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OTSEGO COUNTY LOUIS M. GROEN NATURE PRESERVE PROPOSAL TO HARVEST 60-ACRE HIGH GRADE ALFALFA FIELD BID 2025-04 (First and Second Cutting only. Good farming practices will be applied.) 1. Bids to harvest 60-acre high-grade alfalfa field located at M-32 and Gingell Road for the summer of 2025, first and second cutting only. Inspection of field can be arranged by contacting Roger Latuszek, Louis M. Groen Preserve Director, at [PHONE REDACTED] or email at [EMAIL REDACTED]. 2. Insurance requirements are as follows: Contractor shall furnish a Certificate of Insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Michigan and acceptable to the County for the following: a. Workers Compensation and Employers’ Liability, Michigan Statutory Limits of Liability. b. Commercial General Liability Insurance. c. Motor Vehicle Liability Coverage, and Michigan No-Fault Coverages including all owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles. Otsego County will be named as Additional Insured on all insurance coverage, with the exception of Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability insurance. Limits of Liability for General Liability, and Vehicle Liability shall be within the following guidelines based on contract amount: • Projects up to $750,000: Minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate. • A Waiver of Subrogation is required on the certificate of liability insurance. • The certificate of liability insurance is required to have a 30-day notice of cancellation. 3. Bids are to be dropped off at 225 W. Main Street, Room 203, Gaylord, MI 49735. Bids must be sealed and have “Attention County Administrator: BID 2025-04 Groen Harvest” marked on the outside of the envelope. 4. Bids need to be received by May 16, 2025 no later than noon. 5. Bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. on May 16, 2025. All participants will be notified by phone as to the results directly after review of bids. 6. The Louis M. Groen Preserve reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate any or all bids, to waive or not waive informalities or irregularities in the bids or bid procedures, and to accept any bid determined by the Preserve to be in the best interest of the Preserve, regardless of price. DATE NAME ADDRESS PHONE # BID AMT