Ackley Lake Supply Canal Topographic Survey

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is seeking professional land surveying firms to conduct a comprehensive topographic ground survey of the Ackley Lake Supply Canal. The project involves performing detailed surveys along a 5.1-mile stretch from the Judith River to Ackley Lake in Judith Basin County, with all field work and data collection required to be completed by May 1, 2020, and final deliverables due by June 15, 2020. Interested firms must submit five bound copies and an electronic copy of their qualifications directly to project manager Mark McNearney by the submission deadline of September 27, 2019, at 3:00 PM MDT. The survey should capture precise topographic data using advanced methods, with firms encouraged to detail their proposed data collection equipment and methodologies, including potential use of UAV photogrammetric survey techniques. Notably, the project does not require a cadastral survey retracement of irrigation easements, and submissions should not be made through the eMACS system.

The contract opportunity appears to be open to all professional land surveying firms without specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The project is being conducted for the State of Montana, which owns the Ackley Lake and Supply Canal, and markets water to the Ackley Lake Water Users Association (ALWUA). While no specific budget range is explicitly stated in the documentation, the payment terms are established as 0% 0, Net 30, with transactions to be conducted in US Dollars. The survey will be performed during the supply canal's typical shutdown period in the fall and winter, when water levels are expected to be low. Firms responding to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) should be prepared to demonstrate their technical capabilities, survey methodologies, and experience with similar topographic mapping projects in challenging terrain.