The County of St. Louis is soliciting bids for the design‑build construction of an 8.2‑mile ATV trail spanning Peyla Road to Pfeiffer Lake Road, including extensive earthwork, drainage, bridge and boardwalk installations, culvert replacements, aggregate surfacing, and environmental mitigation. The project calls for a responsible‑contractor verification, a 5 % bid guaranty, and compliance with numerous state and federal environmental permits.
• Scope includes clearing, grubbing, grading, aggregate surfacing, wetland fill, two 26‑ft timber OHV bridges, boardwalks (8 ft & 16 ft wide), multiple CP pipe culverts (12‑, 18‑, 24‑in), drainage ditches, rip‑rap, geotextile/geogrid, sediment‑control logs, and signage.
• Quantified items total roughly 5.7 acres of clearing, 4.8 acres of grubbing, 18,260 cu yd of aggregate surfacing, 2,880 sq yd of geotextile, 3,290 sq yd of geogrid, 120 lf each of 12‑, 18‑, and 24‑in culverts, and extensive boardwalk footage.
• Mandatory compliance: Workers’ comp, liability insurance, 5 % bid bond, responsible‑contractor verification, non‑collusion affidavit, project‑labor agreement, and a suite of environmental permits (MPCA NPDES, USACE § 404, DNR wetland replacement, etc.).
• Bid deadline is 08 Oct 2026 10:00 a.m. CST; work is slated to commence 16 Nov 2026 and be fully completed by 30 Jun 2027.