Bid Letting - MnDOT

Services

Notice to contractors

MnDOT Letting Program Day of the Week Change

Effective January 2025, MnDOT’s letting program day of the week will change to Wednesday from Friday.

The 12 Month Tentative Letting Schedule and Current/Future Letting Dates pages have been updated to reflect this programmatic change.

Bid Express

All bids must be submitted electronically via Bid Express. New bidders should allow a few days to acquire a SWIFT vendor number, create an account and digital ID with Bid Express for electronic bidding. More about bidding.

Contract Award and Contract Approval

Contract Award and Contract Approval are made electronically via Bid Express. Awarded bidders must have notifications turned on within their accounts to receive Notice of Contract Award and Notice of Contract Approval.

TGB and veteran-owned small business preference cap increases

Effective Aug. 1, 2024, certified TGB and veteran-owned small businesses may receive a preference of up to 12%, not to exceed $240,000, on the amount of its bid when bidding as a prime contractor.

All businesses must submit a Preference Request Form prior to the close of the letting to receive the preference on their bid.
MnDOT will apply the preference to determine the low bidder; contract value is in the full bid amount.

FHWA Form-1273, federally funded contracts

Contractors must physically incorporate the October 2023 FHWA Form-1273 in all Federal-aid subcontracts and lower-tier subcontracts on all contracts advertised after October 23,2023.
• The October 2023 version of FHWA Form-1273, does not apply to pre-existing contracts prior to October 23, 2023.
• The revised FHWA Form-1273, as well as a section-by-section breakdown of the revisions is available on the Federal Highway Administration website.
• The FHWA Form-1273 must be, at a minimum, referenced in Purchase Orders that contain actual construction activities .

Pre-letting (how to bid)

Important information for bidding on MnDOT highway construction and maintenance projects.

Post-letting (bid results)

All bids are evaluated in the post-letting period. Contract award (issuing of contract documents) is typically made within 30 days after letting once all contract clearances have been met. Contract approval is given when a contract has been fully executed and all approval clearances have been obtained.

MnDOT and local agency highway construction and maintenance projects currently advertised for bidding.

E-Plan Room

Electronic files for plans and proposals are available in PDF format via the E-Plan Room once a project has been advertised for bid.

Tentative future lettings (PDF)

12-month tentative letting schedules provide information on anticipated projects available for letting in the next 12 months. The letting coordinator regularly updates the schedule. This schedule does not include State Aid projects (SAP numbers).