Professional Technical (PT) Consultant Services

Consultant Services Updates

DBE Program

Last week, the Trump Administration announced significant changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program – a program that is critical to ensure we have a broad and diverse base of contractors working on federally funded MnDOT projects across the state.

The US DOT issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) published Friday, Oct. 3, that mandates states remove race and gender presumptions that help businesses qualify as DBEs and requires all currently certified DBE firms to individually demonstrate social and economic disadvantage, without regard to race or sex, if they want to re-qualify as a DBE.

MnDOT is actively reviewing this direction and assessing the options we have to both stay true to our values and successfully deliver a multimodal transportation system that maximizes the health of people, the environment and our economy. While we don’t have all the answers today, we will remain in touch as we navigate this large change.

TGB Program

MnDOT strongly supports our TGB program – it brings tremendous value to the work we do, and we remain committed to this program. We’ve been assessing impacts of legal challenges around the country to programs like this and the potential impacts to us, to our important TGB community and the future of the TGB program here in MN. At this time, we are not making changes to the program, and we plan to engage with our stakeholders moving forward ahead of making any changes. We are committed to keeping you informed as we move forward.

Questions can be directed to Danielle Plocher at Danielle.plocher@state.mn.us.

Updated DBE Special Provisions

A few of the updates in the special provisions (that impact PT contracts) are:

• DBE documentation due on fifth day after letting (no time specified, can be submitted anytime on fifth day)
• Submissions due electronically via email only
• Updated Exhibit A

Contractors may access the special provision under the Contract Documents tab above. 

MnDOT's Overhead Rate Cap Effective October 1, 2024

MnDOT understands the cost of doing business has increased over the last several years, therefore, will increase its overhead rate cap from 170% to 175%.  This will go into effect for contracts that start the contracting process on or after October 1, 2024. Contracts that are already in process will maintain the current overhead rate cap of 170%. Amendments to existing contracts will continue to use the cap that was in place in the original contract. There will be no adjustments to the fixed fee calculations.

Please see the following letter for additional information: Overhead Rate Increase Letter 09.26.2024

PT Program/Project/Contract Information

Potential Projects

MnDOT maintains a list of potential, upcoming Professional/Technical projects. This list is updated on a regular basis, and is provided to help consultants plan and prepare for upcoming solicitations. Refer to the link above for the most up to date version.

MnDOT Districts/Offices: Please submit potential projects to the MnDOT PT Inbox. Make sure to include the following information: Office/District, Project Title, Projects Description (including the selection method if available), Contact Person, identify if the PT contract will be state or federal funded.

Pre-Qualification Program

Find out more about MnDOT's Pre-Qualification Program. Find links to work types, application process and lists of approved consultants.

Disclaimer: Any outside entity relying on MnDOT’s Pre-Qualification Program lists to determine whether a firm is "qualified" to perform that entity’s work should perform its own due diligence to determine and confirm the qualifications of any listed firm.

Certified List Programs

Consultants who wish to apply for any of the Certified List Programs listed below may do so only when a public notice is posted and open to all consultants. The Certified List Programs below are not open on a continuous basis.

Construction Contract Dispute Resolution Service Certified List 2021

Firms that have been pre-approved to provide Construction Contract Dispute Resolution Services for MnDOT:
Approved Vendors (PDF)

Executed contracts

Following are monthly lists of MnDOT’s executed PT contracts, by specified date range. The last year of reports are posted. Beginning October 2023, an excel version is provided that includes the unformatted raw data that is in the .pdf report. These reports are a snapshot at a point in time so this data cannot be run in excel retroactively because it likely will not align with what was on a previously run report. It will only be provided going forward.

• January executed contracts (PDF) | January raw data (.XLSX)
• February executed contracts (PDF) | February raw data (.XLSX)
• March executed contracts (PDF) | March raw data (.XLSX)
• April executed contracts (PDF) | April raw data (.XLSX)
• May executed contracts (PDF) | May raw data (.XLSX)
• June executed contracts (PDF) | June raw data (.XLSX)
• July executed contracts (PDF) | July raw data (.XLSX)
• August executed contracts (PDF) | August raw data (.XLSX)
• September executed contracts (PDF) | September raw data (.XLSX)
• October executed contracts (PDF) | October raw data (.XLSX)
• November executed contracts (PDF) | November raw data (.XLSX)
• December executed contracts (PDF) | December raw data (.XLSX)