Wetland Restoration - Four Sites – Otter Tail, Kandiyohi, Mower, and Yellow Medicine Counties, Minnesota

AMENDMENT 001 - provides site visit notes, clarification and participate list fro mteh site vists held on August 31 adn September 1, 2021.

The USDA Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Operations Branch, Acquisition Division is preparing to issue a solicitation on behalf of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Minnesota for work authorized under the Wetland Reserve Easement Program to restore and protect wetland resources.

The work consists of the construction of wetland restoration practices on four sites as follows:

Parcel 1 - Otter Tail County- 0000G3Y

Excavate, compact, and reconstruct earthen dike. Install 3’ long sheets of 10 gauge sheet pile on the upstream side of the top of the dike to protect the body of the dam from burrowing animals. Grade and shape a channel outlet, install geotextile and line with rock riprap.

Parcel 2 - Kandiyohi County- 0900WKK

Dewater site, remove existing 48” Diameter Precast Concrete Riser Structure and associated rock riprap. Disconnect HDPE outlet pipe. Install 48” X 48” Precast Box Riser with board channels and boards.  connecting to a 10” non-perforated drainage pipe flowing into the structure and to a 12” drainage pipe flowing out of the structure. Install approximately 1550 of 10” drainage pipe.

Parcel 3 – Mower County- 0100G51

Excavate, compact, and reconstruct two (2) earthen dikes. Install 4’ long sheets of 10 gauge sheet pile on the upstream side of the top of the dikes to protect the body of the dam from burrowing animals. Install three (3) rock lined low water crossings. Locate and disable subsurface drainage tile.

Parcel 4 – Yellow Medicine County- 95000YS

Excavate a ditch 2-4’ deep for approx. 2100 ft. Grade spoil so it can be used for access to clean the ditch in the future.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside. Interested contractors must be registered as Active, and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.

A firm-fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Sealed Bidding procedures of FAR Part 14.

A bid bond in the amount of 20% of the bid price is required to be submitted with bids. 

Magnitude of construction is between $100,000 - $250,000.

Refer to the attached solicitatin package for details on submitting electronic bids and bid guarantees as well as the site visits.

All questions should be provided in writing to Laureen Eipp, Contracting Officer, by email to:  laureen.eipp@usda.gov  no later than COB Friday, September 10, 2021.