Northwest Billings Connector and Marathon Loop - Highway 3 Skyline Trail Phase II (Build Grant #DTOS59-20-RA-BUILD) - Schedule II

https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/two-new-trails-to-be-constructed-in-billings-by-fall-2023 With over 70 miles of trails in the Magic City, it's safe to say that Billings residents love their parks. Two new trails are opening up this year in two very popular locations. Riverfront Park has been a hidden gem in the city for decades, but the old park has a new look on its eastern side. "You can see a couple of the big cottonwoods laying down over there that they had to take down," said Billings superintendent of parks, Mike Piig on Thursday. Grinding up the buckthorn shrubs and cottonwood trees that covered the area was just the first step in paving a nearly mile-long new trail. "We got a couple of grants that allowed us to come through and extend the trail back from the eastern edge of Riverfront, all the way to the Washington Street Bridge streets," Piig said. Funded solely through grants, Piig said that the first section of the half-a-million-dollar trail should be paved by June. "It's a true multipurpose trail so it'll be ten feet wide. So bikers and walkers and joggers can all use it at the same time," said Piig. The start of the handicap-accessible trail will begin on Washington Street, where a bridge will connect parkgoers to the future site of a parking lot. "There's the thought that we want to do the marathon loop, you know connect the Rims to the river and get all that going so there's plans in the works for all of that," Piig said. It's an ambitious plan, similar to the one that nonprofit Billings TrailNet is working towards on the Rims. "It'll just go from Zimmerman Trail all the way to that stub right on the west side of the airport roundabout," said executive director of Billings TrailNet, Kristi Drake. The nearly three million dollar trail was funded through grants and donations and work on the three-mile-long Skyline Trail began just this week. "They're moving the dirt from the airport over to here because they're just excavating over there for that project and repurposing the dirt over here," Drake said. "There will be three designated parking areas here, a truck turnout, a couple of turnouts. We're hoping there's going to be some amenities also," said Drake. One of those amenities includes a couple of bike repair stations. Drake said the Skyline Trail will connect residents from Zimmerman Park all the way to Swords and even Coulson Park. "It's going to give us 16 miles of continuous trail," Drake said. And like Piig, Drake hopes all these trails will eventually be connected to others all across the city. "What better view than right here of the entire city," said Drake. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The project consists of two separate schedules as identified below. Contractors may bid on Schedule I, Schedule II or both. Award will be based on each individual schedule. SCHEDULE I - W.O. 09-12: INNER BELT LOOP PHASE II which consists of construction of approximately 5 miles of 2-lane arterial road improvements from the existing roundabout at the Zimmerman Trail/Highway 3 intersection to Alkali Creek Road. Improvements include a 10-foot-wide multi-use asphalt path, drainage piping, roadway signage, and striping. SCHEDULE II - W.O. 21-38: HWY 3 SKYLINE TRAIL PHASE II which consists of construction of approximately 2.9 miles of a 10-foot-wide asphalt path from Zimmerman Trail to the Billings Logan International Airport. Improvements include retaining walls, stormwater facilities, several paved parking lots and signage and striping. CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR'S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Yellowstone County and the state of Montana. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to the "City of Billings, MT" in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. If the bid submittal includes bids for both Schedules I and II, separate bid bonds will be required for each schedule. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. Bids submitted via email shall have the bid bond scanned and included with the bid. Bids submitted via mail or hand delivered shall have any of the bid securities included. For further information concerning this project, please contact Travis Harris at the Office of the City Engineer, 2224 Montana Ave., Billings, MT 59101, by telephone at (406) 247-8656 or by email at harrist@billingsmt.gov. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the OWNER.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.