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Commissioners approve awarding Bear Canyon Interchange contract after lowest bidder withdraws
Summary
The Montana Transportation Commission on Feb. 11 voted to allow the lowest bidder to withdraw and to award Call 101 for the Bear Canyon Interchange in Butte to the second-lowest responsive bidder; the action followed a staff presentation and the meeting adjourned at 9:29 a.m.
The Montana Transportation Commission on Feb. 11 voted to allow the lowest bidder to withdraw and to award Call 101 for the Bear Canyon Interchange in Butte to the second-lowest responsive bidder.
Commissioner Shane Sanders moved to permit the withdrawal of the lowest bidder and to award Call 101 to the second-lowest responsive bidder; Commissioner Kody Swartz seconded the motion, and all commissioners voted aye. Commissioner Loran Frazier had called the meeting to order at 9 a.m.
MDT staff member Dave Gates presented staff recommendations tied to the Feb. 10, 2026 letting and listed project AR 10774(0), UPN 10774000, described in the record as "BEAR CANYON INTERCHANGE" in Butte. The transcript records the staff presentation but does not include further detail about the recommendation text, company names, bid amounts, or the reason the lowest bidder withdrew.
The commission’s formal action—allowing withdrawal and awarding Call 101 to the next responsive bidder—was recorded by motion and unanimous roll call. The meeting adjourned at 9:29 a.m.
Specifics such as the identity of the bidders, contract value, and contract start or completion dates were not specified in the meeting record provided.
