Sugar Land Regional Airport Runway 17-35 Reconstruction and Runway Safety Area Improvements Project

The City of Sugar Land is requesting bids on rehabilitation of Sugar Land Regional Airport's Runway 17-35 and runway safety area improvements under ITB format, with bids due at 2:00 p.m. local time on July 21, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting scheduled for July 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

The project scope includes pavement rehabilitation using FAA-specified asphalt materials (P-401 and P-403), aggregate base courses (FAA P-209 and P-219), and rubblization of the existing concrete surface course using FAA P-215 specification; runway shoulder construction, grading, and drainage improvements; and extensive airfield electrical and navigation aid work encompassing runway threshold/end of pavement/edge lights, runway end identifier lights, taxiway edge lights, precision approach path indicators, airfield guidance signs, and wind cones. The base bid contains 160 line items covering demolition, site preparation, pavement work, drainage installation, electrical/navigational aid installation, and landscaping, with five additive alternates addressing taxiway reconfiguration, perimeter road relocation, and pavement reinforcement.

Contractors must provide comprehensive insurance including workers' compensation at statutory limits, employer's liability at $500,000 per employee, commercial general liability at $1 million per occurrence with $2 million aggregate, automobile liability at $1 million combined single limit, and an umbrella policy appropriate to contract value. All coverage must be from carriers rated A.M. Best B+ or higher, with the City named as additional insured and primary coverage required.

Written questions are due by 5:00 p.m. on July 16, 2026, with answers posted by July 17. The anticipated notice to proceed is December 4, 2026, with construction beginning January 4, 2027. Bids must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement Platform. Contact Jason Poscovsky, CPPO, CPPB, at jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov for all inquiries.