Truck Body and Aerial Device, Truck Mounted, Telescoping with Articulating Lower Boom

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for truck bodies and truck-mounted telescoping aerial devices with articulating lower booms on Solicitation 601440000053988, with responses due September 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time. This is an emergency purchase under Texas Government Code 2155.137 and 34 TAC 20.82, with tentative award on October 12, 2026. All equipment and installation must be completed at a vendor service center located within the State of Texas; TxDOT will deliver truck chassis and retrieve completed vehicles.

The scope spans twelve line items totaling 17 aerial device units: 40-foot aerial devices (12 units), 52-foot aerial devices (5 units), crane-ready utility bodies (12 units), platform and flatbed bodies (5 units), two-person aluminum platforms (5 units), material handling systems (17 units), training materials (17 units), one-man closed buckets (1 unit), electric or hydraulic cranes with outriggers (11 units), crane pedestals (5 units), diesel welder/generator units (10 units), and winches (8 units). All work references Specification 065-05-13 dated July 2026. Pricing must be submitted on a firm, fixed-price, F.O.B. destination basis with all freight charges prepaid and included in unit prices. Respondents must declare whether they are an authorized dealer or authorized reseller/distributor with supporting documentation.

The estimated contract value exceeds $1 million. TxDOT will order only amounts needed to satisfy operating requirements, with the total contract amount not to exceed the aggregate specified unless additional funds are allocated. All deliverables ship to TxDOT's Waco District Headquarters at 100 South Loop Drive, Waco, TX 76704-2858. Winning vendor must provide executed Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 within seven business days of request and Certificate of Insurance (Form 1950) with Garage Keepers or equivalent coverage of $600,000 in the aggregate or $100,000 per occurrence. Responses must be submitted electronically in PDF format except pricing schedules in Excel, not exceeding 20 MB total file size. Vendor Location Schedule and Texas Family Code Schedule (child support certification) are mandatory attachments.