Street Improvements

The City of Madisonville, Texas is requesting sealed bids on street improvements including subgrade reclamation and stabilization, hot mix asphalt concrete overlay, storm water culvert removal and installation, and ditch cleaning and construction, with bids due June 25, 2026 at 2 P.M. at City Hall. The project is federally funded through the Texas General Land Office under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program and is subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

The base bid encompasses 14 line items: mobilization, stormwater pollution prevention, concrete work, cement stabilization of 3,955 square yards, hot mix asphalt overlay of 3,655 square yards, HDPE storm sewer installation (12-inch, 15-inch, and 18-inch diameters totaling 765 linear feet), culvert removal of 518 linear feet, and ditch excavation and grading. Three alternative bids are offered for Memorial Street, Bailey Street, and Thompson Street, each adding 30 calendar days to the contract timeline up to a maximum of 90 days for substantial completion and 105 days for final completion.

The contractor must complete substantially all work within 30 calendar days of contract commencement (45 calendar days for final completion). Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder on the computed total base bid plus any accepted alternatives. A bid bond equal to 5 percent of the bid amount is required. Performance and payment bonds must be executed within 15 days of Notice of Award; performance bonds are required for contracts exceeding $100,000, and payment bonds for municipal contracts exceeding $50,000. All contractors and subcontractors must maintain active System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration and cannot be debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from federal assistance programs. Section 3 provisions apply, requiring preference in hiring for low- and very low-income persons and monthly compliance reporting. Contractors must comply with federal equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and labor standards requirements and Texas Government Code certifications regarding critical infrastructure ownership, energy company boycotts, and firearm entity discrimination.