I-80, Shelton - N-11 Junction - Crack Seal

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is soliciting bids for crack seal work on Interstate 80 in Buffalo and Hall Counties from the Shelton exit to the N-11 Junction under Project No. NH-80-6(122), Contract ID 42983, with a letting (bid opening) on August 27, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Bidders must hold prequalification in Classes 8 and 10 (Miscellaneous and General). The work involves crack sealing of bituminous surfacing on the interstate with a tentative start date of February 1, 2027 and a contract completion deadline of March 31, 2027, allowing 15 working days for execution. This project is combined with Call Order No. 435 (Project No. NH-80-6(126)), with separate contracts awarded for each call order.

The contract is subject to federal-aid construction requirements including Davis-Bacon wage determinations, Buy America provisions, and environmental commitments addressing threatened and endangered species (whooping cranes, northern long-eared bats, interior least terns, piping plovers, and bald eagles), wetland protection, and Section 4(f) property restrictions. The contractor must obtain general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000, and workers' compensation coverage. E-Verify registration and use is mandatory for employee work eligibility verification.

Performance restrictions include prohibition on crack sealing before November 1, 2026; restrictions on lane and ramp closures during nighttime hours and inclement weather; and mandatory traffic lane openings during specified holidays. Liquidated damages apply: $315 per hour per lane for failure to open lanes within one hour of notification, $500 per hour for ramp closure violations, $9,385 per calendar day per direction for failure to complete by March 31, 2027, and $5,000 per occurrence for holiday lane-opening failures. All questions must be submitted in writing through Bid Express (BidX) prior to the letting, with official answers posted exclusively on BidX.