2025 Allendale Fish Screen Improvements

The State of Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) is conducting a limited solicitation for the 2025 Allendale Fish Screen Improvements project located in Granite County, near Hall, Montana. The procurement seeks a construction contractor to perform specific maintenance and improvements to the Allendale Diversion fish screen, with detailed work requirements including modification and replacement of two end idler sprockets and brackets, replacement of linear rail bearings on the brush carriage, and fabrication and installation of 12 porosity baffles and three brush kickout blocks. The solicitation was released on 4/28/2025, with bid responses due by 5/16/2025 at 2:00 PM MDT, and a mandatory pre-bid conference and project walk-through scheduled for 5/7/2025 at 10:00 AM at the project site. Bid evaluation will primarily focus on project cost, with the lowest bid from responsive and responsible bidders being selected. Bidders must submit prices for all bid items, which must comprehensively cover all labor, supplies, and incidentals, with the desired project completion date set before 6/6/2025.

The solicitation documents do not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions on bidder types such as disadvantaged enterprises. The procurement will use US Dollars as the currency, with payment terms of 0% 0, Net 30. The project spans multiple commodity codes including water services, engineering services, environmental services, and construction services. Prospective bidders are required to attend the mandatory pre-bid conference, and the selected contractor will be expected to enter into an agreement substantially similar to the draft contract provided in the solicitation documents. While specific budget ranges are not detailed in the provided documentation, the project involves infrastructure improvements to an existing fish screen system, suggesting a focused and technically specific procurement with potential complexity in marine engineering and environmental service requirements.