Term Contract for Thermoplastic Traffic Coating

Fort Bend County, Texas is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a Term Contract for Thermoplastic Traffic Coating (Bid 26-038) to procure thermoplastic traffic coating services on various paved roads throughout the county. The county intends to award the contract to one primary, one secondary, and one tertiary contractor. The scope of work encompasses grinding and removal of existing pavement markings, application of primer coats and thermoplastic coatings in multiple widths (4", 8", 12", and 24"), installation of raised pavement markings (RPM) with various lens colors and configurations, and specialized markings including arrows, stencils, yield signs, and railroad crossing markings. Bidders must submit unit pricing for 38 line items with estimated annual quantities ranging from 4 to 5,280 units depending on the service category. All work must comply with Texas State Department of Highway and Public Transportation Standard Specifications and applicable Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates as of January 2, 2026. Required qualifications include submission of at least three references from clients for whom similar projects have been successfully completed within the past twelve months. Bids must be submitted electronically through the Bonfire Portal or by hard copy to Fort Bend County Purchasing Agent Brooke Lindemann at the Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469, no later than 2:00 PM Central Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with public opening and reading of bids to follow immediately at the Purchasing Agent's office. The contract term runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with options to renew annually for four additional years (through March 31, 2031) under mutually agreeable terms, and either party may terminate with thirty days written notice.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting eligible respondent types are identified in the procurement documents. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation insurance, employers' liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000 per injury, commercial general liability of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and business automobile liability of not less than $1,000,000 per accident. Bonds are not required for participation in this procurement. The awarded vendor must complete work within 15 days of receiving work notifications (weather permitting), with work issued on a call-out basis as needed by the Road and Bridge Department, and all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals must be included in the firm bid price for the contract duration, with price changes prohibited except through formal escalation requests after twelve months limited to increases of 25 percent or less supported by supplier documentation. All materials furnished must be new and free from defects, warranted for one year from acceptance by the county. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the procurement documents; payment will be made by check. For additional information regarding bid specifications and requirements, interested contractors should contact County Purchasing Agent Brooke Lindemann at 281-341-8640, and addendums will be posted on the Bonfire Portal at https://fortbendcountytx.bonfirehub.com/portal/.