Traffic Control Devices

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), District 29-9, awarded a term contract (Contract No. 20015567) to Wenzel Wenzel & Associates, Inc. of New Braunfels, Texas on October 9, 2019. The contract, with a cumulative value of $31,405.44, is for the procurement of traffic warning and channeling devices, specifically 1,056 Plasticade model 456-HD-T-40 traffic drums at a unit price of $29.74. The contract is scheduled to be performed through November 30, 2025, with an initial delivery date of October 30, 2019.

The traffic drums must meet stringent specifications, including compliance with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 350 standards, TxDOT Standard Plans for Barricades and Construction Standards, and requirements outlined in the TxDOT Compliant Work Zone Traffic Control Devices List. Delivery is specified to the TxDOT Seguin RDC (Regional Distribution Center), with packaging requirements mandating 24 drums per shrink-wrapped pallet for drums without bases. The procurement is executed as a direct purchase from a state-approved vendor under a term contract, with the state claiming tax exemption for the transaction.