Contractor's System Project Question and Answer Forum

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Submitted: Tuesday 25-FEB-2025 09:21 AM
Company: Century Companies, Inc.
Contact: Estimating
Would the department consider a Flex Time NTP Date of September 1st, 2025? There is no time for opening/establishing a gravel source, crushing, and producing a mix design to complete the project within the existing constraints.
Answer
Submitted: Monday 03-MAR-2025 10:01 AM
The NTP is hereby updated to July 7, 2025. Special Provision #2, Contract Time – Flex Time Procced Date is rescinded and replaced with the linked provision: UPDATED CONTRACT TIME

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 09:58 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
Please provide Sign Design Calculations for this project.
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 02:40 PM
The sign design files for the requested project are posted here: SIGN DESIGN CALCS

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 10:21 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
On Plan Sheet S4 Station 49.940 RT is paid for as Sheet Aluminum. Shouldn't this be built and paid for as Alum Sheet Increment?
Answer
Submitted: Tuesday 11-MAR-2025 02:15 PM
Correct, the G80-49b sign in question is to be bid as 619010062 SIGNS-ALUM SHEET INCR XI.  An amendment will be issued, updated bid files will be posted. Please see updated signing plan set: UPDATED SIGNING PLANS

Quantity Changes:
619010062 SIGNS-ALUM SHEET INCR XI:  139 SQFT
619010090 SIGNS-ALUM REFL SHEET XI: 422.4 SQFT 

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 12:25 PM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
Please review Delineator Type 1 quantities for this project.
Answer
Submitted: Tuesday 11-MAR-2025 12:14 PM
Bid Item 619011090, Delineator Type 1 will be revised to a quantity of 433.  An amendment will be issued, updated bid files will be posted. Please see updated plans linked in Answer #3.

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Submitted: Monday 10-MAR-2025 07:41 AM
Company: Mountain West Holding Co
Contact: Chris Connors
The project has a bid item for 6 each S4x7.7 Frangible Bkwys but only 4 are shown in the plans. Additionally, the plans require 2 each W8x18 Frangible Bkwy units and 1 each 4" Round Tubular Frangible unit but there are no bid items.
Answer
Submitted: Tuesday 11-MAR-2025 02:19 PM
Six (6) S4x7.7 breakaways are needed.  The two W 8 x 18’s on sheet S4 are being changed to S4 x 7.7 to meet the total quantity of 6 breakaway for that support as shown in the plans.  The structural steel quantity is also being revised due to the W8 x 18 changing to S4 x 7.7.  The 4” round tubular breakaway was omitted and they will be included.  An amendment will be issued, updated bid files will be posted.  Please see updated signing plans linked in Answer #3.

Updated totals for the bid items are as follows:

New item:            619010744 Frang Sign Post BKWY – 4 in RD:  1 each (Fergus)
Revised item:      619010320 Posts – Steel Structural Sign:  754 lbs (754 lbs in Fergus 0 lbs in Judith basin)

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Submitted: Tuesday 25-FEB-2025 02:55 PM
Company: Jeffery Contracting, LLC
Contact: George Friez
This project is currently set up with a notice to proceed date of May 5, 2025, and 35 days of contract time. This does not allow adequate time to permit a pit, crush aggregate and get an approved mix design. Will MDT consider moving the notice to proceed date to July 8, 2025?
Answer
Submitted: Monday 03-MAR-2025 09:00 AM
Special provision #2, Contract Time – Flex Time Proceed date is hereby replaced with the Special Provision Contract Time – Flex Time Proceed Date. The flex time notice to proceed will be issued with an effective date of July 14^th, 2025. Flex time NTP cannot be earlier than June 30^th, 2025. CONTRACT TIME-FLEX TIME
UPDATED: Tuesday 11-MAR-2025 08:10 AM
Special provision #2, Contract Time – Flex Time Proceed date is hereby replaced with the Special Provision Contract Time – Flex Time Proceed Date. The flex time notice to proceed will be issued with an effective date of July 14^th, 2025. UPDATED CONTRACT TIME-FLEX TIME

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Submitted: Tuesday 04-MAR-2025 11:13 AM
Company: CK MAY EXCAVATING INC
Contact: Josh McKenzie
SP. 3 references the traffic control rate schedule, but the traffic is bid as TRAFFIC CONTROL - LUMP SUM. This project runs through the town of Wilsall. There are many traffic control scenarios trough a town with businesses and approaches that can affect traffic control needs and is extremely difficult for the Prime contractor to anticipate.
Will MDT consider changing the project to TRAFFIC CONTROL - UNITS?
Answer
Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 10:20 AM
The bid item for traffic control on this project will be remain Traffic Control – Lump Sum.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 10:00 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
Please provide Sign Design Calculations for this project
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 03:15 PM
The sign design files for the requested project are posted here:  DESIGN FILES
The requested files are only design files. The Department cannot guarantee the accuracy of the electronic data, particularly as it may be called up by your computer, nor does any data in these files supersede the data in the contract documents. In addition, the Department will not make any revisions to the electronic files prior to award. Changes needed via change ordered work, or changes that are made during construction to fit field conditions, will be provided at that time. See the requirements of Subsection 619.03.2.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 11:40 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
Station 185+11 NB on Signing Plan Sheet S9 shows a single 5" post with a 5' wide Increment sign. Should this sign be installed on two 4" posts instead?
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 02:45 PM
The wind load is acceptable for a single 5” wood post, provide back bracing for wood supports as shown in detail drawing 619-21 or 619-22, provide a minimum of 2 braces one 6” from the top of the sign and one 6” from the bottom of the sign, 48” wide.

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Submitted: Friday 07-MAR-2025 08:37 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc
Contact: John
Station 185+11 NB on Signing Plan Sheet S9 is advertised as an Increment sign, which requires Windbeam. Based on the Departments answer to my initial question, will both Windbeam and 2"x4" Backbracing be required?
Answer
Submitted: Monday 10-MAR-2025 12:21 PM
Windbeam is not required, furnish 2 x 4 back bracing as indicated in Question #4.

No Questions available for this project.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 10:01 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
Please provide Sign Design Calculations for this project
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 02:45 PM
The sign design files for the requested project are posted here: SIGN DESIGN CALCS
The requested files are only design files. The Department cannot guarantee the accuracy of the electronic data, particularly as it may be called up by your computer, nor does any data in these files supersede the data in the contract documents. In addition, the Department will not make any revisions to the electronic files prior to award. Changes needed via change ordered work, or changes that are made during construction to fit field conditions, will be provided at that time. See the requirements of Subsection 619.03.2.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 11:34 AM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
With the decision to change Ground Mount Street Name signs from 10" to 12" tall, this has the potential to create a couple issues.
First, as MDT has specified a 10" Street Name for many years, manufacturers may be left with unusable materials. Is that simply the manufacturers cost burden?
Second, just on this project there are seven locations that are RSFO with new taller signs replacing the old. Has there been consideration to the existing post that will be 4" short of achieving correct mounting height?
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 03:08 PM
For RSFO signs as indicated on the signing plans with 12” D3’s, reduce mounting height as needed so the upper D3 is mounted flush with the top of the support. Bid the project as designed, using the 12” height requirements.  Other projects are still using 10” D3’s but these are being phased out with a 11^th Edition MUTCD adoption date of January 1, 2026.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 03:21 PM
Company: CK MAY EXCAVATING INC
Contact: Josh Mckenzie
Can you clarify that MDT will reimburse the Contractor for the Union Pacific endorsement cost of $2,200.
Answer
Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 03:00 PM
The cost associated with the Union Pacific Contractor’s Endorsement administrative fee described in Special Provision #14 – Railroad Coordination and Flagging is the contractor’s responsibility.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 10:02 AM
Company: Alpine Sin Inc.
Contact: John
Please provide Sign Design Calculations for this project
Answer
Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 03:50 PM
The sign design files for the requested project are posted here: SIGN DESIGN CALCS The requested files are only design files. The Department cannot guarantee the accuracy of the electronic data, particularly as it may be called up by your computer, nor does any data in these files supersede the data in the contract documents. In addition, the Department will not make any revisions to the electronic files prior to award. Changes needed via change ordered work, or changes that are made during construction to fit field conditions, will be provided at that time. See the requirements of Subsection 619.03.2.

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Submitted: Wednesday 05-MAR-2025 12:20 PM
Company: Alpine Sign Inc.
Contact: John
I have several questions concerning Perm Signing: Stations 7+49.99 and Station 634+29.75 LT both require new R2-3A (NIGHT 65) signs, showing 24x18 and 24x24 respectively. There is not a R2-3A according to the MUTCD. Please advise.
Station 482+43.85 is shown as Replace however no Square Feet for payment.
Stations 580+84.13 (Mile 10) and Station 633+34.10 (Mile 11) are both paid at 1.9 sf each. Is there one sign per location?
Stations 641+15.84, 641+98.16, 646+26.30, and Station 647+16.24 show a R6-1L paid at 6 Square Feet. Should this be advertised as (1) R6-1L and (1) R6-1R?
Answer
Submitted: Tuesday 11-MAR-2025 03:03 PM
1.    R2-3A signs are changing to R3-2P (MUTCD designation) no sign design calcs are needed these signs are 24 x 24.
2.    Station 482+43.85 quantities were omitted they are to be added.
3.    Station 580+84.13 and 633+34.10 are to be mounted back to back, additional 1.9 sf will be added per station.
4.    Stations 641+15.84, 641+98.16, 646+26.30, and Station 647+16.24 are to have mounted back to back one way signs (an R6-1L and a R6-1R per location). The additional R6-1R/L sign was omitted from the spec sheet, but the quantities are correct. 

The quantity for 619010090, SIGNS – ALUM REFL SHEET XI has been increased to 833.6 SQFT. An amendment will be issued, updated bid files will be posted.

The following bid item quantities have also been updated. An amendment will be issued, updated bid files will be posted.
619010230 – Remove Sign – 99 each
619010240 – Remove Sign – Guide – 7 each
619010480 – Poles Treated Wood 4 IN – 380 LNFT
619010490 – Poles Treated Wood 5 IN – 664 LNFT

Please see updated signing plan set: UPDATED PLAN SET

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Submitted: Thursday 06-MAR-2025 03:27 PM
Company: Jeffery Contracting, LLC
Contact: George Friez
This project is currently set up to perform a Scrub Seal along with crack sealing the entire length of the project. It is my understanding that the purpose of the scrub seal is to fill the existing cracks with oil during the chip seal operation. Is it MDT's intent to perform both a crack seal and scrub seal on this project?
Answer
Submitted: Friday 07-MAR-2025 09:22 AM
Apply Mastic crack sealer to all cracks for leveling to improve the ride along the road. Scrub seal to seal the road surface.

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Submitted: Friday 14-FEB-2025 11:12 AM
Company: SolarMax LED
Contact: Jackson Yu
Is there a certain model/brand of LED luminaires for this project?
Answer
Submitted: Tuesday 18-FEB-2025 08:00 AM
Meet the requirements in Special Provision #16 and section 617 Traffic Signals and Lighting of the Standard Specifications.

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Submitted: Friday 21-FEB-2025 11:15 AM
Company: SolarMax LED
Contact: Jackson Yu
Will there be an opportunity to submit lighting fixtures for review and pre-approval? Or will proposed fixtures be evaluated and approved after bid opening?
Answer
Submitted: Monday 24-FEB-2025 08:00 AM
There will not be an opportunity to submit lighting fixtures for review and pre-approval.  Provide fixtures that meet requirements in the contract.

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Submitted: Monday 10-MAR-2025 09:55 AM
Company: Montana Lines, Inc.
Contact: Estimating
Would the department consider a Flex Time Proceed Date of August 11th, 2025, to allow for material delivery and continuous progression of work?
Submitted: Monday 10-MAR-2025 01:24 PM
The Notice to Proceed is hereby changed to a Flexible Notice to Proceed date of August 11th , 2025: CONTRACT TIME

No Questions available for this project.

No Questions available for this project.

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Submitted: Friday 07-MAR-2025 09:08 PM
Company: MG Construction
Contact: Mike Goodale
The bid package plans are raster images can you provide a vector pdf?

No Questions available for this project.

No Questions available for this project.

No Questions available for this project.