Road Materials

Portage County, Wisconsin is seeking bids to establish contracts for road materials through its Purchasing Department for the County Highway Department in 2022. The procurement solicits unit pricing for 16 categories of road materials, including base aggregates, seal coat chips, concrete sand, coarse aggregates, granite, bank run fill, limestone, and specialized aggregates for bridge polymer overlays. All materials must conform to Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway and Construction, with specific gradation and quality requirements for each item. The bid deadline is set for 2:00 PM on March 15, 2022, with a public bid opening scheduled at the same location. Potential bidders must submit questions in writing by March 2, 2022, and are required to provide an original and one copy of the Signature and Authority Affidavit Form, References Sheet, and completed Bid Offer Form. Bids must be sealed and either mailed or hand-delivered to Portage County Purchasing, with hand deliveries requiring a 24-hour advance appointment due to COVID-19 related office protocols. The contract term will run from the date of award through December 31, 2022.

The procurement does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Awards will be made to responsive, responsible bidders offering the lowest and most advantageous net unit price per item, with the potential for multiple vendors to be awarded for non-project specific items based on the County's best interests. The location of material sources or pits will also be considered in award decisions. While no specific funding source or total contract amount is stated in the documentation, the bid solicitation allows for comprehensive pricing across multiple road material categories. Bidders are required to submit unit prices in U.S. dollars using the provided Bid Offer Form, and faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. The procurement appears designed to establish a flexible contracting mechanism for Portage County's highway infrastructure needs throughout the 2022 construction season, allowing the county to acquire necessary road materials from qualified suppliers at competitive prices.