Tri-County Airport Cropland Lease

Sauk County, on behalf of the Tri-County Airport Commission, is seeking bids to lease approximately 74.27 acres of airport cropland for agricultural operations from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029.

Sauk County > Corporation Counsel


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Open (accepting bids and proposals)
Oct 29, 2026 07:00 PM
3 years
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Contact
james.witecha@saukcountywi.gov
+16083553267
505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI, USA
Submission Instructions
Mail
Sauk County Clerk's Office, 505 Broadway, Ste. 144, Baraboo, WI 53913
Description

Sauk County, on behalf of the Tri-County Airport Commission, is soliciting bids for a lease of approximately 74.27 acres across nine parcels at the Tri-County Airport. The lease term is January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029. Bidders must provide a cash rent per acre and total annual payment, along with a cover letter, experience and qualifications summary, technology description for documenting planting and harvesting data, one professional or personal reference, two credit references, and earnest money equal to 10% of the first annual rent installment. The lessee must conduct agricultural operations subject to airport-safety restrictions, including planting only low-growing crops, prohibiting corn, maintaining required runway offsets, harvesting promptly, controlling wildlife-attracting residue and noxious weeds, using agricultural equipment only during daylight hours, and avoiding storage, burning, hunting, signage, structures, and standing water on the premises. Brokers and commissioned agents are prohibited. The successful bidder will enter into a lease incorporating the RFB requirements.

Classification Codes
NAICS111998All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
PSCAA35AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Smart Codes
cropland leasingairport agricultural operationsfarm equipment operations
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Oct 15, 2026-Request for Bids Issued
Oct 19, 2026 09:30 PM-Clarifying Questions Due
Oct 29, 2026 07:00 PM-Bid Submission Deadline
Jan 1, 2027-Anticipated Lease Start Date
Requirements
Required
  • Comprehensive General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Excess Umbrella Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation
  • Employer's Liability — $100,000.00
  • Employer's Liability - Bodily Injury by Disease — $100,000.00
  • Employer's Liability - Bodily Injury by Disease Policy Limit — $500,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
No
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