WYS Airport Access Road Reconstruction

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the West Yellowstone Airport Access Road Reconstruction Project, contract number MDT-316397-MS. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide labor, materials, equipment, tools, and services necessary to complete road reconstruction work at Yellowstone Airport in West Yellowstone, Montana. The project is divided into two schedules with specific deliverables including mobilization, traffic control, erosion control, pavement removal, asphalt milling, shoulder grading, aggregate base course installation, asphalt surface application, pavement markings, speed limit sign installation, and seeding/hydromulching work. Schedule I encompasses removal of 44 square yards of concrete pavement and 7,352 square yards of asphalt, 5,479 linear feet of shoulder grading, installation of 1,400 tons of asphalt surface course, and erosion control measures across 2 acres, while Schedule II involves smaller quantities including 6 square yards of concrete removal, 1,908 square yards of asphalt removal, and 357 tons of asphalt surface course. Contractors must be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry under sections 39-9-201 and 39-9-204, MCA, and must comply with state prevailing wage rate requirements for highway construction as of July 1, 2025. Bids opened on March 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT with responses due by April 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT, and all bidders are required to review the Q&A Board in eMACS, complete and sign the Bid Proposal Package, and upload all required forms.

Bidders must comply with state nondiscrimination requirements regarding firearm entities or trade associations per 30-20-Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 20-301. Any bid totaling $150,000 or greater requires bid security equal to 10% of the total bid amount, with failure to submit this security resulting in automatic disqualification. Contractors must submit payment terms of Net 30 as part of their bid response. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Supporting documentation includes the Section 40 Project Manual Scope of Work, Yellowstone Airport Terminal Access Maps, and prevailing wage rate schedules, all available through the eMACS portal. Inquiries regarding the solicitation should be directed to Michele Smith at mismith@mt.gov or (406) 444-6033. The specific award value or budget range for this procurement has not been disclosed in the available documentation.