2027_303_Equipment_Specifications_Form.pdf

This is an Equipment Specifications Form for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Request for Bids for the West White Pine Culvert Replacement project located on West White Pine State Forest Road in Aitkin County. The project involves the removal and installation of one 4-foot diameter culvert measuring 65 feet long with skirting on both ends. The solicitation requests bids for all labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, and incidental costs necessary for project completion. Interested contractors must submit responses electronically through the Swift Portal by the specified deadline, with no email or faxed submissions accepted. A site visit is available by contacting project manager Derek Wagner at 218-429-3019. All vendors are responsible for reviewing attachments and complying with solicitation requirements, and responses that do not meet specifications will be deemed nonresponsive and rejected.

The Equipment Specifications Form requires bidders to detail all equipment to be used on the project, including trucks (with dump type and capacity), excavators/power shovels (with horsepower and bucket capacity), graders (with horsepower, blade length, and slope meter status), loaders (with horsepower, bucket capacity, and certified bucket scale status), compactors (with type and compacting surface width), and skid-steer equipment (with horsepower rating). Unit pricing must include all costs such as labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax, and all other expenses necessary for project completion. 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.