DOT-Approved Fencing, Guardrail & Barrier Contractor for State Highway Projects

Ideal Fencing Corp has been the guardrail, fencing, barrier, and signage subcontractor on DOT highway projects across Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, Wyoming, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Nebraska for over two decades. We hold DOT contractor prequalification or approved status in all thirteen states, and we maintain current specification libraries, standard drawings, and qualified products lists for each DOT. When we bid your project, the unit prices reflect what it actually costs to do the work in your state, on your corridor, with your specifications — not a number adjusted from a project in a different state with different conditions.

What We Bring to DOT Projects

**Thirteen-State Coverage, One Contractor**: If your project or program spans multiple states — FHWA safety improvement programs, multi-state corridor projects, or regional maintenance contracts — you get one contractor with consistent quality, documentation, and project management across the entire territory. No re-qualifying a different sub in each state.

**MASH Compliance — No Exceptions**: Every guardrail system, end terminal, impact attenuator, and cable barrier we install has been tested to MASH standards and appears on the applicable state DOT approved products list. We do not install legacy hardware on new installations, and we do not substitute unapproved products. Our material procurement process verifies MASH eligibility before materials leave the supplier.

**Production Rates That Protect Your Schedule**: Our W-beam crews install 800 to 1,500 linear feet per day. Cable barrier crews install 2,000 to 4,000 feet per day. Sign post crews install 15 to 40 posts per day. We own our post drivers, cable tensioning equipment, rail setting tools, and crane trucks — no rental equipment delays.

**Documentation That Survives a Federal Audit**: We produce as-built packages that include post driving logs, rail splice locations, end terminal installation photos with field measurements, material certifications with heat numbers, cable tension logs, and aggregate records organized per the state DOT's documentation format. Our project managers have been through federal-aid audits and know what level of documentation passes review without follow-up questions.

**DBE Certification**: Ideal Fencing Corp carries DBE certification, which helps prime contractors meet DBE participation goals on federal-aid projects. Our DBE status applies across all thirteen service states.

**Emergency Response**: Crash-damaged guardrail, barrier breaches, and sign knockdowns require rapid response to protect road users. We maintain a 24 to 72 hour emergency repair capability with pre-staged materials and equipment. Our emergency response crews handle damage assessment, temporary protection, and permanent repair — and produce the damage documentation that DOT maintenance offices need for reimbursement claims.

DOT Programs We Support

We bid and perform work under multiple DOT program types including Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) projects, bridge approach guardrail and rail upgrades, maintenance guardrail replacement programs, cable barrier deployment programs, ITS and variable message sign infrastructure, wildlife connectivity and exclusion fencing, and work zone barrier rental and management.

Prevailing Wage and Compliance

Every project we perform for a state DOT is a prevailing wage project, and many are federal-aid projects subject to Davis-Bacon requirements. We maintain certified payroll systems, submit weekly certified payroll reports, and comply with the prevailing wage determinations for each state and county. Our administrative team manages the compliance documentation so your project office does not have to chase us for it.

Bonding and Insurance

We carry $25M+ in bonding capacity for single and aggregate projects, $5M in general liability, $5M auto liability, $5M umbrella coverage, and workers compensation in all thirteen operating states. Our surety, insurance certificates, and prequalification documents are current and available within 24 hours of request.