at least one loader with a 2-cubic-yard bucket and two trucks with 10-cubic-yard boxes. The total parking lot asphalt area is 163,625 square feet, and the contract will be evaluated using a 100-point scale (60 points for technical proposal, 40 points for cost proposal). Contractors must provide hourly rates for equipment and operators, including a per-cubic-yard rate for salt sand. The state will not make advance payments, and payments will be made within 45 calendar days after receipt of a correct invoice. No specific budget range or total contract value is provided, and there are no set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises.