State let construction contract, lampasas CO, widen road - add shoulders

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is soliciting bids for a highway widening and shoulder construction project in Lampasas County on US Highway 183, identified as Control Number 0274-02-032 and Project Number STP 2026(645)HES. The project involves widening approximately 6.405 miles of roadway and adding shoulders, extending from the Mills County Line to the City of Lometa. This road widening project is classified as construction work with an estimated completion timeline of 117 working days. Bidders must submit their proposals to the Texas Department of Transportation, 23rd District Headquarters at 6230 E. Stassney Lane, Room MIC3.02, Austin, TX 78744-3147, with bids due and opening scheduled for 1:00 PM on June 2, 2026. Inquiries regarding the project should be directed to Blake Stembridge at the Brownwood, Texas office at (325) 643-0358 or the Austin headquarters at (512) 416-2498. All bidders are required to utilize information from the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD), the Electronic Bidding System, and official project proposal documents, including any addenda, as authoritative sources for bidding information, which supersede any information from unofficial sources.

This procurement carries a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 0.0%, indicating no specific set-aside designation for disadvantaged enterprises on this project. The estimated project cost is $5,557,276.85, and successful bidders will be required to provide a performance guaranty of $100,000.00. The funding source for this project is the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is designated through the project number STP 2026(645)HES. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. There are no special technology integration requirements or existing infrastructure specifications noted beyond the standard highway construction scope. This contract represents a substantial construction opportunity for qualified highway contractors capable of completing large-scale road widening and shoulder construction projects within the specified timeline.