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MT Code § 60-2-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-110. Setting priorities and selecting projects

  60-2-110. Setting priorities and selecting projects. (1) Except as provided in 60-2-133, the commission shall establish priorities and select and designate segments for construction and reconstruction on the national highway system, the primary highway system, the secondary highway system, the urban highway system, and state highways.   (2) The commission shall consult with the board of county commissioners of the county in which a highway is located when establishing priorities and when selecting and designating segments on the secondary highway system for construction and reconstruction.   (3) The commission shall consult with the appropriate local government authorities when establishing priorities and selecting and designating segments on the urban highway system for construction and reconstruction.   (4) The commission shall use information gathered or discovered by and documents prepared by the department, and department officials and employees shall provide assistance and advice.   (5) The commission shall establish and determine priorities and projects for rail and transit programs and, to the extent possible, coordinate intermodal transportation within the state.   (6) In carrying out the requirements of this section, the department shall:   (a) make recommendations to the commission;   (b) establish the requirements and procedures for administering this section; and   (c) take all reasonable steps to ensure the integrity and viability of agricultural and rural transportation and related needs.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 75, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 269, L. 2001.
MT Code § 60-2-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-111. Letting of contracts on state highways and commission-designated highway systems

  60-2-111. (Temporary) Letting of contracts on state highways and commission-designated highway systems. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all contracts for the construction or reconstruction of the highways located on commission-designated highway systems and state highways, including portions in cities and towns, and all contracts entered into under 7-14-4108 must be let by the commission. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the commission may enter the types of contracts and upon terms that it may decide. All contracts must meet the requirements of Title 18, chapter 2, part 4. When there is no prevailing rate of wages set by collective bargaining, the commission shall determine the prevailing rate to be stated in the contract.   (2) The commission may delegate the authority, with all applicable statutory restrictions, to award any contract covered by this section to the department or to a unit of local government.   (3) The commission may award contracts for projects that the department has determined are part of the design-build contracting program authorized in 60-2-137.   (4) Subject to 60-2-119, the commission may award alternative project delivery contracts in accordance with Title 18, chapter 2, part 5, for projects that the department has determined are appropriate for those contracts. (Terminates December 31, 2024--sec. 6, Ch. 54, L. 2017.)   60-2-111. (Effective January 1, 2025) Letting of contracts on state highways and commission-designated highway systems. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all contracts for the construction or reconstruction of the highways located on commission-designated highway systems and state highways, including portions in cities and towns, and all contracts entered into under 7-14-4108 must be let by the commission. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the commission may enter the types of contracts and upon terms that it may decide. All contracts must meet the requirements of Title 18, chapter 2, part 4. When there is no prevailing rate of wages set by collective bargaining, the commission shall determine the prevailing rate to be stated in the contract.   (2) The commission may delegate the authority, with all applicable statutory restrictions, to award any contract covered by this section to the department or to a unit of local government.   (3) The commission may award contracts for projects that the department has determined are part of the design-build contracting program authorized in 60-2-137.   History: En. Sec. 9-101, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4101; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 56, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 54, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
MT Code § 60-2-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-113. Bidder's security -- contractor's bond

  60-2-113. Bidder's security -- contractor's bond. (1) (a) Subject to subsection (1)(b), whenever the commission calls for competitive bidding, each bidder shall meet all requirements of Title 18, chapter 1, part 2.   (b) The commission may accept electronic bid bonds signed electronically or otherwise verified by the bidder and the surety.   (2) Each contractor awarded a contract by the commission shall meet all requirements set forth in Title 18, chapter 2, part 2. A contract is not considered to be completed until the commission, while formally convened, affirmatively accepts all of the work specified in the contract.   History: En. Sec. 9-103, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4103; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 48, L. 2009.
MT Code § 60-2-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-114. Bids for contracts let by commission to contain security, unit price, and signature

  60-2-114. Bids for contracts let by commission to contain security, unit price, and signature. Each bid communicated to the commission in response to a request for bids required by this part must comply with the unit price and signature requirements of 18-2-303 and the bid security requirements of 60-2-113 in order for the bid to be accepted.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 282, L. 1999.
MT Code § 60-2-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-115. Contract let by commission -- time for final payment of contract price -- interest

  60-2-115. Contract let by commission -- time for final payment of contract price -- interest. (1) Subject to subsections (2) through (4), the department shall comply with the 30-day time period for payment of contracts as provided in 18-2-306 for all contracts let by the commission in accordance with this part.   (2) For the final payment on a contract, the department shall, within 30 days after a request by the contractor for final acceptance, perform an inspection of the project and notify the contractor of whether the department has granted or refused final acceptance.   (3) If the department notifies the contractor that the department has granted final acceptance, the department shall make the final payment of the contract price specified in the contract to the other party to the contract within 90 days after the notice.   (4) (a) If the department notifies the contractor that the department has refused final acceptance, the department shall include with the notice a list of all deficiencies that must be cured before the department will grant final acceptance.   (b) After the contractor has cured all of the deficiencies, the contractor shall request final acceptance by the department. Within 30 days after the contractor's request, the department shall perform an inspection of all of the cured deficiencies.   (c) If the department notifies the contractor of its final acceptance, the department shall make the final payment as provided in subsection (3).   (d) If the department notifies the contractor that the department has refused final acceptance, the department shall:   (i) notify the contractor of any remaining deficiencies; and   (ii) grant final acceptance, subject to any remedy provided under the provisions of Title 28, chapter 2.   (5) When the department grants final acceptance, the department shall immediately consider the contract complete and close the contract.   (6) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Final acceptance" means the department's acceptance of the construction, maintenance, or public works project upon certification by the architect, project engineer, or other representative of the department of final completion of the project.   (b) "Final completion" means that the project has been completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract documents and all warranties have expired.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 348, L. 2013.
MT Code § 60-2-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-116. Payment of contractors and subcontractors

  60-2-116. Payment of contractors and subcontractors. Unless prohibited by federal law, payment under this part of a contractor or subcontractor for services performed by the contractor or subcontractor is governed by the provisions of Title 28, chapter 2, part 21.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 259, L. 2007.
MT Code § 60-2-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-117. Contract indemnification provisions

  60-2-117. Contract indemnification provisions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a contract subject to the provisions of this part with a provision that requires one party to the contract to indemnify, hold harmless, insure, or defend the other party to the contract or the other party's officers, employees, or agents for liability, damages, losses, or costs that are caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the other party or the other party's officers, employees, or agents is void as against the public policy of this state.   (2) A contract subject to the provisions of this part may contain a provision:   (a) requiring one party to the contract to indemnify, hold harmless, or insure the other party to the contract or the other party's officers, employees, or agents for liability, damages, losses, or costs, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees, only to the extent that the liability, damages, losses, or costs are caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of a third party or of the indemnifying party or the indemnifying party's officers, employees, or agents; or   (b) requiring a party to the contract to purchase a project-specific insurance policy, including but not limited to an owner's and contractor's protective insurance, a project management protective liability insurance, or a builder's risk insurance.   (3) This section does not apply to indemnity of a surety by a principal on a contract bond or to an insurer's obligation to its insureds.   (4) As used in this section, "contract" means, with respect to highway construction, an agreement for architectural services, alterations, construction, demolition, design services, development, engineering services, excavation, maintenance, repair, or other improvement to real property, including an agreement to supply labor, materials, or equipment for an improvement to real property.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 259, L. 2007.
MT Code § 60-2-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-118. Repealed

  60-2-118. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 188, L. 2013.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 2011.
MT Code § 60-2-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-119. Limit on projects -- reporting requirement

  60-2-119. (Temporary) Limit on projects -- reporting requirement. (1) The commission may award alternative project delivery contracts for no more than four projects by December 31, 2024.   (2) A project awarded but not completed by December 31, 2024, is authorized to proceed until final completion of the project.   (3) (a) The department shall provide an annual report to the governor and to the transportation interim committee, in accordance with 5-11-210. The report must contain a benefit analysis of alternative project delivery contracting in comparison to other contracting processes authorized in 60-2-111.   (b) The department shall report to the governor and the transportation interim committee upon request to provide information about alternative project delivery contracting. (Terminates December 31, 2024--sec. 6, Ch. 54, L. 2017.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 54, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 163, L. 2019.
MT Code § 60-2-120 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-120. reserved

  60-2-120 reserved.
MT Code § 60-2-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-121. Authority of commission to prioritize expenditures on railroad crossings -- public hearing

  60-2-121. Authority of commission to prioritize expenditures on railroad crossings -- public hearing. (1) The commission shall adopt rules to prioritize the expenditure of funds on railroad crossings.   (2) If requested by the board of county commissioners of any county, the commission shall conduct a public hearing in the affected county on the priority assigned any railroad crossing, and based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the commission may revise the priority of the railroad crossing.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
MT Code § 60-2-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-122. through 60-2-124 reserved

  60-2-122 through 60-2-124 reserved.
MT Code § 60-2-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-125. Repealed

  60-2-125. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 299, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 87, L. 1993.
MT Code § 60-2-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-126. Designation of public highways -- apportionment of funds

  60-2-126. Designation of public highways -- apportionment of funds. (1) For the purpose of apportioning state and federal-aid highway funds, the commission shall designate the public highways and streets to be placed on the following systems:   (a) the national highway system;   (b) the primary highway system;   (c) the secondary highway system; or   (d) the urban highway system.   (2) The commission shall consult with the board of county commissioners of the county in which a highway is located prior to designating a public highway to be placed on the secondary highway system.   (3) The commission shall consult with the appropriate local government authorities prior to designating a highway or street to be placed on the urban highway system.   (4) The commission may designate public highways not placed on the systems listed in subsection (1) as state highways.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
MT Code § 60-2-127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-127. Allocation of funds for projects

  60-2-127. Allocation of funds for projects. (1) Each year, out of federal-aid highway funds available for construction purposes, the commission shall allocate a portion of the funds for projects located on:   (a) the national highway system;   (b) the primary highway system;   (c) the secondary highway system;   (d) the urban highway system; and   (e) state highways.   (2) In making allocations under subsection (1), the commission shall comply with all applicable provisions relating to the use of federal-aid highway funds contained in Title 23, U.S.C.   (3) Notwithstanding the allocations made available to the secondary and urban highway systems in subsection (1), the commission may, with the concurrence of the appropriate local officials, authorize the use of federal-aid highway funds allocated under subsections (1)(c) and (1)(d) for any project eligible under 23 U.S.C. 133(b) relative to the surface transportation program.   (4) The commission may enter into an agreement with a city, county, or consolidated city-county government, under terms and conditions that the commission determines necessary, to allow the city, county, or consolidated city-county government recipient of urban funds apportioned under 60-3-211 to dedicate all or a portion of the urban fund apportionment to the retirement of the bonds authorized by 7-7-110.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 336, L. 2005.
MT Code § 60-2-128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-128. Maintenance system -- designation of highways

  60-2-128. Maintenance system -- designation of highways. The commission shall designate the public highways that are to be included on the state maintenance system. Except as provided in 60-2-107, the system must include all the highways that the department maintained on July 1, 1976.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 178, L. 1997.
MT Code § 60-2-129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-129. Allocation of funds

  60-2-129. Allocation of funds. (1) The commission may allocate federal-aid highway funds for projects or programs in which all or a portion of the work is on highways that are not located on the highway systems defined in 60-1-103. The allocations must be made without regard to the financial district in which the project or program is located.   (2) Within the programs under its jurisdiction, the commission shall allocate all federal transit administration funds, freight assistance funds, or any funds or grants available by legislative appropriation for the study, design, construction, repair, or improvement of rail or transit intermodal transportation systems.   (3) The commission may authorize the transfer of federal funds between qualified programs, including highway and transit programs.   (4) The commission may delegate the functions and responsibilities under this section to the department.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 87, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 75, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
MT Code § 60-2-130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-130. through 60-2-132 reserved

  60-2-130 through 60-2-132 reserved.
MT Code § 60-2-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-133. U.S. highway 2 -- planning

  60-2-133. U.S. highway 2 -- planning. The commission may direct the department to construct a four-lane highway generally along the present route of U.S. highway 2 from the North Dakota border to the Idaho border in order to increase tourism and to bring economic development to Montana. Planning for the U.S. highway 2 project may be included in any future fiscal plan developed by the department.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 2009.
MT Code § 60-2-134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-134. Definitions

  60-2-134. Definitions. For the purposes of 18-8-204, 18-8-205, 60-2-111, 60-2-112, 60-2-137, and this section, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Design-build contracting" means the process of entering into a single contract between the commission and a design-build contractor in which the design-build contractor agrees to design and build a highway, structure, or facility or any other items required in a request for proposals.   (2) "Design-build contractor" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other legally recognized entity that is appropriately licensed in Montana and that provides the necessary design and construction services, including contract administration.   (3) "Design-build criteria package" means the document provided by the department that contains the information necessary to guide a prospective design-build contractor in the preparation and submission of a proposal for a design-build project.   (4) "Request for proposals" means a part of the design-build or alternative project delivery criteria package that contains a detailed scope of work, including design concepts, technical requirements and specifications, the time allowed for design and construction, the department's estimated cost of the project, the deadline for submitting a proposal, the selection criteria, and a copy of the contract.   (5) "Request for qualifications" means a part of the design-build or alternative project delivery criteria package that contains the desired minimum qualifications of the design-build contractor, a scope of work statement, the project requirements, the amount of reimbursement that the commission has determined will be paid to prospective design-build contractors who qualify for the short list but are not awarded a contract, and the selection criteria that the department will use in compiling the short list of prospective design-build contractors to consider.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 56, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 111, L. 2021.
MT Code § 60-2-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-135. Repealed

  60-2-135. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 56, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 192, L. 2003.
MT Code § 60-2-136 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 60. Highways and Transportation|Chapter 2. State Administration|Part 1. Transportation Commission|60-2-136. Repealed

  60-2-136. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 56, L. 2007.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 2005.