Special Provisions

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Special Provisions for all trunk highway construction projects

Special Provisions Boilerplates are used to prepare the Division S for trunk highways. The proposal order indicates the make-up of the complete bidding proposal. Please see Proposal Sequence below for links to other boilerplate divisions.

The Time and Traffic Provisions and IDIQ Specs have been incorporated into the Boilerplate SP2020 file.

The effective letting date for using the 2020 edition of the Minnesota Department of Transportation “Standard Specifications for Construction” and the SP2020 special provisions is January 27, 2022 per Tech Memo 21-02-TS-02.

Submit questions and comments about Special Provisions to specprov.dot@state.mn.us.

Special Provisions 2020 boilerplates

Special Provisions 2018 boilerplates

Special Provisions guidance

Proposal sequence

The proposal order indicates the make up of the complete bidding proposal.

Sequence	Title	When used
1	Title Sheet (No standard file – project specific)	All
2	To the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Minnesota (PDF)	All
3	Notice to all Bidders – Bid Rigging (PDF)	Federal
4	MnDOT Notice to Bidders: Suspension/Debarments (PDF)	All
5	Federally Funded Construction Contracts – Special Provisions Division A - Labor (PDF)	Federal
6	State Funded Only Construction Contracts – Special Provisions Division A - Labor (PDF)	State
7	Notice to Bidders Traffic Control Prevailing Wage Coverage (PDF)	Federal
8	Federal Wage Rates (Highway; Heavy; Building)	Federal
9	State Wage Rates (Highway and Heavy; Commercial)	All
10	Notice of Truck Rental Rate Certification and Effective Date (PDF)	All
11	Notice to Bidders Work Under the Contract (PDF)	All
12	Supplemental Specifications to the 2020 Standard Specifications for Construction, September 2022 (PDF)	Starting with the January, February and March 2023 lettings
13	Division S	All
NA	Division SB	If required
NA	Division SL	If required
NA	Division SS	If required
NA	Division ST	If required
NA	Division SZ	If required
NA	Other Division Special Provisions	If required
14	(1803) Project Schedules (PDF)	All
15	(1910) Fuel Escalation Clause (PDF)	All
16	Conversion Table for MnDOT Rolled Erosion Prevention Products (PDF)	Use only with SP2018 if required
17	Blanding’s Turtles Fact Sheet (PDF)	Use only with SP2018 if required
18	Blanding’s Turtle Flyer (PDF)	Use only with SP2018 if required
19	Notification Form for Disposal of Bridge Steel (PDF)	If required
20	Demolition Debris Recycling Form (PDF)	If required
21	Schedule of Materials Control 2018	All 2018 projects
22	Schedule of Materials Control 2020	All 2020 projects
23	Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Special Provisions (PDF)	Federal
24	Targeted Group Business (TGB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VET) Special Provisions (PDF)	State
25	Required Contract Provisions Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (FHWA-1273) (PDF)	Federal
26	Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) State and Federal Laws, Policy and Rules (PDF)	All
27	Schedule of Prices - Notice to Bidders (PDF)	All
28	Stipulation for Iron or Steel Materials (PDF)	Federal Use only with SP2018 if required
29	Proposal Sequence of Items (No Standard File - project specific)	All
30	MnDOT Proposal Bond (PDF)	All
31	Construction Plan (No standard file – project specific)	All