2026-501_Equipment_Specification_Form.pdf

This is an Equipment Specification Form for a Request for Bid issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for road grading services in the Warroad Forestry Area. The Department is soliciting bids for all labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, and incidentals necessary to grade State Forest roads located in Beltrami, Roseau, and Lake of the Woods Counties. The project encompasses approximately 200 miles of forest road grading at an estimated 500 hours per year, though quantities are not guaranteed. Contractors must submit responses electronically through the Swift Portal, with no email or faxed submissions accepted. All responses must comply with the latest event version to avoid rejection. The solicitation includes attachments that vendors are responsible for reviewing and complying with in their entirety.

The Equipment Specification Form requires prime contractors to provide detailed specifications for a motor grader, including make and model, horsepower, wheelbase, moldboard length, and whether the equipment includes a slope meter and Hobbs timer, along with an indication of whether the equipment will be rented or owned. Contractors may optionally provide backup motor grader specifications with the same requirements. The award will be made to the lowest responsible vendor meeting all specifications and terms and conditions, with unit pricing required to include all costs such as labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax, and other expenses necessary for project completion. The State reserves the right to award items separately, by grouping, or by total, whichever is deemed most advantageous.