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This is a public tender for the replacement of an onsite septic system for a home located at **** Grouse Trail, 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. Bids will only be accepted from licensed septic installers performing at least 34% of the work scope themselves. General contractors and contractors with restricted licenses will not be accepted. The contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, and labor, including securing permits and fees, reconnecting utilities, performing all yard repairs, and debris removal. A mandatory 48-hour notice is required before starting installation for site visits by the IHS engineer and project manager. Final payment is contingent upon successful final inspection by Pine County, completion of any punch list items, and submission of lien waivers. The contract will have a completion deadline of August 31, 2026. A 0. 5% TERO tax fee must be included in the base bid if it exceeds $25,**** product substitutions are allowed. Bidders must be licensed with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and be MN licensed septic installers. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Davis Bacon wage requirements and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe American Indian employment requirements. Proposals must be mailed to P. O. Box 509, Onamia, MN 56359. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Community Development Project Management reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The contract will be drafted with a completion deadline date of August 31, 2026.
The contractor will not receive final payment until Pine County has completed a successful final inspection and issued a certificate of compliance, any punch list items from the owner or I. H. S. engineer have been completed, and the owner has been supplied with full lien waivers for all subcontractors and suppliers.
Community development will, to the greatest extent feasible, give preference in the award of contract to Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises.
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. Firms must be licensed with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Contractors must be MN licensed septic installers.
There will not be a mandatory prebid site visit. However, contractors are encouraged to look at the site. Additionally, contractor must give the I. H. S. engineer and Carla Dunkley, Project Manager, a minimum of 48 hour notice before starting the installation to schedule project site visits to see scratch, tanks and rock bed before covering.