RFP 2025-005, Aviation Parkway Rehabilitation

The City of Waco, Texas, located in McLennan County, is seeking competitive bids for RFB No. 2025-005, the Aviation Parkway Rehabilitation project. The procurement involves a comprehensive infrastructure improvement initiative encompassing 6.17 lane miles of mill and overlay work, including street, drainage, and metal guardrail improvements along Aviation Parkway. Key project deliverables include milling, overlay, concrete work, drainage improvements, guardrail installation, and traffic control implementation. The project is divided into a base bid with a 200-calendar-day timeline and an Alternate 1 with an additional 60-day period, totaling 260 calendar days. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on January 22, 2025, via Zoom, with questions due by January 31, 2025, at 5:00 PM CT. Bids are now due on February 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM CT, with bid opening immediately following at 2:01 PM CT. The City will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or determine the best value based on evaluation criteria.

The project does not require TxDOT pre-qualification, but prime contractors must self-perform 30% of the contract work and submit a 5% bid bond with their proposal. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The engineering estimate for the base bid is $2.9 million, with liquidated damages set at $950 per day for project delays. Wage rates will follow Davis-Bacon Act requirements per General Decision Number TX20250007. Bids can be submitted through the City's Bonfire portal or via paper submission to the Purchasing Services Office. Multiple regional contractors expressed interest during the pre-bid meeting, including TTG Utilities, Big Creek Ltd., Texas Materials, Big Creek Construction, and Bennett Paving, indicating significant market engagement for this infrastructure rehabilitation project.