This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Aitkin, Minnesota. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

2023-369-02 Northeast Region Call When Needed Forest Road Maintenance The Department of Natural Resources is seeking bids for: The work covered under this solicitation shall consist of the labor, equipment, materials, tools, transportation, and incidentals necessary for: Call as Needed dozer, excavator, skid-steer, culvert installation and maintenance graveling work on state forest roads in the MNDNR Northeast region. See the bid group maps for the locations of the main forest roads where contractor may be called to work. Occasional work may occur on Minimum Maintenance Roads (MMR’s) and Forest Access Routes (FAR’s), and other DNR roads in the same general area as the main forest roads. Forest roads generally have a 16-18’ driving surface, with limited turn outs located along the roadway. Typical types of work include, but are not limited to: Washout repair, Ditch cleaning, Culvert clearing, Culvert installation, Spot gravelling and Gravel exploration. 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 651-201-8100, 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. A Price Schedule in Excel® 97-2003 WORKSHEET (.xls), or Microsoft Excel® 2010 Worksheet (.xlsx) is attached to the ‘Line Details’ of the Event. You must ‘download’ and save the Excel® Price Schedule to your desktop before you can begin filling in your offer and complete the Price Schedule. You must ‘upload/attach’ the completed Price Schedule and select the ‘I HAVE ATTACHED MY PRICE SCHEDULE’ check box where directed in the Line Details section of the Event. Failure to do so will /may result in bid rejection. DO NOT SELECT: ‘I DECLINE TO BID ON THIS LINE’! Selecting this box may cause your response to be rejected. You must enter a bid amount of .01 in the Your Unit Bid Price Field. Responses will only be accepted on the Price Schedule included with the Event. The completed Price Schedule should be uploaded in either a Microsoft Excel® 97-2003 Worksheet (.xls), or Microsoft Excel® 2010 Worksheet (.xlsx). The Price Schedule document may also be downloaded, completed and uploaded in a .pdf format. The State reserves the right to reject Price Schedules submitted in any other formats. Other Excel® file extensions that MAY be compatible are: .xlsm, .xlt, .xltm, and .xlw. Once you have completed and submitted your response, you will receive a system confirmation message that your response has been ‘accepted’. Lines with a Price Schedule attached to them will show as $0.01. Print and save the confirmation for your file. If you’re having trouble submitting your response or attaching your Price Schedule, call the Help Desk at 651-201-8100 – Option No. 1.