AM27-14 KEG SPRINGS - BULLHOG PHASE 2 (Pre-Qualified Contractors)

The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is soliciting bids for bullhog services covering up to 1,704 acres in Box Elder County under IFB AM27-14, with bids due August 31, 2026. Participation is restricted to prequalified contractors only — vendors not on the State of Utah's current Pre-approved/Pre-qualified Vendor list are ineligible to submit.

The scope is bullhog mastication services across the defined project area from September 22, 2026, through March 12, 2027. No mandatory site visit is required. Geographic information system files (KML, shapefile, and ownership map data) delineate the project boundaries and identify land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, private entities, and the State of Utah within the 1,704-acre area.

Award will be made to the single lowest cost responsive and responsible vendor using a lowest-cost-per-acre evaluation methodology. Five prequalified contractors have submitted bids: Retroscape LLC at $323 per acre ($550,392 total), England Construction at $420 per acre ($715,680 total), Wilkinson Construction Company at $360 per acre ($613,440 total), Hall's HammerTime Construction LLC at $563.52 per acre ($960,238.08 total), and West Forest, Inc. at $689 per acre ($1,174,056 total). The selected vendor must guarantee pricing through project completion.

The contractor must maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. All procurement items and delivery costs are FOB Destination Freight Prepaid. The State reserves the right to terminate for convenience with 30 days' written notice. Prequalified contractors maintaining a minimum average performance score of 60 across Quality of Product or Service, Timeliness of Performance, and Contract Management remain eligible for future solicitations.