2027_261_Equipment_Specifications_Form.pdf

This is an Equipment Specifications Form for a rebid solicitation issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for mechanical site preparation work in Cass County, Minnesota. The project involves slash raking, shearing, and windrowing or piling of slash on approximately 11.5 acres to prepare the seedbed for conifer reforestation. Bidders must provide equipment specifications including a crawler tractor with a minimum of 90 horsepower equipped with a Rockland rock rake attachment (or equivalent) featuring 6 to 8 teeth capable of providing minimum 12-inch soil penetration, or alternatively, a Cat D5 (or equivalent) size class dozer with the State's supplied bind-on mounted rock rake. Prospective contractors should contact project manager Karla Sandstrom at 218-203-4429 to schedule a site visit. All responses must be submitted electronically through the Swift Portal, and contractors requiring registration assistance may contact the Contractor Assistance Help Desk at 651-201-8100, Option 1.

The unit price bid must be all-inclusive of labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax, and all costs necessary for project completion. The State will provide transportation of the ratchet-on mounted rock rake to the site if used but will not provide unloading and loading services. The award will be made to the lowest responsible vendor meeting all specifications and terms and conditions, with the State reserving the right to award items separately, by grouping, or by total as deemed most advantageous. Direct Pay Permit 1114 does not apply to this project. Responses that do not comply with the solicitation requirements will be considered nonresponsive and rejected.