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

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is accepting bids for Overlay & Chip Seal Bozeman Frontage Rd. Additional details regarding the solicitation, requirements, and specifications must be viewed by logging into eMACS. Questions or information relating to either specifications or requirements must be asked through the eMACS Q&A Board. Potential bidders must log into eMACS to submit questions. Be sure to certify and submit your response once completed. Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, materials, incidentals and traffic control necessary to produce, haul, place, tack and compact approximately 2038 tons of ¾” Commercial Plant Mix Grade S 58V-34 asphalt mix material. The overlay shall be paved .15 feet thick and approximately 29 feet wide. Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, traffic control and incidentals necessary to produce, haul, place, roll and broom approximately 20,590 square yards of laid-in-place chip seal. The chip seal will be approximately 1.1 miles long and 29 feet wide. Contractor shall provide CHFRS2P asphalt emulsion & Type 1 chips. Traffic control with pilot cars must be maintained until dusk or fading light each work day as determined by the Project Manager. The emulsion application rate for chip seals is estimated at .44 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. 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.