Preventive Maintenance

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for preventive maintenance and overlay construction on US Highway 277 southbound lanes from South Y in Haskell to Jones County, Texas, with bids due November 4, 2026. No SBE set-aside applies to this contract.

The scope encompasses 58 line items of pavement maintenance and safety work: dense-graded and stone matrix asphalt placement, flexible pavement structure repair, planing and texturing, rumble strip milling, metal beam guard fence installation and removal, railing retrofit, delineator and object marker assembly, pavement markings (work zone, retroreflectorized, and raised), sign installation and removal, and traffic control operations. Work must be completed within 90 working days from authorization, with authorization to occur within 60 calendar days of contract award. Quantities are approximate and subject to modification by the Engineer based on field conditions.

Prevailing wage requirements apply under Haskell County Zone TX298 classifications and rates. Contractors must comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification, nondiscrimination provisions, environmental controls, and migratory bird protection during nesting season (February 15 through September 15). Traffic control standards and 2024 TxDOT Standard Specifications govern performance.

Bidders must submit a proposal guaranty of $100,000 as a cashier's check, bank money order, or bid bond. Failure to acknowledge all addenda results in bid rejection. Material on hand reports are due two business days before the monthly estimate cutoff on the 25th of each month. The contract incorporates special provisions and general notes governing work performance and payment procedures.