DNR RFB St Louis Co Greywacke Bedrock Obwell Drill
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2000018251
- State
- Minnesota
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Christine E Eck christine.eck@state.mn.us (218) 308-2661
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About this opportunity
This is a Request for Bids (RFB 2026-897) issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for groundwater environmental well drilling services in Southern St. Louis County. The project requires the installation and completion of up to two groundwater environmental observation wells using air-driven/air hammer drilling methods at two specific locations: Floodwood Wildlife Management Area (46.91885 N, 92.96579 W) and Fermoy Wildlife Management Area (47.21179 N, 92.60�689 W). Contractors must furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, licensing, permits, and services necessary to legally and correctly complete the well installations. All responding contractors must be currently registered and licensed with the Minnesota Department of Health as a Well Contractor in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103I and the Water Well Construction Code. Bid responses must be submitted electronically through the Swift Portal by May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with no email or faxed submissions accepted; questions must be submitted by May 21, 2026, to Christine Eck at 218-308-2661 or christine.eck@state.mn.us. Prospective bidders are encouraged to conduct site visits by contacting Project Supervisor Jacob Kolke at 651-392-9491. Unit pricing must include all costs such as labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax, and all other expenses necessary for project completion, with the contract term extending through January 29, 2027. The award will be made to the lowest responsible vendor meeting all specifications and terms and conditions.
The State of Minnesota provides preference points (12% of total available points) to certified Targeted Group Businesses, Economically Disadvantaged Businesses, and Veteran-Owned Businesses, with an additional 6% preference available to eligible DEED/DHS providers. Contractors with fewer than 40 employees on a single day during the prior 12 months in Minnesota or their primary state of business may claim exemption from Workforce and Declaration certification requirements. Responses exceeding $50,000 require a 5% surety bond, and if any individual project is estimated at $175,000 or greater, the contractor must be capable of providing payment and performance bonds equal to 100% of the contract sum. Prevailing wage requirements apply to all State-funded or partially State-funded work under the contract, with contractors required to submit payroll reports within fourteen days of each pay period. The State reserves the right to award the solicitation to single or multiple responders, accept all or part of an offer, reject all offers, or cancel the solicitation, and contractor responses remain firm for 180 days unless otherwise approved in writing. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents provided, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified.
Opportunity text
2026-897 St Louis Co Greywacke Bedrock Obwell Drilling The Department of Natural Resources is seeking bids for: all labor, tools, materials, equipment, licensing, permits, and all else necessary to legally and correctly install and complete up to two (2) total groundwater environmental wells using an air driven/air hammer drilling method as specified in Southern St. Louis County. Contractor must be registered and licensed with the Minnesota Department of Health as a Well Contractor. For a site visit, please contract the Project Supervisor, Jacob Kolke, at 651-392-9491. 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. 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 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 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.
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