This is a public tender for the replacement of an onsite septic system for a home located at **** Grace Lake Rd, Sandstone, MN. Bids are due on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM, and will be opened on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Only licensed septic installers performing 34 or more of the work scope themselves will be accepted. General contractors and contractors with restricted licenses are not eligible. The contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, labor, permits, fees, utility reconnections, electrical work, trenching, yard repairs, debris removal, and vegetation removal. A mandatory final inspection by IHS is required before final payment. The contract will have a completion deadline of October 31, 2026. Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises will be given preference in award. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Davis Bacon wage requirements and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe American Indian employment requirements. Bids must be mailed to the provided P. O. Box. Firms must be licensed with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and a copy of the license or application must accompany the bid. Contractors must also be MN licensed septic installers. TERO tax fee of 0. 5% must be included in the base bid if it exceeds $25,**** substitutions will be allowed on specified products. Contact Carla Dunkley for bid documents and to be added to the bidders list. Contact Lori Trail for employment requirements and Jackie Smith for licensing questions.
The contract will be drafted with a completion deadline date of October 31, 2026, although the work is expected to be completed as soon as possible. The bid due date is Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM. The bid opening date is Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The bid notice states, although we acknowledge the weather and soil condition dependent nature of the work, it is expected that the work be completed as soon as possible but the contract will be drafted with a completion deadline date of october 31, 2026.
The bid notice states, contractor will not receive final payment until ihs has completed a successful final inspection and any punch list items from the owner or i. h. s. engineer have been completed and owner has been supplied with full lien waivers for all subcontractors and suppliers.
The bid notice states, community development will, to the greatest extent feasible, give preference in the award of contract to indian organizations and indianowned economic enterprises.
The bid notice states, bids will only be accepted from licensed septic installers performing 34 or more of the work scope themselves. bids will not be accepted from general contractors or contractors with restricted licenses. It also mentions, firms must be licensed with the mille lacs band of ojibwe. a copy of this license or the license application must accompany each bid. and contractors must be mn licensed septic installers.
The bid notice states, contractor shall be responsible for the cost of any: compaction testing redesign fees or additional costs associated with system redesign or relocation if these expenses are incurred due to contractor or subcontractor damaging the mound location.
The bid notice states, here will not be a mandatory prebid site visit. however, contractors are encouraged to look at the site.
