Dane County Sustainability Campus – Initial Building and Infrastructure Construction

Dane County is seeking bids from qualified contractors for the Dane County Sustainability Campus – Initial Building and Infrastructure Construction , located at 7103 Millpond Road, Madison, WI 53718 . This project involves initial building and infrastructure construction at Dane County's Sustainability Campus and is being delivered under a lump sum contract. Three buildings are anticipated to be constructed; the Education and Administration Center, Scale House, and Maintenance Shop. Work must comply with all applicable county specifications, ordinances, local permitting requirements, or prevailing wage laws.

Interested vendors should have demonstrated experience and the ability to manage projects of similar size and complexity. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:00 am at 7102 Maahic Way Madison, WI 53718, starting at the Landfill Trailer adjacent to Scale House , and all questions must be submitted by Friday, May 8, 2026 . Bid packages are due by Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm .

Dane County Department of Waste and Renewables (W+R) is responsible for the management and operation of Dane County’s landfills, renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities, Clean Sweep (a household hazardous waste and electronics recycling program), a construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility and various other recycling programs for materials like tires and shingles. W+R’s mission is to provide environmentally sound and sustainable waste management and renewable energy solutions for current Dane County residents and future generations. This includes looking at waste as a resource to create renewable fuels and the conservation of landfill air space through waste diversion, recycling, and efficient operations.

W+R has a long history of completing successful, innovative projects, such as the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant that converts landfill gas (LFG) to compressed natural gas and RNG Offload Station, C&D Recycling Facility, native prairie cover on the landfill, and the Trash Lab mobile education exhibit. With less than three years of landfill space remaining, W+R has an opportunity to plan for the future of waste management in Dane County. Dane County (County) purchased approximately 230 acres of land on the eastern portion of the Yahara Hills Golf Course, from the City of Madison (City) to develop a Sustainability Campus + Future Landfill.

The initial development includes all civil infrastructure along with the construction of three buildings; Education and Administration Center, Scale House, and Maintenance Shop. Additionally, a separate construction contract will be issued for landfill construction, to be located immediately south of this Work, and slated to begin in late-May 2026 or early-June 2026. The new landfill is being constructed to provide long-term solid waste disposal capacity. Coordination between this Work and landfill construction will be required.