DNR-RFB William O'Brien State Park CY25-26 Garbage
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2000016749
- State
- Minnesota
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
-
- Susan K Crapser sue.crapser@state.mn.us (320) 634-7365
Updated .
About this opportunity
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking bids for garbage and recycling services at William O'Brien State Park in Washington County through Solicitation #2025-655. The procurement is a two-year contract covering comprehensive waste management services from January through December 2025-2026. Specific deliverables include providing labor, equipment, materials, containers, and transportation for loading, hauling, and disposing of garbage and recycling across multiple park locations including campgrounds, picnic grounds, shop areas, and the St. Croix Boom Site SRA. The service requires weekly pickups during peak season (April-October) and monthly pickups during off-season (November-March), utilizing dumpsters ranging from 2-8 yards in capacity. Bid responses must be submitted electronically through the Swift Portal by March 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM, with contractors required to complete a detailed Excel price schedule covering 18 different service line items. Evaluation criteria include compliance with specifications, with the award going to the lowest responsible vendor meeting all terms and conditions.
The DNR has incorporated preferences for diverse businesses, including potential points for certified targeted group, economically disadvantaged, and veteran-owned businesses. Specifically, there is a veteran-owned business preference applying to the first $2 million of the bid response. Contractors must maintain specific insurance requirements, including workers' compensation, automobile liability, and commercial general liability coverage, and possess a solid waste hauler license from the appropriate county. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, vendors must include all costs in their unit pricing, including labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, and applicable taxes. The state reserves the right to award items separately or by total group, depending on what is most advantageous. Notably, a 17% Minnesota Solid Waste Fee will be calculated separately from the base bid pricing. Contractors needing assistance with registration or bid submission can contact the Contractor Assistance Help Desk at 651-201-8100, Option 1, ensuring accessibility for potential bidders.
Opportunity text
2025-655 William O'Brien State Park CY25-26 Garbage 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 for garbage and recycling service to include providing garbage and recycling containers, service, assessments, fees, taxes and all else necessary to load, haul and dispose of garbage and recycling from William O'Brien State Park. 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_655_PRICE_SCHEDULE.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| DNR-RFB_William_O_Brien_State_Park_CY25-26_Garbage.pdf | ||
| 2025_655_Event_Specifications.pdf |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity