Special Provisions

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Special Provisions for all trunk highway construction projects

Boilerplate Special Provisions are used to prepare the project specific division special provisions for MnDOT-let construction projects. See the Proposal Package Index for links to other boilerplate divisions.

The effective letting date for using the 2025 Boilerplate Special Provisions published April 2, 2025 is October 22, 2025 per Technical Memorandum 24-05-TS-01, MnDOT Standard Specifications for Construction (PDF).

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

Division S Boilerplate Special Provisions, 2020 Edition

Division S Boilerplate Special Provisions, 2025 Edition

Division S Boilerplate Special Provisions guidance

Proposal Package Index

The proposal order indicates the content of the complete Proposal Package.

Index Number	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	State Funded Only Construction Contracts – Special Provisions Division A - Labor (PDF)	State Only
6	Federally and State Funded Construction Contracts - Special Provisions Division A - Labor (PDF)	Federal and State
7	Federally Funded Only Construction Contracts – Special Provisions Division A - Labor (PDF)	Federal Only
8	Notice to Bidders Traffic Control Prevailing Wage Coverage (PDF)	Federal
9	Federal Wage Rates (Highway; Heavy; Building)	Federal
10	State Wage Rates (Highway and Heavy; Commercial)	All
11	Notice of Truck Rental Rate Certification and Effective Date	All
13	Notice to Bidders Work Under the Contract (PDF)	All
14	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 SU	If required
NA	Division SZ	If required
NA	Other Division Special Provisions	If required
14	(1803) Project Schedules (PDF)	All Projects using the 2020 Standard Specifications
15	(1910) Fuel Escalation Clause (PDF)	All
16	Notification Form on Ownership Transfer of Materials with Lead-Based Paint (Word)	If required
17	Demolition Debris Recycling Form (Word)	If required
18	Schedule of Materials Control 2023 Version (PDF)	Projects using the 2020 and 2025 Standard Specifications
19	Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Special Provisions (PDF)	Federal
20	Targeted Group Business (TGB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VET) Special Provisions (PDF)	State
21	Required Contract Provisions Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (FHWA-1273) (PDF)	Federal
22	Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) State and Federal Laws, Policy and Rules (PDF)	All
23	Notice to Bidders - Bid Schedule	All
24	Bid Schedule (No Standard File - project specific)	All
25	MnDOT Proposal Bond (PDF)	All
26	Construction Plan (No standard file – project specific)	All