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MDOT oversight reports: 167 projects let in Q2, large I‑75 Monroe project flagged as outlier
Summary
MDOT staff presented quarterly oversight reports showing 167 projects let in January–March 2025, regional bid trends, procurement card activity, and contract‑value change summaries. MDOT and local agency letting and contract cost numbers were presented; a large I‑75 Monroe County project appeared as an outlier in the bid‑justification charts.
MDOT staff presented the commission with quarterly oversight reports for the second quarter (January–March 2025) that documented bid letting, bid‑justification memos, procurement‑card activity, real‑estate disposals and construction contract change summaries.
Key figures and highlights
- Quarterly bid letting: MDOT let 167 projects in the second quarter (Jan–Mar 2025), according to the packet summary. Staff provided charts showing trends for 2023–2025, single‑bidder counts, rejected bids and contractor payments.
- Procurement cards: The report included fiscal‑year 2025 second‑quarter procurement‑card transaction counts and totals and identified transactions under review.
- Bid justification and outliers: The bid‑justification report and graphs (pages cited in the packet) show where bids fell inside or outside a ±10% target range. Commissioners flagged a large outlier in the $70–$80 million range; staff identified that item as an I‑75 project in Monroe County. The transcript does not include a precise numeric delta for that project; staff noted it was an outlier compared with other lets.
- Contract adjustments: For MDOT projects let in January–March 2025, staff reported 51 projects totaling roughly $129,000,000; six of those were more than 10% above the original contract amount and 25 were below the original contract values. Monthly contract variances for the period were reported as approximately -0.17%, +3.63% and -1.87% compared with original contract values, and calendar‑year 2025 was averaging about 2.12% over original contract value across listed projects.
- Local agency work: Local agencies let 122 projects totaling approximately $135,000,000 in the same period; five projects were over 10% of original contract value and 83 were under the original contract value.
- Real estate disposals and final construction contracts: Staff provided a list of excess property disposals and a construction‑contracts exhibit that identified a small number of MDOT and local agency projects for commissioner review.
Discussion points
Commissioners asked about how to read bid‑response charts by region and whether contractor availability and travel distances influence bid submission and pricing. Staff noted that prequalified contractors come from neighboring states (Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana) and that mobilization and travel costs are factors in contractor decisions and bid prices.
No formal action was taken in this oversight section; staff provided the reports for commission review and invited follow‑up questions.
