Category:102 Bidding Requirements and Conditions

One of the essential functions of the Highway and Transportation Commission and MoDOT is to provide a transportation network for the citizens of Missouri and those that travel through the state. One of the ways this is accomplished is by contracting with outside companies to provide improvements to the State's highway infrastructure.

In 1921 the authority to prepare plans and make estimates, let all contracts, provide uniform highway markings and purchase or lease land was prescribed by the Governor through Centennial Road Law. At that time the system included approximately 6,000 miles of secondary roads and 1,500 miles of primary roads. Today MoDOT maintains more than 32,000 miles of roadway along with other modes of transportation. Contract bidding is essential in maintaining this vast system.