Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex CECRA Facility (UBMC) Construction Activities
Construction
The State of Montana has changed where it advertises construction projects. Each agency now advertises its own construction projects. Links to the various agencies’ websites can be reached from the State’s One-Stop website. DEQ will advertise UBMC Construction at http://deq.mt.gov/FinancialSvcs/bids.mcpx. Please check this site regularly for all available construction contracts led by DEQ.
To be considered during an invitation for bid, a contractor must meet several criteria, including but not limited to, being bonded and insured, a registered contractor with the State of Montana and trained (40 hours) in emergency hazardous waste operations (HAZWOPER). The DEQ will develop designs for various stages of the work. When the design is complete, the construction project will be put out for bid on the DEQ website on the DEQ Bids and Quotes page. Typically, the bid is open for 30 to 60 days. The DEQ will respond to questions and hold a pre-bid conference. Bids are sealed and opened at once in public. The DEQ selects the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
The first phase of cleaning up the UBMC will include building a repository to store the tailings that will be removed from the impoundment and drainages, upgrading the roads and water conveyance to support construction, and removing the tailings impoundment. Check this site for updates and keep watching http://deq.mt.gov/FinancialSvcs/bids.mcpx for the bid advertising.
Timeline
- Fall/Winter 2011 - Public comment and decision on UBMC repository location
- Winter/Spring 2012 - Design-level data colleciton to determine best approach to construction
- Summer/Winter 2012/2013 - Conceptual design of repository, contruction specifications, and drawings
- Late Spring 2013 - Bid package advertised for biddding
- Summer/Fall 2013 - Construction
Additional information and history of the UBMC can be found at the state superfund website.
If you have any questions regarding construction at the UBMC, please contact Shellie Haaland, office phone: (406) 841-5033, or cell phone: (406) 431-1401.
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