Specifications include, but are not limited to: PTS is requesting bids for traffic control device services for Large Scale Events at Huntington Bank Stadium (HBS). Primarily, these large-scale events will include Minnesota Gopher home football games during the 2024, 2025, and 2026 football seasons. There may be additional large-scale events at HBS such as concerts and other sporting events. A two-year extension is possible upon University approval. Seven regular-season Minnesota Gopher home football games are scheduled each year in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Most games occur on Saturdays, but the first game of each season occurs on a Thursday night. From event to event, the awarded Contractor should expect a reasonable number of minor changes requested by the University minimally one (1) week in advance at no extra cost. The awarded Contractor is expected to follow the initial traffic control plan (See attachment Football Sign Plan 2024) and timeoriented checklist (See attachment Sign Vendor Checklist & Teardown Procedure LSE 2024) plus the minor changes communicated each game. The awarded Contractor may be asked to adjust schedule slightly for particular events such as concerts and other non-football events. The awarded Contractor will be expected to provide at least one (1) small truck (such as a 1-ton stake bed truck) and at least one (1) person to provide the pre-event traffic control device services. The trucks and personnel for pre-event will be expected to be able to close Oak St six (6) hours before event start time and have all other pre-event traffic control set up by three (3) hours before event start time. The awarded Contractor will be expected to provide at least four (4) small trucks (such as a 1-ton stake bed truck) and at least five (5) people to provide post-event traffic control device services, plus one (1) post-event team lead. The trucks and personnel for post-event will be expected to be on-site from thirty (30) minutes after event start time until traffic control device teardown/removal is complete after event end. The awarded Contractor is expected to designate a post-event Lead who will be primary contact with PTS and the PTS Transportation Management Center (TMC). This Lead must be on site before preevent staff leaves the site. The Lead is expected to stay on site until traffic control device teardown/removal is complete. The numbers of trucks and staff required as specified above are based on the University’s experience.
