Preventive Maintenance, Various

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is requesting bids for preventive maintenance and pavement markings on various county highways in Ector County, Texas under State Let Construction Contract C 906-00-264, with proposals due July 1, 2026. This is not a federal-aid project and carries a zero percent small business enterprise (SBE) goal.

The scope includes retroreflectorized pavement markings (Type I in multiple configurations), prefabricated pavement markings, raised pavement markers, barricades, signs, traffic handling, truck-mounted attenuators, mobilization, and erosion control. Estimated quantities span 51,603 linear feet of reflective pavement markings, 2,393,396 linear feet of re-profile pavement markings, 156,843 linear feet of prefabricated rumble strips, and 58,298 raised pavement markers, among other items. Work must be completed within 119 working days beginning November 2, 2026, to accommodate asphalt curing following seal coat applications.

Bidders must submit a proposal guaranty of $100,000 in the form of a cashier's check, teller's check, bank money order, or bid bond. Contractors must acknowledge receipt of all addenda or their bids will not be read. The contract is subject to Texas prevailing wage requirements with rates established by the U.S. Department of Labor effective January 2, 2026, varying by wage rate zone. Contractors must comply with nondiscrimination requirements, E-Verify system participation, conflict of interest provisions, and attestations regarding boycotts of Israel and energy companies, discrimination against firearm entities, and foreign adversaries restrictions. Contractors must submit audited financial statements and experience questionnaires at least ten days prior to the letting date. Payment is based on unit prices multiplied by quantities as measured and approved by the engineer, subject to liquidated damages provisions.