Opportunity

South Dakota Posting Board #26SOI21411

Engineering services for an invasive-fish barrier at East Vermillion Lake Dam

Posted

November 05, 2026

Respond By

December 17, 2026

Identifier

26SOI21411

NAICS

541330

South Dakota is seeking engineering support to assess and design an invasive-fish barrier at East Vermillion Lake Dam. - Government buyer: South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP); no sub-agency or office is identified. The project is in McCook County, South Dakota. - Requested services: Project administration and coordination with GFP; geotechnical borings and site investigations; hydraulic modeling and hydrologic/hydraulic design; land surveying; barrier recommendations; design concepts, plans, specifications, and cost estimates; and construction inspection, testing, and survey work. - Project objective and deliverables: Assess feasible, cost-effective ways to prevent invasive carp from entering East Vermillion Lake during high-water events. Provide a site investigation report and a design-concepts report with cost estimates by the specified project milestone. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named; this is a professional engineering-services opportunity. - Performance information: The notice does not state an overall contract duration or option periods.

Description

The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is soliciting Statements of Interest for administration, design, and construction services for a fish barrier at East Vermillion Lake Dam in McCook County, South Dakota. Services include site investigations and reporting, geotechnical borings, hydraulic modelling, land surveying, design and plans, cost estimates, and construction inspection and testing. The project aims to evaluate and design feasible options to prevent invasive carp from entering East Vermillion Lake during high-water events. The site investigation report and design concepts report with cost estimates are due by June 1, 2027; Statements of Interest are due December 17, 2026.

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