Professional Land Surveying Services for Painted Rocks Reservoir

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) numbered DNRC-RFQ2017-1041 for professional land surveying services at the Painted Rocks Reservoir near Darby, Ravalli County. The procurement seeks a qualified land surveying firm to perform cadastral boundary surveys on state-owned portions of the reservoir and adjacent lands, with the project encompassing areas owned by the state, United States Forest Service, and private entities. Key deliverables include monumentation and potential reestablishment of DNRC property boundaries, right-of-ways, easements, and other property encumbrances, with the selected firm required to prepare and file a retracement Certificate of Survey (COS) with Ravalli County. The solicitation was released on January 9, 2017, with proposals due by February 17, 2017, at 3:00 PM MST, and is categorized under commodity codes 1503 (Engineering - Land Surveying) and 1504 (Engineering - Services). The primary contact for this opportunity is Gwenette Ungerman, who can be reached at ungermang@mt.gov or +1 (406) 444-6724 for any questions or clarifications.

While the RFQ does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations, the project involves surveying lands associated with the Painted Rocks Water Users Association (PRWUA) and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. The state currently markets water from the reservoir to these entities, which may influence the surveying requirements. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are specifically listed in the available documentation. The solicitation does not provide a definitive award value or budget range for the surveying services. Interested firms should possess strong expertise in cadastral boundary surveying, familiarity with Montana land ownership structures, and the technical capability to complete comprehensive property boundary assessments in a complex multi-ownership landscape. Respondents will likely be evaluated based on their professional qualifications, previous experience with similar surveying projects, and their ability to accurately document and monument property boundaries in the Painted Rocks Reservoir area.