• Plan Development Services for Consultants
The following areas provide links to the most common reference materials and tools used in the preparation of plans and proposals, as required for the letting of projects.
Suggestions for additional helpful links, questions or problems with links contained on this site should be addressed to Brian Thelen

• Bid Letting
Guides, forms, schedules, contact information, and Bid Express

• Bid Letting Questions and Answers

• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Forms & info needed to become certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

• Vendor/Consultant Services
Important information pertaining to Requests For Proposals and all Vendor/Consultant Services

• V8 CAD Files - English (CAD V8)

• Specs and Estimates (D_SPCEST)

• Transport (PESLAS)

• PPMS

• Geopak 2004

• MDOT BBS

• 0200 Request for Plan Review Meeting 

• 0226 Survey Action Request 

• 0238 Photogrammetric Services Request 

• 0253 Certification & Acceptance - Type 2 (CPM) 

• 0256 Advertising Data 

• 0265 Certification & Acceptance - Type 1 (Regular) 

• 0271 Request to Aquire ROW (Preliminary) 

• 0271A Request to Revise ROW 

• 0271B Submittal of Final ROW 

• 0301 Certification & Acceptance - Type 3 (T & S) 

• 0500 Coring Request 

• 1126 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Inspection Report 

• 1730 Traffic Analysis Request 

• 2047 Project Agreement Checklist 

• 2480 Request for Utility Information at Base Plan Stage 

• 2481 Letter to Public/Private Utilities at Preliminary Plan Stage 

• 2482 Letter to Municipal Utilities at Preliminary Plan Stage 

• 2913 Plan Review Material Submittal Order 

• FC26 Design Exception Request 

• FC26 Design Exception Request Instructions 

• MDOT Forms

• Weighted Average Item Price Report 

• Pay Item Code Book, Alphabetical 

• Pay Item Code Book, Numerical 

• Pay Item Code Book, Items requiring Special Provision or Supplemental Specification 

• Use of Decimals in Final Quantities 

• Special Provisions for Pay Items using Modified or Special 

• Special Provisions & Supplemental Specifications (DESSSSP)

• Previously Approved Special Provisions

• e-Proposal Training for MDOT Consultants 

• How To: Using the Plan TOC-Template.PDF for bookmarking PDF plan set 

• How To: Use Table of Contents Template for Bookmarking Proposal.PDF 

• How To: Divide Plan Files for Large Projects 

• How To: Replace Submitted Title sheet with scanned Signed Title Sheet 

• How To: QC Your Plan Files 

• Final QA/QC Checklist 

• Project Scoping 

• 2911 Structure Lump Sum Item Worksheet 

• 0268 Road Cost Estimating 

• Final Plan/Proposal Submission 

• Preliminary ROW checklist 

• OEC Meeting 

• Plan Review - Bridge 

• Plan Review - Road 

• Final ROW checklist 

• QA/QC Process Guide for Project Managers 

• Standard Plans/Special Details Q & A

• PPMS Task Manual 

• Traffic Standards, Typicals, Guides, MMUTCD, and Consultant Files

• Materials Source Guide

• Bridge Design Guides

• Guidelines for Plan Preparation, Bridge Sample Plans

• Guidelines for Plan Preparation, Road Sample Plans

• CAD Standards 

• Drainage Manual

• Standard Plans

• Road Design Manual

• Bridge Design Manual

• Special Details

• Design Survey Manual

• Standard Specifications for Contruction

• Bridge Design Guides - Metric Archive

• Road Design Manual-Metric Archive

• Standard Plans - Metric Archive

• Bridge Design Manual-Metric Archive

• Special Details - Metric Archive

• Design Advisories

• FHWA/Michigan Division

• Design Updates

• Act 51 Participation 

• Exception to the Plan Review/OEC Meeting Process 

• QA/QC Review Process by Template 

• Non-Freeway State Program Instructions 

• Maintenance Funded Projects--Procedures 

• FHWA Project Administration and Oversight Agreement 

• Report 44 - State Highway Bridges, Culverts and Grade Separations 

• Guidance on Use of HMA Initiative 

• MDOT CORS