County: Codington, Grant, Roberts Contract Id: 9649 Length Miles: 100.935 Durable Pavement Marking Various locations on the State System in the Aberdeen Region Work Type 11 Prime Contractors must be prequalified in the work type specified for any bid $250,000 or greater. Contractors may submit questions to the forum until 10:00 am CT on 9/27/2024. Questions and answers may be posted until 10:00 am CT on 10/1/2024 at which time the forum will be closed. All bids will be checked for qualifications with results posted on the SDDOT website. The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all bids. SDDOT - Item no 005 - Durable Pavement Marking on Various Locations PURPOSE The purpose of the Indian Employment and Contracting Special Provision is to establish the specifications for Indian preference and the responsibilities of contractor and subcontractors for this project. A portion of this project is located within the historic exterior boundaries of the Lake Traverse Reservation. Title 23 United States Code (USC), Section 140(d), recognizes and permits the preferential employment of Indians living on or near a reservation on projects and contracts on Indian reservation roads. The State of South Dakota and the Department of Transportation, consistent with the intent of Section 140(d), affirms that it is their policy to encourage employment of minorities. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Special Provision, the following definitions will apply: A. B. C. Indian: An enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe. Qualified Indian Applicant is defined as one or more of the following: 1) 2) 3) Applicants approved by the contractor based on job performance on other jobs. Applicants who have demonstrated or are presently demonstrating their work qualifications during a probationary work period on this project. Applicants certified by local referral agencies, including Tribal TERO offices, as having adequate skills and training necessary to perform the duties of the position. Core Crew Employee: A contractor's or subcontractor's core crew is composed of full time employed individuals necessary to satisfy his/her reasonable needs for supervisory or specially experienced personnel to assure an efficient execution of the contract work. Any Indian already employed by a contractor will be included in the core crew, regardless of job function, to avoid the unintended results of having a contractor lay-off or terminate an Indian employee to hire another under this provision. D. Pre-Employment Standards: Directly related job standards of fitness and ability which indicate that with a reasonable amount of job training a person would be capable of satisfactorily performing an entry level position as well as jobs at a higher level which, with a reasonable amount of training, are normally filled by progression from an entry-level position. This applies to those persons who, at the time of application for employment are not fully qualified for the available job but have general potential of becoming qualified through a reasonable amount of training. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES The Department (Civil Rights Office or Area Office): A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Will monitor contractor and subcontractors for compliance with the requirements of this special provision and will perform necessary reviews of contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with the Special Provision. Will assist the contractor and subcontractor with any disputes with the TERO Office or other Tribal entity. Will establish on-the-job training opportunities as specified in the On-the-Job Training Special Provision. Will provide notification to the TERO office of the name of the successful low bidder. Will provide notification to the successful low bidder regarding the TERO requirements. Will invite a representative of the TERO office to attend the preconstruction meeting and provide a copy of the preconstruction meeting minutes to the TERO office. Will not allow a contractor or subcontractor to commence work until the contractor's or subcontractor's compliance plan has been approved and the Department's Area Office has received a copy of the approved compliance plan or verbal or written notification of approval by the TERO Office. DESCRIPTION Durable pavement markings, for the purpose of the special provision, include epoxy and polyurea. Water base paint will not be considered a durable marking product. This work will consist of grooving pavement for durable pavement marking and furnishing and applying durable pavement markings in accordance with the plans, this provision, and as directed by the Engineer. MATERIALS The Contractor will submit the type of material to be used at the preconstruction meeting prior to application of the durable pavement marking. A. CERTIFICATIONS The Contractor will provide the Engineer with a copy of the manufacturer's product data sheet, component certification, and instructions for material application at least 14 calendar days before application work begins. Whenever the manufacturer's recommendations are more stringent than these provisions, the manufacturer's recommendations will apply. The Contractor will provide the Engineer a copy of the certified batch test results, showing the product meets the following requirements, upon delivery of the product to the job site. B. MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Marking Material: The Contractor will follow the manufacturer's mixing ratio. No solvents are to be given off to the environment upon application to a pavement surface. The components, when combined, will not contain or produce volatile solvents. If Type II epoxy pavement marking material is used, it will be completely free of TMPTA (Tri-Methyl Propane Tri-Acrylate) and other multi-functional monomers. All materials will be free of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and other toxic heavy metals as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.