Seal Coat

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for a State Let construction contract for seal coat on various roadways in 16 Texas counties, with proposals due November 4, 2026. This is a Federal-aid project that requires a notarized Buy America Certification Form for all items classified as construction materials. No disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) set-aside goal is established (0% goal listed).

The attached package is Control 0052-04-054 and Project F 2027(080) for seal coat with aggregate treatments on US Highway 84 in Lamb County, covering approximately 8,554,305 square yards across Lamb, Hockley, Lubbock, Parmer, Hale, Cochran, Swisher, Floyd, Garza, Dawson, Lynn, Gaines, Crosby, Castro, Bailey, and Terry Counties. Bid line items include asphalt, aggregates, mobilization, barricades, signs, traffic handling, pavement markings, retroreflectorized markings, and raised pavement markers. Scope requirements include precoated aggregate with specified asphalt content and soundness testing, truck-mounted attenuators and portable changeable message signs, and environmental permit compliance. Work must follow TxDOT Standard Specifications adopted as of September 1, 2024, along with applicable Special Provisions. Federal compliance obligations include Davis-Bacon wage requirements, certified payroll, E-Verify participation, and restrictions on foreign adversaries and prohibited telecommunications equipment. Bidders must submit a $100,000 proposal guaranty by cashier's check, teller's check, or bid bond, acknowledge receipt of all addenda, and provide an audited financial statement and experience questionnaire at least ten days before the letting date. Successful bidders must furnish performance and payment bonds for the full contract amount.

Work must be completed within 64 working days during the seal coat season of May 15 through August 31, 2027, with a mandatory delayed start on Monday, May 17, 2027. Material-on-hand payments are made regardless of how work was bid. The final 3% mobilization payment is withheld until all project signage is removed and other completion requirements are met.