Repair Paved POV & Entrance Rd/Upgrade Armory Entrance Rd-Yankton, SD

The South Dakota Department of the Military is issuing an Invitation to Bid for construction services at the Yankton Readiness Center located at 204 W 31st Street, Yankton, SD 57078, under Solicitation/Project #CFMO 467116/467119. This procurement seeks qualified construction contractors to repair paved parking areas and entrance roads while simultaneously upgrading the armory entrance road. The project deliverables include reconstruction of the parking lot and construction of a new access road, with substantial completion required within 135 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The Invitation to Bid will be published in the Central Bid Exchange from January 20, 2026 through February 5, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM CST at the Yankton Readiness Center. All bidders must submit questions to Project Manager Mark Koepke at (605) 737-6096 or mark.koepke@state.sd.us, and copies of drawings and specifications are available for review at the Construction and Facilities Management Office at 2823 West Main Street, Rapid City, SD 57702, or directly from the Architect/Engineer, Schemmer (Matt Sutton, 605-332-7850).

Bid security requirements stipulate that each bid exceeding $100,000 must include either a certified check, cashier's check, or draft equal to five percent (5%) of the bid amount, or alternatively a ten percent (10%) bid bond, demonstrating contractor financial capacity and commitment. The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information based on the available materials. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the provided documentation, though the bid security requirement threshold of $100,000 suggests the project scope may exceed that amount. Interested contractors should contact Schemmer's office at 1300 W 57th Street #2, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 to obtain complete bid documents and technical specifications necessary for proposal preparation. The final bid submission deadline is February 5, 2026, providing bidders with approximately two weeks from the solicitation posting date to prepare and submit their proposals.