443244 District 4 2025 Street Sweeping

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), specifically District 4, is soliciting bids for roadway sweeping services across 12 counties, including Beltrami County, with the contract opportunity (Event ID #443244) posted on March 19, 2025, and responses due by March 27, 2025, at 2:00 PM. The procurement seeks a contractor to perform comprehensive street sweeping services by May 16, 2025, utilizing specialized equipment with specific capabilities: a pickup-style broom, dual gutter broom, high-lift hopper capable of direct truck unloading, highway road speed, and dust control water spray. Contractors must sweep designated areas in Alexandria, Morris, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, and Detroit Lakes sub-areas, covering curb areas, intersections, bridges, and highway segments in Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, and Wilkin counties. Required qualifications include providing proof of general liability, automobile liability, and workers' compensation insurance, with a completed Certificate of Insurance necessary for final contract award. Bidders must also comply with prevailing wage requirements and include applicable state and federal taxes in their pricing, with sweepings to be dumped at specified MnDOT Truck Stations.

The solicitation encourages participation from small businesses, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, particularly those located in economically disadvantaged counties. Vendors can receive up to a 12% preference for veteran-owned business status on the first $2,000,000 of the bid. The estimated total contract value ranges from $30,000 to $40,000, though this is not a guaranteed minimum or maximum. Contractors must register in the SWIFT Vendor Portal and use multi-factor authentication for bid submission. Electronic invoices should be sent to d4acountspayable.dot@state.mn.us, with receiving times between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday. The contract includes provisions for potential one-month extension due to weather conditions, and bidders are prohibited from providing goods containing specific substances like triclosan and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Interested vendors can contact the buyer, Joel Anderson, at 218/846-3641 for additional information about the solicitation.