Widen Road - Add Shoulders

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for a State Let construction contract to add shoulders, resurface, and perform spot base repair on FM 35 from milepost 2.642 to State Highway 276 over 5.28 miles, with bids due November 4, 2026. No small business enterprise set-aside is identified for this project. The source lists Hockley County (FIPS 48219) as the jurisdiction, while the attached proposal document refers to Hunt County.

The scope covers roadway widening and shoulder construction, including excavation, embankment, flexible base, hot-mix asphalt paving, drainage structures and concrete box culverts, guardrail, electrical and illumination systems, signage, pavement markings, and erosion control. The project includes 129 pay line items with varying quantities and special provisions for asphalt, concrete, pipe, traffic control, and electrical work. Wage rates are set by classification and zone, including asphalt rakers, concrete finishers, electricians, flaggers, and laborers. Bidders must comply with TxDOT standard specifications and special provisions and must submit audited financial statements and experience questionnaires at least ten days before the letting date. Bidders must also meet E-Verify, nondiscrimination, Israel and energy-company boycott prohibitions, and restrictions on certain telecommunications equipment.

Contract completion is required within 232 working days, with a 90-day mobilization delay allowance. Each bid requires a $100,000 proposal guaranty in the form of a cashier's check, teller's check, official check, bank money order, or bid bond. Bidders must acknowledge all addenda and certify that they have not engaged in collusive bidding.