Site work for a civil project in Elliston, Montana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

**As of November 30, 2020. The project is not being awarded. It will be re advertised and rebid in the spring. The Project is located on private land approximately six (6) miles southeast of Elliston, in Powell County, Montana. This Project consists of providing all labor, materials, earthwork, and incidentals necessary for clearing, grubbing, and stockpiling of vegetative materials; installing, maintaining, and removing storm water erosion controls; improving/constructing, maintaining, and reclaiming/restoring haul roads; temporary modification to existing bridges along the designated primary haul road; providing, installing, and removing a temporary bridge across the Little Blackfoot River to access mine waste; removing, hauling, and placing approximately 1,850 cubic yards of mine waste material located at the Blackfeet 1 (Pile 5) at a stockpile area located near the Luttrell Repository within Basin Creek Mine; grading and shaping of mine waste removal and other disturbed areas; installing and removing a temporary stream diversion within the Little Blackfoot River; constructing a vegetative streambank stabilization feature along approximately 100 feet of the Little Blackfoot River; supplying, stockpiling, and placing imported materials (Class 2 riprap, rock fill, growth media) for construction of the vegetative streambank stabilization feature and Site reclamation; regrading and revegetating disturbed areas; and spreading slash. A high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle, or preferable ATV/UTV, is required to access the Project Work areas. Bidders are encouraged to supply their own ATV/UTVs for transportation during the pre-Bid conference. So that safety protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and transportation logistics can be planned, all Bidders that plan to attend the pre-Bid conference are required to: RSVP via email to Joel Chavez, DEQ Project Manager, jchavez@mt.gov no later than 5:00 P.M. local time, September 23, 2020. The RSVP must include Bidder planned mode of transportation (four-wheel drive vehicle, ATV, UTV, other). Any Bidder that has not RSVPed in advance will be asked to leave the pre-Bid conference. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashiers Check, or Bid Bond payable to Montana Department of Environmental Quality, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents are to be submitted as provided in Article 7 of the Instructions to Bidders no later than 5:00 P.M. local time on October 9, 2020. Responses to questions and Addenda will be posted no later than 5:00 P.M. local time October 16, 2019. Limit the number of Bidder representatives to two (2) personnel. Question Submission Close Date 7/16/2021 5:00 PM MDT complete the Work within 45 calendar day