DNR RFB BearHeadLk St Pk Septic Pumping 2YR

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is requesting bids for on-call septic pumping services at Bear Head Lake State Park and three State Forest Recreation Area Campgrounds (Ash River, Wakemup Bay, and Woodenfrog) under RFB 2027-180, with bids due September 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CDT. A current Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems license is required. The solicitation encourages participation from small businesses and businesses owned by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, veterans, or those located in economically disadvantaged counties.

The scope comprises on-call septic tank and vault toilet pumping across four recreation areas in Saint Louis and Koochiching Counties through August 31, 2028. Bear Head Lake State Park requires pumping of a 24,500-gallon capacity tank (estimated 20,000 gallons); Ash River Campground, 2 vault toilets at 1,200 gallons per vault (estimated 2,400 gallons); Wakemup Bay Campground, 5 vault toilets (estimated 6,000 gallons); and Woodenfrog Campground, 7 vault toilets (estimated 8,400 gallons). Contractors must respond to service requests within 48 hours and perform all work between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Unit prices must be on a per-gallon basis and include all labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, disposal fees, and federal and state sales and use taxes. No subcontracting is permitted.

Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 combined single limit), and Workers' Compensation Insurance in accordance with Minnesota statutory requirements. Payment is made within 30 days of receipt of an undisputed invoice following service completion and acceptance by the Project Supervisor. The state reserves the right to award to a single or multiple responsible bidders offering the lowest total bid and may terminate for convenience with 30 days' written notice, for breach, or for insufficient funding. Questions are due September 4, 2026. Site visits are available by contacting Project Supervisor Jody Popesh at 218-235-2524. All responses must be submitted electronically through the SWIFT Supplier Portal.