DNR RFB Mille Lacs Buckthorn FY25

2025-382 Mille Lacs Buckthorn FY25
The Department of Natural Resources is seeking bids for the labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, herbicides, reporting, cleanup, incidentals, and all else necessary to cut and/or chemically treat invasive buckthorn using herbicide and mechanical cutting on approximately 58 acres within Mille Lacs Wild Life Management Area (WMA), over the course of two (2) total rounds of treatments (“jobs”). The first job serves as an initial treatment and the second will serve as a follow-up treatment for re-sprouts and any mature plants that may have been missed/survived during the initial treatment.
It is MANDATORY for prospective bidders to schedule Pre-bid meeting on-site with the Project Supervisor prior to placing a bid. (Responses received from contractors that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will be rejected.) ***The DEADLINE for completion of scheduling and attending a required pre-bid site visits is Friday December 13, 2024.
To schedule the mandatory site visit, please contact the Project Supervisor (Steve Piepgras) or alternate Site Contact Bart Bly, at +1 (555) 000-0000.
All responses must be submitted electronically through the Swift Portal. No e-mail or faxed responses will be accepted. Contractors needing help with registration and/or completing their response to this Event may contact the Contractor Assistance Help Desk at +1 (555) 000-0000, Option 1.
Failure to respond to latest event version may result in bid rejection.
Please be aware that there are attachments to this event. The vendor is responsible for reviewing all attachments and complying with all requirements to this Event. DNR will be the determining factor if vendor meets specifications. All questions should be directed to the buyer listed in this event.
Unit price must include all costs such as labor, materials, tools, transportation, equipment, sales tax, use tax and all else necessary for completion of the project. Direct Pay Permit 1114 does not apply to this project.
Award--Item, Group, Total: Responses that do not comply with the solicitation will be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected. The award will be made to the lowest responsible vendor meeting the specifications and all terms and conditions. The State reserves the right to award items separately, by grouping items, or by total, whichever is deemed most advantageous to the State.
Once you have completed and submitted your response, you will receive a system confirmation message that your response has been ‘accepted’. Print and save the confirmation for your file. If you’re having trouble submitting your response, call the Help Desk at +1 (555) 000-0000 – Option No. 1.