MT PRAIRIE 2016(3), Milwaukee Bridge Resurfacing and Rehabilitation

The project involves the resurfacing and rehabilitation of the Milwaukee Bridge in Prairie County, Montana. The contractor will be required to perform the work in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-14. The project includes new specifications for prosecution and progress, and for schedules for construction contracts. The contractor will be required to use the Government's web-based system Masterworks to prepare all "Inspector's Daily Record of Construction Operations" and measurement notes. The contractor will also be required to provide a tank truck or trailer with a minimum of 300 gallons of water during yarding, loading, land clearing, right-of-way clearing, and mechanical treatment of slash. • The project requires compliance with State Forest Laws and fire prevention and suppression equipment. • The contractor must provide adequate two-way communication facilities to report fires to the Contracting Officer and/or Fire Official. • The contractor must obtain the predicted fire stage daily before starting work from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. • The contractor must follow all state and local fire restrictions. • The contractor must provide a fire security person who shall perform fire security services on the project area and vicinity. • The contractor must provide firefighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment. • The contractor must provide a long-handled round point shovel and a five-gallon backpack pump with water during blasting operations.