Shingleton WLD-Oak Sapling Plantings 2024

The state of Michigan, through the Department of Natural Resources, is seeking bids for the 2024 Shingleton WLD-Oak Sapling Plantings project in Schoolcraft County. The project involves the planting of 3,500 oak saplings, including 110 red oak, 153 red oak, 165 swamp white oak, 407 swamp white oak, and 26 bur oak saplings. The saplings must be planted within 25 miles of the Wyman State Forest Nursery in Manistique, Michigan, by May 31, 2024. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and the project is funded through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Habitat Grant Program with a total budget of $125,000. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on May 30, 2024, and responses to the Request for Proposals are due by February 9, 2024.

There are no set-asides or preferences for specific bidder types, and the current incumbent contractor is not named. The project will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest overall cost.