DNR 2026-818 Goat Grazing at three State Parks

2026-818 Goat Grazing at White Water, Frontenac and Lake Louise State Parks. The Department of Natural Resources is seeking bids for: the labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, and incidentals necessary for prescribed rotational goat grazing within three (3) state parks located in Winona, Goodhue and Mower Counties. Bidders may bid on one, some or all bid groups. Bid Group 1: There are fifty-one (51) acres in Whitewater State Park in Winona County. The goal for this area is to reduce the density of woody shrubs in oak woodland communities. The primary vegetation targeted for removal includes buckthorn, prickly ash, honeysuckle, sumac, and ninebark. Bid Group 2: There are fifty-four (54) acres in Frontenac State Park in Goodhue County. The goal for this area is to reduce the density of woody shrubs in bluff prairie and oak woodland communities. The primary vegetation targeted for removal includes buckthorn, prickly ash, honeysuckle, dogwood, sumac, and ninebark. Bid Group 3: There are forty-three (43 acres) in Lake Louise State Park in Mower County. The goal of the project is to reduce the density of woody shrubs in oak woodland communities. The primary vegetation targeted for removal includes buckthorn, prickly ash, and honeysuckle. All responses must be submitted electronically through the Swift Portal. No e-mail or faxed responses will be accepted. Contractors needing help with registration and/or completing their response to this Event may contact the Contractor Assistance Help Desk at 651-201-8100, Option 1. Failure to respond to latest event version may result in bid rejection. Please be aware that there are attachments to this event. The vendor is responsible for reviewing all attachments and complying with all requirements to this Event. DNR will be the determining factor if vendor meets specifications. All questions should be directed to the buyer listed in this event. Unit price must include all costs such as labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax and all else necessary for completion of the project. Direct Pay Permit 1114 does not apply to this project. Award--Item, Group, Total: Responses that do not comply with the solicitation will be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected. The award will be made by Bid Group total, to the lowest responsible vendor meeting the specifications and all terms and conditions for each Bid Group. The State reserves the right to award items separately, by grouping items, or by total, whichever is deemed most advantageous to the State. Once you have completed and submitted your response, you will receive a system confirmation message that your response has been 'accepted'. Print and save the confirmation for your file. If you're having trouble submitting your response, call the Help Desk at 651-201-8100 - Option No. 1 The responder may quote one, some or all, but unit prices for each item must be shown. The responder must specify if quoting "all or none." A Price Schedule in Excel (.xlsx) is attached to the Comments and Attachments of the Event. You must 'download' and save the Excel® Price Schedule to your desktop before you can begin filling in your offer and complete the Price Schedule. You must 'upload/attach' the completed Price Schedule Failure to do so will /may result in bid rejection. You must enter a bid amount in the Your Unit Bid Price Field. Responses will only be accepted on the Price Schedule included with the Event. The completed Price Schedule should be uploaded in either a Microsoft Excel® 97-2003 Worksheet (.xls), or Microsoft Excel® 2010 Worksheet (.xlsx). The Price Schedule document may also be downloaded, completed and uploaded in a .pdf format. The State reserves the right to reject Price Schedules submitted in any other formats. Other Excel® file extensions that MAY be compatible are: .xlsm, .xlt, .xltm, and .xlw.