Awarding a contract for snowmobile trail improvements

Sauk County annually participates in maintaining, acquiring, insuring or developing lands for public motorized trail use and these public motorized trails are eligible for snowmobile grant funds. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) administers a grant program that is 100% funded for the acquisition, development, insurance and maintenance of public snowmobile trails. Funding for the program comes from snowmobile registration fees, a portion of tax on gasoline and user fees.

In April of 2019, the Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department (LRE) applied for funding for snowmobile trail improvements in the WDNR Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area. The current snowmobile trail crosses private land and parallels a fence. Funding was requested to reroute the trail by brushing and clearing and eliminate landowners and safety concerns.  In August of 2019, WDNR awarded Sauk County a reimbursement grant in the amount of $13,000. An advance payment of $9,750 has already been received to begin the project.

Sauk County LRE staff held a public bid opening on October 4, 2021 and received 2 competitive sealed bids. The most responsible, responsive bidder is MJ Beck LLC. Sauk County LRE believes it is in the best interest of Sauk County to enter into a contract, subject to a contract review by Sauk County Corporation Counsel, for a sum of $11,500.00 with MJ Beck LLC for snowmobile trail improvements. A list of bids received is attached.