Site work and paving for a road / highway in Great Falls, Montana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

**As of December 27, 2021 the project was awarded to United Materials of Great Falls, Inc. with award amount of $161,936.50** The purpose of this contract is to accommodate a variety of situations, at a number of locations, with regard to furnishing materials, equipment and labor for the production and laydown of plant mix.The purpose of this contract is to accommodate a variety of situations, at a number of locations, with regard to furnishing materials, equipment and labor for the production and laydown of plant mix. Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, materials, incidentals and traffic control necessary to produce, haul, place, tack and compact approximately 319 tons of 3/8" Commercial Plant Mix Grade S 64-28 asphalt mix material for a leveling course. The leveling course shall be paved .10 feet thick and approximately 23 feet wide. Approximately 501 tons of 3/4" Commercial Plant Mix Grade S 64-28 asphalt mix material. The overlay shall be paved .15 feet thick and approximately 23 feet wide. Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, traffic control and incidentals necessary to produce, haul, place, roll and broom approximately 5,406 square yards of laid-in-place chip seal. The chip seal will be approximately .47 miles long and 23 feet wide. Contractor shall provide CRS-2P asphalt emulsion and Type 1 chips. Traffic control with pilot cars must be maintained until dusk or fading light each workday as determined by the Project Manager. The emulsion application rate for chip seals is estimated at .41 gallons per square yard. The cover material application rate is estimated at 25 pounds per square yard. Actual application rates will be based on the chip design and the actual field adjustments. If the cover material application rate of 25 pounds per square yard is not sufficient to provide a quality job, the Project Managers will jointly determine what the new application rate should be. Contractor must furnish a water truck for dust control and wetting of chips. Arrangements must be made by the Contractor for acquiring water for wetting and sweeping. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the centerline and place reflective tabs prior to the chip seal. Immediately after sweeping Contractor shall provide CSS-1H asphalt emulsion diluted at a ratio of 60% oil and 40% water diluted at the supplier. Apply the fog seal at an estimated application rate of 0.15 gallons per square yard. If the application rate is not sufficient to provide a quality job, the Project Managers will jointly determine what the new application rate should be. All traffic must be kept off of the fog seal until it has cured sufficiently to prevent traffic from tracking the emulsion as determined by the Project Manager. This time is estimated to be approximately 45 to 60 minutes. The Department will provide final striping. Contractor is responsible for test trailer, transport, and setup. If the Department decides to perform testing at an area lab, this bid item will be deleted from the contract. The quantity is estimated and will be changed accordingly depending on pickup and delivery locations and miles transported. Contractor shall be responsible for all private property damage claims resulting from performance of the tasks described above. Question Submission Close Date:11/12/2021 5:00 PM MST.Questions or information relating to either specifications or requirements of this Invitation for Bid shall be asked through the electronically Q&A Board. Potential bidders must log into electronically to submit a question on the Q&A Board. Work is required to be completed on or before: June 24, 2022.