Design-Build

Blatnik Bridge Project

SP 6981-26, Letting June 23, 2026

Purpose

MnDOT has decided to use a design-build delivery method to design and construct the Blatnik Bridge replacement project. The design-build project will encompass the approach work in both states and the main bridge replacement.

The project being developed will replace the structure to current standards, add bike and pedestrian facilities and improve traffic operations. In addition, there will likely be one or more early, traditional design-bid-build contracts in preparation for the primary design-build contract. MnDOT and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will share the cost of this project and jointly secured federal funding grants to match state funds allocated to the project.

Procurement schedule

• Request for Letters of Interest
• Draft RFQ and RFP: June 30, 2025
• RFQ release: July 30, 2025
• RFP release: Nov 7, 2025
• Letting: June 23, 2026

Information

• Project Sharepoint site
• Public project information page
  

Oversight

The project will utilize two primary oversight contracts: a Design Oversight contract and a Construction Administration contract. The Design Oversight contract will include structural personnel performing a peer review. The RFPs for both contracts will be released in the spring of 2026 with the intention of making them active in July 2026 (prior to the award of the Design-Build construction contract).