BD27-4 Wasatch Watershed Restoration Project: Big Cottonwood Canyon Hand Cut & Pile

Project Description: Issuing Procurement Unit: State of Utah Division of Purchasing
Conducting Procurement Unit: Division of Wildlife Resources
Participation in this solicitation is limited to prequalified contractors only. Do NOT submit if you are not on the current Pre-approved/Pre-qualified Vendor list.
The purpose of this IFB is to enter into a contract to provide: Hand cut & Pile wildfire fuels reduction services on 769 acres of the Big Cottonwood Canyon area by November 30th, 2026.
A MANDATORY SITE VISIT will be held on August 5, 2026 at 10:00am. We will meet at Days Fork Trail head.
A sign-in sheet will be provided for all attendees to sign in with the company name, contact person, phone number, and email. Per Utah Procurement Rule R33-6-I 03 Pre-Bid Conferences and Site Visits. Mandato1y site visits must be attended in person by an authorized representative of the person or vendor submitting a bid. The meeting will begin promptly at the above time. Any prospective bidders who arrive after the stated time of the meeting will not be allowed to submit a bid. Failure to attend the site visit shall result in the disqualification of any bidder who docs not have an authorized representative attend the entire duration of the mandatory site visit. This includes not taking calls/texts during the site visit. Phones may be used to take pictures. All discussions not related to the site visit must be done after the site visit to not be a distraction during the site visit. An attendance log will be maintained including the name of each attendee, the entity the attendee represents, and the attendee's contact information, minutes of the site visit, and copies of any documents distributed by the conducting procurement unit to the attendees and shall be published as an addendum to the solicitation. Any verbal modifications made to any of the solicitation documents during the mandatory site visit shall be reduced to writing and will be published as an addendum to the solicitation.
A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended.
From 1-215 take Exit 6 (6200 S). Tum east onto 6200 S/Big Cottonwood Rd. Turn east onto UT-190/Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd. travel 7.7 miles to Mineral Fork Trailhead, 11 miles to Mill D Trailhead and Cardiff, and 12 miles to Days Fork. See Figure l an area map from the Salt Lake to Mineral, Mill D, Cardiff and Days Fork Project Sites.
It is anticipated that this IFB will result in a single contract award to the lowest cost responsive and responsible vendor.
Project Performance Time: From time of award - November 30th, 2026.
Vendor must guarantee its pricing through completion of the project.