Provide Fast-Track Turn-Key Design-Build Services for Casino

Cherokee Nation Entertainment is soliciting bids for fast-track turn-key design-build services for a casino project located at 1506 N Highway 169, South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. The project involves a comprehensive scope where a design team specifies the elements and a construction manager executes the build. Bids are due by 5:00 PM on November 19, 2026, and must be submitted exclusively via email with the subject line CNE165010. The selection process evaluates bidders based on compliance, technical and financial capability, bidder and subcontractor qualifications, and operational considerations such as maintenance and equipment guarantees. The contract emphasizes tribal preferences, requiring bidders to prioritize Indian-owned enterprises, with first preference given to members of the Cherokee Nation and second preference to other federally recognized tribes. Required submission documents include a completed bid schedule, a subcontractor plan detailing Indian-owned status, a previous work history form, and a signed confidentiality and non-collusion representation. TERO-certified bidders must provide their certificates to receive preference. Successful contractors must provide performance and payment bonds covering 100% of the total contract award and maintain them until final acceptance. Invoicing must be submitted to a designated email address and coded according to company accounting policies.