Y1LB--656-24-205, Road Repair 2024 36C263-26-AP-1047

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks sealed-bid reconstruction of parking lot P111 (56,567 square feet) and adjacent roadways (8,050 square feet) at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System in Minnesota, with bids due May 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time. This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under the Veterans First Contracting Program, with competition restricted to firms verified in www.veterans.certify.sba.gov. Questions are due April 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time.

Place of performance is St. Cloud VA Health Care System, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The work includes survey, demolition and removal of existing pavement, relocation of utilities (electrical street lighting), removal and re-compaction of base gravel, and replacement of asphalt paving for 158 parking spaces across three phased construction periods. The estimated construction cost ranges from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. Performance period is 179 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, with anticipated construction start D+85 and completion D+189 from award. NAICS code is 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a $45 million small business size standard; PSC code is Y1LB.

Bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid site visit on April 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. A dedicated, OSHA 30-certified Superintendent must be assigned and cannot be listed on any other active project. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays, with after-hours and weekend work permitted upon 15 calendar days advance notice to the Contracting Officer. Bidders must submit a bid guarantee of at least 20 percent of bid price (not to exceed $2,000,000), and performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of awarded contract amount within 10 days of award. Award is made to the responsible low bidder whose conforming bid is most advantageous to the government considering price only. Prevailing wage rates apply per Department of Labor Wage Determination MN20260235, effective January 2, 2026.