UBMC Phase 3 Construction

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking bids for the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex (UBMC) Phase 3 Construction project through the Montana Acquisition & Contracting System (eMACS). This environmental remediation project involves comprehensive waste removal and restoration across a 6-square-mile area located 15 miles east of Lincoln, Montana. The procurement (Bid Number DEQ-IFB2016-416018) requires a contractor to provide complete environmental services, including excavation and removal of mine wastes with elevated heavy metal concentrations, waste placement in a prepared repository, floodplain dewatering, stormwater control installation, and stream channel reconstruction. Bid submissions are open from May 2, 2016, at 8:30 PM MST until May 24, 2016, at 2:00 PM MST, with the primary contact being Vicki Woodrow (VWoodrow@mt.gov). Contractors must be prepared to supply all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals for the project, with a critical focus on minimizing surface and ground water contamination.

While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are explicitly mentioned in the documentation, the project involves complex environmental services across multiple commodity codes, including hazardous materials clean-up, mining environmental services, and stream restoration. The bid will utilize US Dollars with payment terms of 0% 0, Net 30. Though the exact project budget is not specified, the comprehensive nature of the remediation effort suggests a significant financial investment. The project represents the third phase of a larger environmental restoration initiative, indicating potential for future related contracts. Interested contractors should possess extensive experience in environmental remediation, heavy metal waste management, and ecological restoration techniques, with demonstrated capabilities in large-scale mining site environmental services.