ND FTFW DESL 11(4) Auto Tour Route
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6982AF25B000018
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Place of performance
- Kenmare, North Dakota, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division is soliciting sealed bids for roadway rehabilitation and drainage improvements on Auto Tour Route 011 Lower Lake Road at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge near Kenmare, North Dakota. The project encompasses approximately 2 miles of roadway resurfacing, culvert replacement, ditch excavation and reconditioning, and aggregate surfacing to address deterioration from weather events and lack of routine maintenance. Key contract requirements include registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), submission of a bid bond, and comprehensive certifications and documentation. The solicitation is structured as a firm-fixed-price Invitation for Bid (IFB) with a base Schedule A and three optional work schedules (X, Y, and Z), with evaluation based on total submitted bid amounts. The deadline for sealed bid submission was December 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. local time, with four construction companies submitting bids ranging from $1,595,660.00 to $3,425,395.00 against an Engineer's Estimate of $2,022,000.00.
This is a Total Small Business set-aside contract under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). Four bidders competed for the award: McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Naastad Brothers Inc., Construction Solutions Group LLC, and Kovilic Construction Company Inc., with Naastad Brothers submitting the lowest bid at $1,595,660.00. The estimated project value ranges between $700,000 and $2,000,000, with principal work items including clearing and grubbing (2.2 acres), roadway and subexcavation (535 cubic yards), ditch excavation (1,800 linear feet), and installation of 24-inch and 30-inch pipe culverts (110 linear feet total). The contract includes a completion date of July 2, 2026, for Schedule A, with the project located in Kenmare, North Dakota. An amendment issued on November 21, 2025, incorporated standard federal acquisition regulations and requirements including Buy American provisions, sustainable product usage, and electronic invoice submission through the DELPHI system.
Notice text
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This project is located in Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge near the city of Kenmare, North Dakota. The project includes aggregate resurfacing, sub excavation, ditch excavation and reconditioning, and culvert replacement on Auto Tour Route 011 Lower Lake Road. Resurfacing the roadway and drainage improvements will provide a more consistent width and improve roadway conditions that have been deteriorating due to weather events and lack of routine maintenance. The proposed improvements will enhance user experience by providing an updated road surface and allow for easier maintenance by the Refuge.
SCOPE OF THE WORK:
This project is to rehabilitate and repair Auto Tour Route 011 Lower Lake Road from approximately milepost 0.0 to mile post 2.0. The project is broken into a base Schedule and three options.
Schedule A: Drainage improvements from 15+75 to 89+50 including spot culvert and/or end section replacement, culvert cleaning, ditch excavation, ditch reconditioning, spot sub excavation, and roadway excavation. Decades of grading the gravel surface has created a berm along the roadway cutting off surface drainage to most of the existing ditches.
Option X: Aggregate surfacing from 15+75 to 60+00.
Option Y: Aggregate surfacing from 60+00 to 89+50
Option Z: Drainage improvements and Aggregate Surfacing from 89+50
to 118+85 including spot culvert cleaning, ditch excavation, and ditch
reconditioning.
PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:
Approximate quantities for major work items:
Schedule A:
- 20101-0000 CLEARING AND GRUBBING: 2.2 ACRE
- 20301-1200 REMOVAL OF HEADWALL: 6 EACH
- 20302-2100 REMOVAL OF PIPE CULVERT: 145 LNFT
- 20401-0000 ROADWAY EXCAVATION: 120 CUYD
- 20402-0000 SUBEXCAVATION: 415 CUYD
- 20425-1000 DITCH, EXCAVATION: 1,800 LNFT
- 62901-1200 ROLLED EROSION CONTROL PRODUCT, TYPE 5.A: 9,000 SQYD
- 60201-0800 24-INCH PIPE CULVERT: 40 LNFT
- 60201-0900 30-INCH PIPE CULVERT: 70 LNFT
- 60210-0800 END SECTION FOR 30 -INCH PIPE CULVERT: 6 EACH
Option X:
- 15236-2000 SURVEY CONTROL, GRADE FINISHING: 0.84 MILE
- 20101-0000 CLEARING AND GRUBBING: 1 ACRE
- 30110-0000 AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE: 4,500 TONS
Option Y:
- 15236-2000 SURVEY CONTROL, GRADE FINISHING: 0.56 MILE
- 20101-0000 CLEARING AND GRUBBING: 0.5 ACRE
- 30110-0000 AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE: 3,000 TONS
Option Z:
- 15215-1000: SURVEY AND STAKING, APPROACH ROAD: 5 EACH
- 15236-2000 SURVEY CONTROL, GRADE FINISHING: 0.60 MILE
- 20101-0000 CLEARING AND GRUBBING: 1.2 ACRE
- 20425-1000 DITCH, EXCAVATION: 430 LNFT
- 30110-0000 AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE: 3,300 TONS
- 62901-1200 ROLLED EROSION CONTROL PRODUCT, TYPE 5.A: 1,900 SQYD
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| ND FTFW DESL 11(4) Auto Tour Route | Pre-Solicitation | |
| ND FTFW DESL 11(4) Auto Tour Route | Pre-Solicitation |
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