El Campo Tres Palacios Channel Improvements

The City of El Campo is requesting sealed bids for channel widening and detention basin construction along the Tres Palacios Channel in El Campo and Wharton County, Texas, with bids due August 24, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., financed through a HUD Community Development Block Grant for Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program administered by the General Land Office.

The scope encompasses channel excavation and grading, fill placement and compaction, rip-rap installation, concrete drainage structures, pipe installation, seeding and erosion control, utility relocations, and removal and replacement of a 60-foot Pinchot Bridge across nine segments (Units A through I) from US Business 59 to U.S. Highway 59 and a detention basin south of CR 406. Work is contracted on a unit-price basis with pricing submitted by line item. The contractor must mobilize within 7 calendar days of Notice to Proceed and achieve substantial completion by December 31, 2026, with a maximum of 100 calendar days for channel and basin improvements and 15 additional days for final completion. Liquidated damages are $1,500 per calendar day for delays beyond the completion date.

This is a federally funded project subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Section 3 compliance, equal employment opportunity requirements, and prohibitions on foreign terrorist organizations and boycotts of Israel. All contractors and subcontractors must be registered and active in SAM.gov and cleared for federal assistance participation. A bid bond equal to 5 percent of the bid (or certified check or U.S. Government Bonds) is required for contracts exceeding $100,000. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract amount are required, with payment bonds due within 30 days of Notice of Award. A Certificate of Interested Parties form (Form 1295) must accompany the bid.

A pre-bid teleconference was held August 17, 2026. Bid documents, specifications, and drawings are available at www.civcastusa.com and at the offices of Quiddity, Inc. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to hold bids for up to 60 days for review and investigation of bidder qualifications.