DNR-RFB PAT Area 1A PWA Maintenance and Mowing

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Solicitation number
2000016736
State
Minnesota
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About this opportunity

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Parks and Trails Division, is seeking bids for maintenance and mowing services at Public Water Access (PWA) sites across Cass, Wadena, Beltrami, and Mahnomen Counties. The solicitation (Project 2025-521) requires contractors to provide labor, equipment, and materials to clean up litter, branches, and debris, and maintain grass height at 4 inches or less at various lake and river access points. Contractors must perform site maintenance visits every 14 days between May 1, 2025, and September 30, 2025, with at least one visit required before spring walleye fishing season opening day. The procurement will be conducted electronically through the Swift Portal, with all bids due by March 13, 2025, at 2:00 PM. Evaluation criteria include compliance with specifications, lowest responsible bid per bid group, and the ability to meet all technical requirements. Bidders must submit a completed Price Schedule in Excel or PDF format, with unit prices including all associated costs such as labor, materials, transportation, equipment, sales tax, and use tax.

The solicitation includes several set-aside and preference designations, notably a 12% preference for certified veteran-owned small businesses on the first $2,000,000 of a bid, and additional 6% preferences for Economically Disadvantaged Businesses and eligible DEED/DHS providers. Contractors must be registered as either a bidder or supplier and carry workers' compensation and automobile liability insurance. The contract allows for a potential one-year extension if mutually agreed upon, with renewal notices required by February 1st and contractor agreement by February 28th of the renewal year. Payment will be structured in two installments: 40% for May 1-June 30 and 60% for July 1-September 30, with invoices required within 14 days of each period. While no specific total contract value is listed, the procurement covers 21 bid groups encompassing 78 distinct locations across four counties, with bidders able to submit proposals for one, some, or all groups. The DNR reserves the right to award items separately or by grouping, depending on what is most advantageous to the state.

Opportunity text

NOTE: VENDORS MUST RESPOND TO THE LASTEST VERSION (VERSION 2). NEW BID SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED. 2025-521 PAT Area 1A PWA Maintenance and Mowing The Department of Natural Resources is seeking bids for: the work covered under this solicitation shall consist of the labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, and incidentals necessary to clean up litter, branches and other debris and mowing at Public Water Access (PWA) sites in Cass, Wadena, Beltrami, and Mahnomen Counties in Minnesota. For the Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Trails, Bemidji Area during the period of May 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. Vendors can refer to the DNR boating webpage; public water accesses by county map page to view locations of public water access. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/counties.html 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 to the lowest responsible vendor meeting the specifications and all terms and conditions. The State reserves the right to award items separately, by grouping items, or by total, whichever is deemed most advantageous to the State. 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. 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.

Files

File Type Posted
2025_521_Event_Specifications.pdf PDF
2025_521_Price_Schedule.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
DNR-RFB_PAT_Area_1A_PWA_Maintenance_and_Mowing.pdf PDF
2025_521_Event_Specifications_v2.pdf PDF

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