Okabena Ocheda Watershed District, is seeking sealed bids for the District 518 Crailsheim Water Quality Project located in Worthington, MN. Quest project #10336545 Sealed bids should be submitted online through VirtuBid (vBid) until 10 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2026 at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read virtually on Microsoft Teams. The Microsoft Teams Meeting Link is: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/265794512337514?p=GUoj8dCWyjPz0nrCAY (Meeting ID: 265 794 512 337 514 , Passcode: 6Mx3i4X9), or by dialing +1 701-404-1699,,65210957# (Conference ID: 652 109 57#). The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and skills and performing all operations required to construct a stream restoration, and off-channel wetland. Specific work includes installation of rock riffles, storm sewer, wetland excavation, channel excavation, seeding, erosion control, restoration, and associated project components. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at QuestCDN.com. You may view the digital plan documents by entering Quest project #10336545 on the website’s Project Search page. The document download delivery fee for the planholder is $22.00 and the total bidding and response fee for the bidder is $42.00. No bids will be considered unless submitted on the forms provided, sealed and accompanied by a bidder's security through QuestCDN. The Owner reserves the right to delay award or reject all bids.

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Lake Ocheda Middle Basin during drawdown

About

Minnesota watershed districts are local units of government established to address an area's water related problems. The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District was formed in 1960 to work on flood control, drainage, pollution and groundwater supply issues. The District's 76 square miles includes agricultural land, urban land, rural residences, wildlife areas, lakes, streams, wetlands and drainage ditches.

Project

During the district's first twenty-five years, activities focused on flood control, establishing public drainage projects, regulating private drainage, diverting water to maintain lake levels and protecting and enhancing Worthington's water supply. Constructing the Stateline Dam was the district's most ambitious project during this period. The project was multi-purpose, creating the Lake Bella reservoir to recharge the Ocheyedan aquifer, protecting downstream farmland from flooding and creating the Lake Bella Park recreation area.

Board Meetings

Our regular board Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Nobles County Public Works Facility, 960 Diagonal Road, Worthington, MN 56187. Meetings are open to the Public.

Board Meeting agendas are mailed and posted here about one week before the meeting date.