NC26-68 Pond Excavation

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, in collaboration with the State of Utah's Watershed Restoration Initiative and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is soliciting bids through Invitation for Bids (IFB) NC26-68 for pond excavation services in Corinne, Utah. The project requires contractors to excavate and construct a new 7-acre pond with a 1-acre island, involving the movement of approximately 18,800 cubic yards of soil with an average pond depth of 2 feet and graduated edge depths of 6, 12, and 24 inches. Excavated soil must be deposited at four designated locations with specific height and slope requirements: Priority 1 (approximately 6,500 cubic yards), Priority 2 (approximately 3,000 cubic yards), Priority 3 (approximately 400 cubic yards), and Priority 4 (approximately 8,500–9,500 cubic yards). Qualified contractors must demonstrate five years of active excavation experience in Utah and possess or secure necessary equipment including a scraper/ejector (approximately 16 feet wide), laser slope transit, data logging GPS equipment, and a tractor with offset disc or disc ripper for breaking heavy clay. All contractors must maintain current insurance in the State of Utah and submit responses electronically through the U3P portal by May 6, 2026; a mandatory pre-bid site visit is scheduled for April 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MST at Bear River Valley Country Store (2780 N 4800 W, Corinne, UT 84307), with late arrivals prohibited from bidding. The contract will be awarded to the lowest cost responsive and responsible vendor, with project execution anticipated from May 2026 through June 30, 2026, and likely extension beyond that date; vendors must guarantee their pricing throughout the project's entirety.

The procurement documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors. All vendors must comply with anti-boycott provisions under Utah Code Annotated 63G-27, confirm they are not providing forced labor products or utilizing restricted foreign entities, and maintain workers' compensation insurance and commercial general liability insurance with limits of no less than one million dollars per occurrence and three million dollars aggregate. Vendors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and licenses and must coordinate closely with the landowner, attend mandatory pre-work conferences, and establish a "zero grade" reference point prior to commencing excavation; soil moisture conditions may alter dump site priorities, requiring ongoing communication with project stakeholders. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the State reserves the right to conduct audits and access all records related to contract performance for at least six years after final payment.