South Dakota Government Projects, RFPs & Agencies

Douglas School District’s June 22, 2026 board agenda includes an item for “Facilities Master Plan Phase II Funding Information,” alongside detailed multi‑year cash flow scenarios for major capital projects. The planning documents outline a phased program including a Douglas Middle School (DMS) addition, a Career and Technical Education (CTE) addition, a new elementary school (Elementary #1), Badger Clark and Francis Case entries, and a Central Office/technology move, with multiple funding scenarios tied to a $20 million DCIP grant, a $7.8 million CTE grant, a $42 million HUD/Community Development grant, state loan dollars, and Impact Aid. The scenarios show spending windows from 2026 through at least 2030, with key milestones such as a Fall 2028 target for the CTE addition and new elementary building under several grant-approval scenarios, and a requirement to spend all state loan dollars by 2029. While no specific RFPs or contractors are named for these Phase II projects yet, the district is clearly in active capital and funding planning, including grant dependencies, cost estimates, and sequencing. This creates an opening for vendors in architecture, engineering, construction management, educational facilities planning, and related services to help refine scopes, phasing, and budgeting as the board moves from funding scenarios to defined projects and procurements.

Documents reference significant external funding: $20M DCIP grant (conditional), $7.8M CTE grant, $4...

The county is comparing multiple properties, including the existing 320-acre Lincoln County DOC site and 12 other tracts, for a large new facility or campus near Sioux Falls. Parcels range from roughly 70 to 320 acres, most with utilities available or developable, and several priced from about $1.5 million to more than $33 million. No site or design team has been selected yet, so the county is still in early planning for a major capital build. This is a chance to discuss planning, site due diligence, cost modeling, and eventual design-build or CM at-risk delivery.

Notes say additional landowners are doing due diligence and may submit at a later meeting, confirmin...

Randall Community Water District submitted a State Water Plan application for a Phase II expansion, seeking $31,907,000 in projected state funding to double treatment capacity at its Pickstown water treatment plant from 6 MGD to 12 MGD. This will mirror the ongoing 8 MGD expansion at the Platte plant (bringing that plant to 12 MGD) and provide redundancy and capacity to serve RCWD, Aurora-Brule and Davison rural systems, and the City of Mitchell under the Connecting Neighbors project. The project may also require intake and raw water pipeline improvements and redundancy. With water rates currently at $66.50/month for 7,000 gallons for a typical ¾" meter, the district is clearly planning a major capital build tied to regional growth. Engineering, design-build, treatment equipment, intake, and pipeline vendors should monitor this project as it progresses from planning into funding and procurement phases.

Builds on large existing SRF and ARPA-funded Randall projects, including prior loans and over $23M i...

The commission heard an updated cost proposal for a new county jail from Sheriff Thaler and GA Johnson Construction. A 68-bed facility estimate has nearly doubled from $9.9 million in 2022 to $19.3 million in 2026, and the need for a 100-bed jail was also discussed. No design, construction, or financing decisions were made and more information will be gathered. Vendors in justice facility design, construction, financing, and technology can engage now as the county reassesses scope and options.

Discussion included the possibility of increasing capacity from 68 beds to 100 beds, signaling poten...