Night Winter Road Inspection and Snow & Ice Control Services (3 Year Contract) (SF & Wat Areas) 2026 Re-let

The South Dakota Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for a three-year contract to provide night winter road inspection and snow and ice control services on Interstate 29, specifically covering the Sioux Falls and Watertown areas across Minnehaha, Moody, and Brookings Counties. The performance period is anticipated to run through June 1, 2028, with operations typically occurring seven days a week between 6:00 PM and midnight. The contractor is required to provide two operators and two specially equipped tandem rear axle trucks featuring 12-foot reversible snowplows, calibrated variable-speed spreaders with at least an 8-cubic yard capacity, and specific strobe and blue lighting systems. Contractors must be capable of mobilizing within 30 minutes of notification and are required to maintain detailed daily work logs in a Snow and Ice Control Notebook for verification and payment. Key administrative requirements include a 5% bid bond, performance bonds, and insurance coverage of $1 million for both commercial general liability and business auto liability. Bids are submitted on a per-unit basis for services such as winter road inspection, snow plowing, sanding, and mobilization. While multiple letting dates were scheduled for July 2025 and July 2026, records indicate that no bids were received during those periods.