ITB - South Zone Sports Field Lighting Services - Inspection, Maintenance, and Related Services for Harris County Precinct 2

Harris County, Texas is soliciting bids through an Invitation for Bid (ITB) for South Zone Sports Field Lighting Services covering inspection, maintenance, and related services for Harris County Precinct 2. The procurement encompasses a one-year term contract beginning on or about February 1, 2026, with four optional one-year renewals subject to Commissioners Court approval and annual CPI-U based price adjustments capped at 4.0%. The vendor will provide comprehensive inspection, maintenance, and repair services for exterior lighting systems at approximately 37 Harris County Precinct 2 facilities, including security lighting and parking lot lighting with fixtures at heights exceeding 30 feet and poles extending up to 70 feet. Required services include bi-annual inspections, replacement of burned-out lamps and defective ballasts, branch circuit breaker and fuse replacement, repair or replacement of faulty electrical components, and repair or replacement of damaged lighting poles, brackets, cross arms, floodlights, and associated hardware. The awarded contractor must hold a current Master Electrician License for Texas, employ qualified licensed electricians, comply with all applicable local, state, and federal safety codes including the National Electrical Code and Illuminating Engineering Society Class IV standards, and meet Harris County's minimum wage requirement of $21.65 per hour. The contractor must respond to non-emergency calls within 24 hours with repairs commenced within 10 days, respond to emergency calls within 2 hours with onsite arrival within 24 hours, comply with prevailing wage requirements and submit weekly certified payroll, and provide a one-year warranty on all services and workmanship with a three-month warranty period for repairs. Bids are due by 2:00 P.M. local time in Houston, Texas on February 9, 2026, and must be submitted online through Bonfire or as sealed hard copies marked with the job number and description.

This procurement includes Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation goals with bidders required to meet or exceed specified M/WBE goals or document Good Faith Efforts if unable to achieve the stated goal. M/WBE firms must be currently certified by approved agencies including the City of Houston, Texas Unified Certification Program, State of Texas Comptroller, U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) program, or recognized national M/WBE councils, and must maintain significant local presence with a business address in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, or Galveston counties or documentation of at least three prior contracts in the market area within the last three years. Bidders must submit a M/WBE Utilization Plan Commitment Form with Letters of Intent from each M/WBE subcontractor and comply with M/WBE trucking procedure requirements if applicable. All contractors and subcontractors must maintain minimum insurance coverage including Workers Compensation with $1,000,000 Employers' Liability, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, and Umbrella/Excess Liability of $1,000,000, with Harris County named as additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis. The specifications document did not identify an incumbent vendor or current contractor, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the provided documentation. Additional mandatory submissions include a Subcontractor Listing Form, Bid Acknowledgement, Tax Residence Certification, Certificate of Interested Parties (Form 1295), and evidence of compliance with Harris County's General Requirements for Bids and minimum insurance requirements.