{"id":"af9c0ba8-6b17-4a07-b0a6-a561a3721dab","task":"Confirm MnDOT Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS) certification requirements and the current 5-year validity/recertification path before staffing a Minnesota state project.","domain":"dot.state.mn.us/const/wzs","steps":["Review MnDOT's Traffic Control Supervisor page (dot.state.mn.us/const/wzs/traffic-supervisor.html)","Confirm the certification is fulfilled by a two-day in-person course culminating in a TCS exam, satisfying the language in MnDOT's Traffic Control Supervisor Special Provision 2563","Note MnDOT's stated recommendation of a minimum two years of traffic control experience before attending, and confirm whether that is a hard prerequisite or a recommendation for the specific course offering","Confirm certification validity is 5 years, with the expiration date printed on the certification card","For renewal, check MnDOT's Traffic Control Supervisor Recertification page for the available e-learning recertification courses, and confirm the prior certification hasn't lapsed beyond the 5-year window, which would require the full two-day course again"],"gotchas":["Recertification eligibility depends on the prior certification still being within its 5-year window — a lapsed certification is not eligible for the shorter e-learning path and requires the full course again","'Special Provision 2563' is contract-specific language MnDOT uses to invoke this certification requirement — confirm the specific contract actually cites 2563 rather than assuming it applies to all MnDOT work","The two-years-experience note is presented as a recommendation in MnDOT's own material, not stated as a hard admission requirement — don't reject a candidate solely on this basis without confirming with MnDOT"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/af9c0ba8-6b17-4a07-b0a6-a561a3721dab"}