Site work for a water / sewer project in Grove Lake, Minnesota. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) is seeking quotes from qualified contractors for a wetland enhancement project on Westport Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Please review the plans and details below and determine if you would be interested in this project. If so, we ask that you bid on the project, using the itemized bid sheet at the end of the statement of work. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that contractor's complete on-site visits before submitting their quotes. Quotes MUST be as accurate as possible. Contractors will be held to their bid price limit unless major unforeseen circumstances develop on site. The basis of this project will be enhancing wetlands by filling in drainage ditches, excavating sediment, and building ditch plugs, and dikes. It will also involve installing water control structures. MLT reserves the right to reject any or all bids and reserves the right to issue a subsequent Solicitation of Bids or cancel the entire Solicitation of Bids process. MLT reserves the right to contact any Respondent for clarification after responses are opened and/or to further negotiate with any Respondent if such clarification is deemed desirable by MLT. MLT reserves the right to evaluate the responses submitted, to waive any informalities and irregularities therein, to select candidates for interview, or to reject any or all submittals should it be deemed in the MLT's best interest. MLT reserves the right to negotiate with any, all, or none of the Respondents. Bids will be reviewed by MLT. MLT will consider all information provided in the proposal when making its decision and may consider relevant information from other sources. MLT in its sole discretion will award the contract to the Responder submitting the "best" bid. Cost is an important consideration, but the lowest price bid is not necessarily the "best" bid. Criteria for determining the best bid includes but is not limited to: 1) overall cost and value, 2) equipment, schedule, and workforce, and 3) previous contractor experience. The winning bidder will be notified of the award by MLT. All other bidders will also be notified at the time of award.