State let maintenance contract, nueces CO, dry docking ferry boats

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is soliciting bids for a State Let Maintenance Contract involving dry docking and maintenance work on ferry boats at a ferry landing location on State Highway 0361 in Nueces County. This project spans 0.01 miles and requires completion within 730 calendar days from the start date. The primary deliverable is the successful completion of ferry boat dry docking maintenance work at the specified landing location. Bidders must be prequalified contractors to participate in this waived project, as bidding proposals are issued only upon request to prequalified entities. The bid submission deadline is 1:00 PM on March 5, 2026, with bids to be opened at that same time. Bids should be mailed or delivered to the Texas Department of Transportation, 6230 E Stassney Lane, Room MIC3.02, Austin, TX 78744-3147. For project inquiries, interested parties should contact Eric Martinez at TxDOT's Corpus Christi office at (361) 808-2322 or the Austin headquarters at (512) 416-2498. Bidders must rely on information from the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD), the Electronic Bidding System, and the official project proposal for accurate bidding details, including any addenda.

This procurement carries no Small Business Enterprise (SBE) set-aside goal, as indicated by the 0.0% goal designation, meaning there are no designated subcontracting requirements for disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the procurement documentation. The estimated project cost is $6,620,845.00, with a required performance guaranty of $100,000.00 that must be submitted by bidders. The project control number is 6481-62-001, and the project number is RMC-A00214435. As this is a waived project limited to prequalified contractors, potential bidders should verify their prequalification status with TxDOT prior to submitting bids.