ESBD_512932_1778259903526_07. Addendum 1.pdf

This Addendum 1 document pertains to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Invitation for Bid Solicitation No. 601440000053223 for tree removal and site restoration services at the Austin District Headquarters. The project involves the removal of three large Red Oak trees, grinding of stumps to six inches below grade, and site restoration at 125 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701. All work must be completed on a weekend with vendors responsible for obtaining necessary permits and arranging parking accommodations. Bidders must submit responses via email in PDF format to suzanne.cabrera@txdot.gov by May 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time. The tentative contract award date is May 18, 2026. The contract does not specify a defined term or completion date in the primary solicitation materials.

Vendors must meet stringent qualification requirements, including a minimum of five years' experience in tree removal and stump grinding services within the past seven years, and must maintain key personnel consisting of a certified International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) arborist, a foreman with three years' minimum experience, and crew members with two years' experience and appropriate Commercial Driver Licenses. All personnel are subject to comprehensive background checks. Required equipment includes a truck-mounted aerial lift with minimum 65-foot vertical reach and a 12-inch disc-type brush chipper, provided at no cost to TxDOT. Vendors must carry Workers' Compensation with Waiver of Subrogation, Commercial General Liability Insurance of not less than $600,000 per occurrence, and Commercial Automobile Insurance with combined single limits of $600,000. Pricing must be submitted on an F.O.B. destination basis with all freight included. This procurement is designated as an emergency purchase under Texas Government Code 2155.137, and vendors may claim tie-bid preferences for Texas-produced or USA-produced goods. No specific budget amount is disclosed.