The Montana Transportation Commission has awarded a construction contract for a new rest area near Three Forks, intended to replace the existing facility at the Interstate 90/19th Street interchange in Bozeman.
William Fogarty, district administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation, said the commission on April 22 awarded the contract to Montana Rest Area JV Partners, a partnership of C.A. Rickert & Associates and Diamond Construction, Inc.
The team submitted what the commission felt was the âapparent best valueâ bid of $2.69 million to build a new rest area facility about a half-mile north of the Wheat Montana Bakery and Deli on the west side of Highway 287.
The Montana Transportation Commission will consider awarding a construction contract later this month for a new rest area near Three Forks to replace the existing facility at the 19th Avenue/Interstate 90 interchange in Bozeman.
Bids for the project were opened last week, and on Friday the Department of Transportation identified the âbest value teamâ as C.A. Rickert & Associates, Inc. and Diamond Construction, Inc., according to William Fogarty, MDT district administrator.
The potential project âwas born from a request from the city of Bozeman some time ago,â Fogarty said. Bozeman officials felt the rest area doesnât suit the 19th Avenue site any longer because of significant commercial and industrial development in the area.