This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Helena, Montana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT, including Q&A is Kelly Williams who can be reached at (406) 444- 7961 or kwilliams@mt.gov. Bidders are to follow the instructions in the Buyer Attachment for submitting their proposal. The Montana Department of Transportation is accepting proposals from consulting firms interested in a term contract for performing subsurface utility engineering (SUE) services at various locations throughout Montana. MDT intends to establish term contract(s) to utilize consultants on an "as-needed" basis for the work described herein. At this time, the intention is to award two (2) agreements that will be approximately $600,000 each, for a three-year period from January 2025 through December 2027. MDT reserves the right to revise the number of term contracts, the contract values, or contract timeframes, depending on the responses received. Extension(s) of contracts, by mutual agreement of both parties, may be made at one (1) year intervals, or any interval that is advantageous to MDT. Contracts, including any renewals, may not exceed a total of five (5) years. Teams may be established as necessary; however, it is expected that the prime consultant will be capable of completing the vast majority of the work. As a rule, the prime consultant must complete at least 50% of the work for a specific task assignment unless written exception is given. Montana professional engineering licensure is required for this work and must be in-hand at the time your proposal is submitted. If this requirement is not met and clearly identified in the proposal, your proposal will be considered non-responsive. If your firm is interested, please submit a proposal as described herein. In general, the work included in this term contract is to provide on-call locating and surveying of above ground and underground facilities. For each task assignment, the consultant will secure the Department's approval of the scope and corresponding cost prior to starting any work. Consultant will locate utilities, produce documentation of utility depth along with horizontal and vertical locations and perform right-of-way and design surveys. Survey information will be provided to the Department in Microstation or AutoCAD format. Refer to Attachment 1 for more information regarding the Scope of Work. When your proposal has been uploaded, the FTS system will prompt you for an email address to send to. Please send this email of your uploaded proposal to the following individuals: Sheryl Tangen: stangen@mt.gov, Kelly Williams: kwilliams@mt.gov, Phillip Luebke: pluebke@mt.gov The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.