Mill and Overlay Basin Urban Streets, Butte Division

The Montana Acquisition & Contracting System (eMACS) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the Mill and Overlay Basin Urban Streets project in the Butte Division, focusing on comprehensive road maintenance work. The procurement involves cold milling and plant mix overlay of urban streets, with two base bids and two optional bids for commercial plant mix using different grade specifications (PG 64-28 and PG 58-28). Primary deliverables include mobilization, cold milling of 34,192 square yards at an average depth of 0.15 feet, test trailer transport and setup, and traffic control management. The bid solicitation opened on September 28, 2015, at 5:00 PM MST and is scheduled to close on October 15, 2015, at 3:00 PM MST. Contractors must be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry and meet multiple prerequisite conditions, including compliance with civil rights regulations, contractor's gross receipts tax requirements, and independent contractor regulations.

The contract opportunity does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders are required to provide a contractor registration number and agree to prevailing wage requirements and performance security provisions. Payment terms are established at net 30 days with no advance payment allowed. The bid includes specific line items for base and optional bids, with commercial plant mix quantities ranging from 3,898 to 422 tons and cold milling areas from 34,192 to 4,599 square yards. While precise budget ranges are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, the scope and scale of the project suggest a municipal infrastructure maintenance contract typical of urban street rehabilitation efforts. Contractors must demonstrate capability to execute comprehensive road maintenance work and comply with all state and local regulatory requirements.