Hazard Elimination & Safety Improvements

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids on a State Let Construction Contract for hazard elimination and safety improvements on FM 1004 in Jasper County, with bids due November 4, 2026. The project is federal-aid funded and requires a notarized Buy America Certification Form for all construction materials.

The scope spans 2.0 miles of FM 1004 from 0.27 miles north of CR 634 to 2.27 miles north of CR 634 and includes constructing paved shoulders 1–4 feet wide, site preparation, concrete removal, subgrade widening, embankment work, seeding and erosion control, asphalt paving, culvert installation, guardrail installation, pavement markings, and traffic control measures across 67 line items. Work must be completed within 128 working days. Contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon wage requirements, prevailing wage determinations, Federal Domestic Material Program provisions, E-Verify registration and utilization, and traffic control plan approval with minimum seven-day advance notice for lane closures; no lane closures are permitted on specified national holidays in 2027.

A proposal guaranty of $46,000 is required, submitted as a cashier's check, teller's check, bank money order, or bid bond. Pricing shall be submitted on a unit price basis for each bid item, with the total bid amount determined by multiplying unit prices by estimated quantities. Contractors and subcontractors must submit audited financial statements and experience questionnaires at least ten days prior to the letting date.

A 0% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises goal has been established. Addenda acknowledgment is mandatory; failure to acknowledge addenda results in bid rejection. On-site laboratory facilities for testing of hot mix asphalt are required. Contractors must provide certifications regarding nondiscrimination, conflict of interest, child support obligations, and prohibition on boycotts of Israel and energy companies.