FY27 Traffic Sign Materials

Ada County Highway District is soliciting sealed bids for FY27 traffic sign materials, including traffic signs, sign blanks, signposts, and anchor bases, with questions due November 12, 2026 and bids due November 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time. Bidders must include a Buy America Certificate with their submission, and bids that do not acknowledge all addenda may be deemed non-responsive. Final addenda will be issued by 4:30 p.m. on November 13, 2026. Bids are submitted electronically through ACHD's eProcurement portal, and a public bid opening follows via Zoom.

Materials must meet ACHD specifications, standard drawings TS-1109.01 through TS-1109.04, and applicable MUTCD requirements. Required standards include Type IV or higher retro-reflective sheeting, aluminum sign construction per ASTM specifications, and galvanized steel posts and bases conforming to ASTM A-446 and A-525. The bid schedule spans five categories: Schedule A (sign blanks from 9"x24" to 36"x96", barricades, custom signage, and object markers, approximately 5,000 items), Schedule B (regulatory signs, approximately 5,600 items), Schedule C (school signage, approximately 190 items), Schedule D (warning signs, approximately 2,400 items), and Schedule E (tubing, approximately 5,000 units). Quantities are approximate, and ACHD may place multiple orders or extend the term.

The agreement runs through September 30, 2027. Vendors must deliver within 60 calendar days of purchase order, and liquidated damages of 0.33 percent of purchase order value per calendar day, capped at 20 percent, apply to delivery delays beyond 30 calendar days from the original delivery date. ACHD may then terminate the vendor's right to deliver and procure from alternative sources. Payment is net 30 upon invoice. The ITB states that the awardee may be required to furnish supply, material, payment, and performance bonds, each equal to 100 percent of total contract value, while the sample agreement requires a Supply Bond of 100 percent within 20 calendar days of execution. Insurance requirements include comprehensive general liability and motor vehicle coverage at $100,000 per claim and $500,000 aggregate, plus workers compensation. The successful bidder must execute the agreement within 15 days of award, and award may be delayed up to 60 calendar days without penalty. Unit prices govern over extended totals, and the agreement is governed by Idaho law with disputes subject to arbitration under Idaho Code Section 7-901 et seq.