Fence Installation at Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is soliciting bids under IFB 802-27-85254 for fence installation at Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area, with a mandatory pre-bid site inspection on November 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the WMA check station and bids due November 10, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. CST. Bidders must notify TPWD site visit contacts at least two business days before attending. Minimum qualifications require three years of experience providing the specified services, and recent start-up businesses are excluded from consideration.

The contractor provides all labor, equipment, and welding materials for approximately 11,000 linear feet of barbed-wire fencing at 3479 ACR 2901, Palestine, Texas 75803. TPWD supplies steel T-posts, barbed wire, steel pipe for bracing, a 16-foot bull gate, post clips, and cement mix. Scope includes pipe corner brace posts, pipe line braces, pipe line posts, steel T-posts, and barbed wire installed to detailed specifications, with work completed by November 30, 2026. The contractor is solely responsible for materials and equipment stored at the site, daily debris removal, equipment safety, and damage caused by its operations.

Award is on a best value basis considering lowest price, contractor qualifications and experience, delivery and service schedule, past performance, and quality and reliability of services. Required submittals are Exhibit A (Company Profile), Exhibit B (Equipment List), and Exhibit C (Past Projects with Corresponding References), along with acknowledgment of any addenda. A Certificate of Insurance is due within ten days of award. Required coverage includes commercial general liability at $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability at $500,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation at statutory limits, with the State of Texas as additional insured.

Bids may be emailed to Purchasing.BidBox@tpwd.texas.gov or delivered by mail or hand to TPWD Purchasing and Contracting at 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. The contract term begins upon award and continues through August 31, 2026, unless earlier terminated, with a possible extension of up to twelve months with contractor consent. Payment is typically made within thirty days of receipt of properly prepared invoices.