Widen Road - Add Shoulders, US 183

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for a State Let Construction Contract to widen US 183, add shoulders and a 14-foot flush median, and resurface the roadway on a 6.405-mile segment from the Mills County Line to the City of Lometa in Lampasas County, with bids due June 2, 2026. This is a federally funded Surface Transportation Program project subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates, E-Verify employment eligibility verification, and equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements. A notarized Buy America Certification Form is required for all construction materials. A DBE goal of 0% has been established.

The scope encompasses excavation, embankment, seeding, flexible base installation, prime coat application, asphalt surface treatment, corrugated metal pipe installation, rumble strips, metal beam guard fence installation and removal, mailbox and roadside sign assemblies, delineator assemblies, and pavement markings across 51 bid items. Quantities range from 1 mobilization unit to 227,399 square yards of asphalt surface. The contract duration is 117 working days from authorization to begin work.

Contractors must submit a satisfactory audited financial statement and experience questionnaire at least ten days prior to the letting date and acknowledge receipt of all addenda or their bid will not be read at public opening. A bid guaranty of $100,000 is required in the form of a cashier's check, teller's check, bank money order, or bid bond. Performance and payment bonds for the full contract amount are mandatory. Bidders must submit unit prices for each pay item per standard specifications and comply with critical path method scheduling, monthly progress submissions, railroad right-of-way restrictions, utility locating through Texas One Call, and TxDOT specifications for pavement quality and traffic management.