Road and Highway Equipment - Snow Plows, Spreaders, Sweepers, Tractor-Loader/Backhoes

The Texas Department of Transportation awarded a term contract to SB Manufacturing Inc., a Kansas-based vendor, for the procurement of a self-propelled road sweeper unit and associated optional components. The contract, designated 765-A1 with purchase order number 26158725, was executed on January 22, 2026, with a scheduled delivery date of May 22, 2026 (120-day delivery window). The primary deliverable is a Superior Broom model DT74F self-propelled sweeper base unit priced at $64,275.00, to be delivered to the Texas Department of Transportation District 22 in Laredo, Texas, with billing directed to the agency's Austin headquarters. The cumulative contract value is $74,434.00.

The optional line items included in this procurement comprise seven supplementary components and materials totaling $10,159.00. These include a back-up camera ($659.00), complete set of overhaul manuals ($505.00), additional set of manuals ($75.00), curb brush ($4,510.00), front scraper blade ($4,230.00), and a steel and polypropylene wafer brush filler ($180.00). Contract administration was managed by purchaser Jacqueline Willson, with coordination support from Joel Jay Villareal at the Laredo delivery location and Mark McWhorter at Texas Department of Transportation Fleet Operations.