Includes Improvements from Rocheport to Columbia
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from the teams interested in competing for the contract to design and construct the fourth project of MoDOT’s statewide Improve I-70 Program. Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia is a $425 million fixed-cost contract that will improve the 13-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from the Rocheport Bridge to U.S. Route 63 in Columbia. This project is one of several projects which will widen the I-70 corridor across the state.
Missouri’s FY2024 budget form the General Assembly signed into law by the governor provides $2.8 billion in General Revenue for the costs to build a third lane of Interstate 70 across the state. The program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and add three lanes in each direction on approximately 200 miles of I-70, from Blue Springs to Wentzville.
The pre-qualified teams are as follows:
- Ames Millstone Weber Joint Venture
- Ames Construction, Inc., Millstone Weber, LLC, and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
- The ESS Team
- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. and Parsons Transportations Group Inc.
- The Lunda Team
- Lunda Construction Company, Michels Road & Stone, AECOM, Shannon & Wilson, Pfefferkorn Engineering, and Excel Business Concepts
MoDOT will issue the Request for Proposals in June 2025 to these teams to work through development of their Design-Build proposals for the project. The department will work through the procurement process with these teams, who will submit their proposal for the potential selection of the winning contract in Dec. 2025. Construction could start as early as Spring 2026. There are still opportunities for additional consultants and subcontracting firms to be added to each team.
Design-Build is a project delivery method that combines both the design and construction phases into one contract. The selected contract team completes the design and construction in parallel instead of in succession, which saves time and resources.
The project goals are as follows:
- Deliver the project by December 31, 2029, within the program budget.
- Provide a third lane of travel for eastbound and westbound I-70 from Rocheport to Columbia.
- Modernize I-70 while improving pavement, bridges, and interchanges to provide better traffic flow and movement of freight.
- Minimize construction impacts with a focus on work zone safety, communication, and construction staging while maintaining mobility.
- Provide expanded employment opportunities while developing and using a diverse workforce.
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