700206 - Lower Racetrack Creek Restoration Project

The State of Montana Natural Resource Damage Program is requesting bids for construction services on the Lower Racetrack Creek Restoration Project under IFB 700206, with bids due September 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time and a mandatory pre-bid conference and site walk-through on August 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Walker Property in Deer Lodge, Montana. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is required for all prospective bidders.

The scope encompasses 26 service line items including riparian livestock fencing (approximately 5,945 linear feet across multiple fence types), a stockwater system, a new irrigation diversion, fish screen, streambank enhancements (brush matrix treatment at 700 linear feet and willow cuttings totaling 9,344 units), and stream channel realignment (312 linear feet with 243 cubic yards of floodplain grading). Deliverables span environmental restoration construction, stream restoration, hydrology work, environmental revegetation, animal fencing, and irrigation systems. Quantities range from single lump-sum contracts to over 9,000 individual units.

Bidders must complete the Information Required of Bidders form and provide bid security equal to 10 percent of the total eMACS bid items in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, cashier's check, bank money order, certificate of deposit, money market certificate, letter of credit, or bank draft from federally or state-chartered financial institutions, credit unions, or authorized surety companies. Bidders must acknowledge compliance with Montana's 1 percent gross receipts tax withholding requirement and review all Project Manual and Instructions to Bidders attachments. Registration in eMACS is required; assistance is available through the eMACS Help Desk at 406-444-2575 or emacs@mt.gov. The primary contact is Meranda Flugge at Meranda.Flugge@mt.gov or 406-444-0229.