The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is accepting bids for Mill-Fill and Chip Seal Upper Yaak Kalispell Area. SPECIFICATIONS FOR WORK: Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, materials, incidentals and traffic control necessary to cold mill approximately 34,982’ x 28’ at a depth of .15 feet and produce, haul, place, tack and compact approximately 10,652 tons of 1/2” Commercial Plant Mix Grade S 58V-34 asphalt mix material. The overlay shall be paved .15 feet thick and approximately 28 feet wide. Sinusoidal center line rumble strips are to be included for the length of the project. Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, traffic control and incidentals necessary to produce, haul, place, roll and broom approximately 104,946 square yards of laid-in-place chip seal. The chip seal will be approximately 6.63 miles long and 27 feet wide. Contractor shall provide CHFRS-2P asphalt emulsion and 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 .45 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. . A fog seal will be applied at the rate of 0.15 gallons per square yard of 50/50 cut asphalt emulsion CSS-1H. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the centerline and place reflective tabs prior to the chip seal. The Contractor will provide interim and 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.
