PSA.pdf

This Project Specific Agreement (PSA) is a cooperative contract between the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) for a maintenance project involving epoxy striping in the Wolf Point Division. The project will install new pavement markings on US 2 (N-1) from reference point (RP) 588.5 to RP 591.6 and on MT 25 (P-25) from RP 47.1 to RP 53.0. The project is classified as a maintenance project for pavement markings, with a Spring 2023 letting. A pre-bid conference will be waived, but the Tribes will be invited to attend and participate in a preconstruction conference located within the reservation boundaries.

The PSA includes specific provisions for tribal engagement and economic opportunities, such as MDT assisting in prospecting Tribal-owned gravel sources within a 20-mile radius of the project. The contractor will be responsible for securing right-of-way, paying gravel royalties to the Tribe, constructing access roads, and following weed control regulations. The project will collect a 3% Tribal TERO fee, with MDT withholding this amount from the contractor's payments. No formal training program is planned due to the project's short duration. The agreement was signed in April 2023, with both the Tribal Chairman and MDT Director approving the document.