Archaeological Construction Monitoring for the Malmo Box Culvert Replacement Project

Brief Description: MnDOT requests letters of interest to replace the box culvert over Marmon Creek along Trunk Highway 18 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. When this portion of Trunk Highway 18 was constructed in the 1930s, it bisected a large habitation and mortuary precontact period archaeological site known as the Malmo Site (21AK1). The Malmo Site (21AK1) is on the National Register of Historic Places, the State Register of Historic Places, and is a burial ground. The construction project has federal funding and the Section 106 finding for the undertaking is “No Adverse Effect.” The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC), the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA), and the consulting tribes have all expressed concerns about displaced human remains or grave goods within the project area. All the areas of ground disturbance for this undertaking are contained within the “Cultural Resource Monitoring Area”, which measures about 750 feet by 180 feet. MnDOT requests Letters of Interest for archaeological construction monitoring within the “Cultural Resource Monitoring Area”. This construction monitoring will follow the plan outlined in the Cultural Resources Construction Monitoring Plan for The Malmo Box Culvert Project (SP 0102-29) Aitkin County, Minnesota (Monitoring Plan).

Date posted: 08/28/2025
Due date: 09/23/2025

• Announcement
• Scope of Work
• Construction Monitoring Plan Malmo
• TGB/VET Special Provisions
• Official List : In order to submit a letter of interest to this project, consultants must be pre-qualified in the following work types:
  
  • 12.11 Archaeological Work