700205 - Racetrack Wetland Restoration Project

The State of Montana Natural Resource Damage Program is requesting bids on construction services for the Lower Racetrack Creek Restoration Project under IFB 700205, with bids due October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time and a mandatory pre-bid conference and project walk-through on September 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Racetrack Pond Fishing Access Site parking lot near Interstate 90 Exit 195.

Attendance at the pre-bid conference is mandatory with no exceptions. The scope encompasses riparian livestock fencing, a stockwater system, new irrigation diversion, fish screen, streambank enhancements, and stream channel realignment. The solicitation comprises five service line items: Mobilization, Bonding, and Insurance (lump sum); Dewatering (lump sum); Grading (lump sum); Installation of 27 Brush Check Dams; and Installation of 45 Large Wood structures.

Bidders must submit bid security equal to 10 percent of the total eMACS bid items in the form of a bid bond, cash, cashier's check, certified check, bank money order, certificate of deposit, money market certificate, irrevocable letter of credit, or bank draft, drawn from federally or state-chartered financial institutions or authorized surety companies. Bidders are required to complete an Information Required of Bidders form and acknowledge compliance with Montana's 1 percent gross receipts tax withholding requirement. All bids must remain sealed until opening on October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time.

The primary contact is Meranda Flugge at Meranda.Flugge@mt.gov or 406-444-0229. Technical assistance with the eMACS procurement system is available through the eMACS Help Desk at 406-444-2575 or emacs@mt.gov.