RFB 2024-053, Ritchie Road Sidewalk Improvements

The City of Waco, Texas, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), has issued a Request for Bids (RFB) for the Ritchie Road Sidewalk Improvements project (RFB 2024-053). The project generally consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, appurtenances, and incidentals required to construct approximately 1,300 linear feet of 6-foot sidewalk along the west side of Ritchie Road, from W. Warren Street to Park Meadows Subdivision. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 20, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Central Time via Zoom, and sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. Central Time on September 11, 2024, at the City of Waco's Operations Center. The City has estimated the project cost at $300,000 and will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or the bidder providing the best value to the City.

The project is subject to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Buy America requirements and TxDOT Standard Specifications, including a prohibition on the use of certain telecommunications equipment or services. The City has set a 0% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for this project, and the prime contractor must self-perform at least 30% of the contract work. The contract will be funded through a combination of City of Waco and TxDOT resources, but the specific funding amounts or sources are not provided in the solicitation documents.