WICA Road 404 and 405 Gravel Resurfacing

The National Park Service Midwest Region is seeking a construction contractor to perform gravel resurfacing of Road 404 (Well/Lagoon Road, approximately 1.8 miles) and Road 405 (Campground/Water Tank Road, approximately 1.6 miles) at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. The comprehensive scope of work includes road realignment, new gravel surfacing with 1" minus aggregate base course per South Dakota Department of Transportation specifications, storm water culvert improvements, low water crossing upgrades, erosion control measures, and native grass seeding for disturbed areas. This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) procurement requiring submission of bid bonds, performance and payment bonds, and compliance with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and Executive Order 14026 minimum wage standards. The evaluation will be based on a firm fixed-price construction contract structure, with a mandatory site visit that was conducted on July 10, 2025. The original bid due date of July 29, 2025 has been extended to August 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, with bids to be submitted electronically.

This opportunity is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street and Bridge Construction), restricting participation to qualified small businesses. The contract value is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, with a performance period of 180 calendar days beginning April 1, 2026, following the Notice to Proceed. The work will be performed at Wind Cave National Park in Hot Springs, South Dakota, with contractors responsible for sourcing water from nearby Pringle or Hot Springs. Based on the site visit sign-in sheet, interested contractors include Stanton + Sons, Rebel Construction, Dakota Prairie Landscapes, Quinn Construction, H.H. Construction, Western Construction, HD Inc., McKenzie Construction, and Kasi Inc. The government will provide laydown and staging areas for the project, and contractors must adhere to specific compaction requirements of 90% and testing frequencies of every 1,000 linear feet or 500 tons of road base material.