Highway Construction Contract Information

General notices to contractors

Welcome. Within this website you will be able to view all the information and documents needed relating to the WisDOT Highway Construction Contract Information (HCCI).

Bidding contract information

Bidding for highway construction projects is conducted under the authority provided in Wisconsin Statutes 84.06(2)(a) Bids, Contracts. Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as determined by the department.

Contractor tips

​Electronic Contracting

  • ​​In an effort to reduce paper copies and the amount of time to process awarded contracts, the department will begin implementing electronic contracting (e-contracting) in the coming months. Since the September 2025 letting, the department has been reaching out to selected contractors to test the e-contracting process. The department hopes to use the January letting to begin e-contracting for most of the awarded proposals. ​Updates will be provided on the January 14, 2025 bid letting page if there is a change in implementation.
    • Awarded contractors will have the award package emailed through Bid Express. This means that the Bid Express email will be the address where the award package is sent.
    • ​​Contract documents can be signed electronically or through a print/sign/scan process.
    • ​Notary stamps need to be legible. Resubmittal will be required if the stamp is unreadable.
    • ​Additional information will be provided within the award package to the awarded contractors.
    Statewide Native Seed and Woody Vegetation Installation and Restoration Management (December 22, 2025)
    • The ​​​​ precertified landscape sub-contractor​ list as of September 9, 2022 
      • This is the most current list. The list is renewed every two to three years.
      • This list is only used when required by the project with a special specification.
      • It can be use for native seed installation, woody tree and shrub installation, and/or living snow fence installation.
    • Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - to pre-certify contractors for the Statewide Native Seed and Woody Vegetation Installation and Restoration Management on select projects. 
      • December 22, 2025 Update: Thank you for submitting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for Statewide Native Seed, Woody Vegetation, and Living Snow Fence Installation and Management that was posted September 5, 2025.   We appreciate the time you took to fill out the form. Unexpected circumstances have led us to not finalize the RFQ. A new RFQ will be posted soon.​
    ​I-94 East-West Corridor​
    • Upcoming Meetings
      • September 9, 2025 Letting, Proposal 006:  Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting 9:00 AM, Tuesday August 26, 2025 at the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center, 640 South 84th Street, West Allis, WI 53214 (August 5, 2025)
      • September 9, 2025 Letting, ​Proposal 007:  Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting 1:30 PM, Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center, 640 South 84th Street, West Allis, WI 53214 (August 5, 2025)
    • ​Previous Meetings
      • ​​The Wisconsin Department of Transportation held a Contractor Workshop for the I-94 EW project located in Milwaukee County.  The meeting was held in person at the SE Region WisDOT office in Waukesha, WI on Friday, November 1. The presentation from the meeting is linked below.
    Missed Test Memo, effective beginning with May 13, 2025 letting​
    • ​Missed Tests Memo (May 6, 2025)
    • WisDOT, in consultation with FHWA WI-Division developed the “MISSED TEST MEMO."  The basis for the memo is a refocused emphasis on prevention of missed tests.  If no Quality Verification (QV) testing is conducted in a lot, contractor Quality Control (QC) sampling and testing cannot be used for acceptance [23 CFR 637.207 (a)(1)(i)(A) and (a)(1)(ii)(B)].  Guidance within the memo was developed using existing WisDOT Standard Specification language.  The MISSED TEST MEMO includes the addition of a semi-formalized Material Placement Notification (MPN) to address the “missed test" finding from the FHWA Concrete Quality Assurance Assessment. 
    • The MISSED TEST MEMO is effective with the May 13, 2025 bid letting; however, please be advised that WisDOT Standard Specification 106.1.1 and 106.1.2 already require the contractor to provide notification of material sources and required engineer approval PRIOR to incorporating materials into the work.  These requirements remain unchanged with the memo.​

    Temporary Precast Barrier

    • ​Temporary Precast Barrier Guidance (February 7, 2025)
    • Active construction projects LET prior to this guidance shall require non-destructive (i.e. GPR) testing on not less than 10% of temporary precast barrier that is currently installed and pre-dates the 2012 APL list of approved manufacturers. Any temporary precast barrier deemed non-conforming following the non-destructive testing shall be removed and replaced (at no cost to the department). As an alternative to non-destructive testing, Industry may remove and replace (at no cost to the department) all temporary barrier currently installed on projects that was manufactured prior to 2012.​
      • Beginning with the February 2025 Letting:
      o​ Prior to use, Industry shall provide a certificate of compliance to the engineer certifying any Temporary Precast Barrier manufactured prior to 2012 meets the requirements of SDD 14B07 and Standard Spec 603.2 and 603.3.2. Industry shall follow guidance in CMM 845.3.2.2.1 for completion of an acceptable certificate of compliance.
      o​ WisDOT will ​update the APL to provide clear guidance to department and Industry the process to approve Temporary Precast Barrier manufactured prior to 2012.​​

    Certified Payroll Reports in AASHTOWare Project (AWP) Civil Rights and Labor (CRL) Payroll January 14, 2025

    • ​​WisDOT is transitioning to AWP with the implementation of the CRL payroll module. Starting with projects awarded in the January 2025 LET, entry of Certified Payroll Reports (CPRs) will be handled in AWP CRL. See ASP-9​ for more information.
    • The first three virtual training sessions will be on March 5, March 13, and March 18.
    • WisDOT AWP CRL payroll user documentation is posted on the AWP Knowledge Base under Civil Rights & Labor | Payrolls (Prime contractor and subcontractors) (AWPKB).
    WisDOT Vendor Registration System (VRS) (April, 2024)​
    • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has developed a new Vendor Registration System​ (VRS) in collaboration with Infotech. 
    • Vendors currently use the Civil Rights Compliance System (CRCS) to register as a new vendor or to update existing vendor information for WisDOT. VRS is the first step to phase out this old system.
    • WisDOT plans to implement the Vendor Registration System (VRS) is active.

    Utility Relocation Claim (URC) Training (April 15, 2024)

    • This is a recording of a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) training on utility relocation claims. The training is being provided with regard to Wisconsin Act 46, Senate Bill 270, which updates Wis. Stat. 84.063 and Ch. 220 of the Wisconsin Transportation Administrative Code.  
    • ​The training is for WisDOT staff, consultants, utility facility owners and contractors. The training provides attendees an overview of the utility relocation claim process, which occurs during the construction phase of WisDOT projects.​
    ​​Blatnik Bridge (February 5, 2024)
    • The design-build project to replace the Blatnik Bridge between Superior and Duluth, Minn., is a joint effort of the Wisconsin and Minnesota DOTs, with Minnesota being the lead agency. Contracting teams interested in learning more about submitting a project proposal are encouraged to review the information on the Minnesota DOT's website.

    New northern long-eared bat requirements. (February 1, 2023)

    • The northern long-eared bat (NLEB) will be reclassified as an endangered species under the Federal Endangered Species Act, effective March 31, 2023. The NLEB's threatened 4(d) rule, and associated consultation, will be nullified on that date.
    • WisDOT is reevaluating projects following new procedures with new restrictions. Most notably, WisDOT has implemented tree clearing restrictions during the NLEB's active season (April 1 to October 31) on many projects. The NLEB STSP has been updated to reflect the new requirements.
    • WisDOT does not intend to conduct surveys or inspections of areas to deviate from the tree clearing restrictions, as that presents risk and uncertainty for our projects and project schedules.


    Political advertisements in right of way (July 7, 2022)

    • With the 2022 election upcoming, we are being reminded that Wisconsin law prohibits political advertisements in the public right of way. We respect all contractors’ freedom of speech and desire to support candidates, but would ask to refrain from any signage, banners or flags for candidates and campaigns within public right of way or closely adjacent to traffic. Safety of the traveling public is a primary consideration, as the materials can be distracting. In cases where personal vehicles have flags or large bumper stickers, site leaders are asked to use their best judgment. We will stress the department is not suggesting or asking that any worker make any alterations to the appearance of their personal vehicle. We do however want any political images, regardless of candidate, party or message, to be moved away from the right of way and generally out of the vision of highway users.

    MASH16 Temporary Crash Cushion Implementation Date

    • AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement for Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH), indicates that temporary work zone devices (i.e. crash cushion), manufactured before December 31, 2019, and are NCHRP-350 compliant can be used for their normal service life.
      In the Clarifications on Implementing the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware dated May 9, 2018, normal service life is to be defined by the "owner-agency".
      Wisconsin Department of Transportation will require all projects using temporary crash cushions LET after December 1, 2023, to be MASH 2016 compliant.
      If there are any questions, please contact Erik Emerson at: Erik.Emerson@dot.wi.gov (July 7, 2022)

    U.S. Department of Transportation Procurement Office - Scam

    Information relating to Wisconsin's Emerald Ash Borer (October 7, 2008)

    Emergency Rule Notification updated October 24, 2007, to include any waters of the State of Wisconsin.

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    For questions regarding the content of this page, contact:

    Department of Transportation
    Bureau of Project Development
    Proposal Management Section
    4822 Madison Yards Way
    4th Floor South, Room S437
    Madison, WI 53705
    Phone: (608) 266-1631
    hcci.dtid@dot.wi.gov

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