KRAEMER LAKE – WILDWOOD COUNTY PARK PHASE 1 DESIGN

INVITATION FOR BID

FOR STEARNS COUNTY, MN

PROJECT NO. 25-44

DUE DATE: 11:00 AM, CT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025

PROJECT INFORMATION: The County of Stearns seeks bids from responsible contractors to provide construction services for a park road, trail parking lot with concrete curb and gutter, lighting, sidewalk, dock and ADA-accessible dock, and park amenities. The Contractor shall be responsible for all materials, necessary labor, and equipment to complete the Project. All bids submitted are to be valid for sixty (60) calendar days.

SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIPTION:

The scope of work for this Project shall include, but not be limited to, Construction of a bituminous roadway and multi-use trail, a bituminous parking lot with concrete curb and gutter and lighting, a concrete sidewalk, a dock and ADA-accessible dock, park amenities including picnic shelters, pre-fabricated restroom buildings, benches, picnic tables, and an outdoor experiential recreation area.

COMPLETION TIME: The project shall be completed by 5:00 pm on June 15, 2026.

PRE-BID MEETING: A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the project site, Kraemer Lake Wildwood Park, 12857 County Road 51, St. Joseph, MN . All prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting to become familiar with the project.

DOCUMENTS: Bid Documents may be available for public inspection at the Stearns County Parks Department.

To obtain documents online, please visit Bids & Tenders. You can preview the Bid documents with a Preview Watermark prior to registering for the opportunity. Documents are not provided in any other manner. For step-by-step instructions on how to create an Account, please refer to the Vendor Support Portal. If you encounter technical issues, please contact support@bidsandtenders.ca or 1-800-594-4798.

BID SUBMITTAL : ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS ONLY shall be received by the Bidding System online through Bids & Tenders not later than 11:00 AM, CT, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Hardcopy submissions are not permitted. Bidders shall use complete sets of the Bid Documents in preparing their Bids.  The County assumes no responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bid Documents. 

In making copies of these documents available, the County does not confer a license or grant permission for any other use of the documents other than for the purpose of obtaining and preparing Bids on the Work. 

BID OPENING: Bid responses will be opened and read aloud at 11:00 AM, CT, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the Stearns County Service Center, 3301 County Road 138, Conference Room 1103, Waite Park, MN 56387, and can also be attended virtually via Zoom webinar. Access is as follows:

Click the link following to join the webinar https://stearnscountymn-gov.zoom.us/j/85718426697?pwd=aauR25GWCTtx1zqDbmOFU42y6nCHUq.1 

Meeting ID: 857 1842 6697

Passcode: 008174

BID SECURITY: A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and a licensed surety company must also accompany the Bid in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the Bidder fail to enter into a written contract and furnish the required bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the contract. A copy of the Bid Bond must be electronically submitted to Bids and Tenders. The original inked signature copy of the Bid Bond must be submitted to the Procurement Department at 3301 County Road 138, Waite Park, MN 56387 by mail or drop-off in person [in-person delivery must be to the receptionist at the Service Center]. 

BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS: The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285, Responsible Contractor, are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids of the County shall comply with the provisions of the statute. Per Minn. Stat. § 326B.701, unless exempt, any Person, as defined by Minn. Stat. § 181.723, subd. 1(a), who performs public or private construction services must register with the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Bidders must submit a copy of their Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Building Construction Contractor Registration with the Bid.