Call 046 CN262045

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has issued Solicitation CN262045 for a highway construction project in White, Tennessee, with a submission deadline of May 8, 2026. The contract requires full construction execution in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (April 1, 2026 edition), special provisions, and federal-aid requirements under 23 CFR. Work involves asphalt concrete surface placement using Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), with strict adherence to pavement smoothness standards measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI) via Road Profiler testing. Acceptance is based on post-construction smoothness, where unacceptable pavement sections must be corrected through mill and inlay operations, and payment adjustments are tied to performance metrics outlined in Special Provision SP411C. All iron and steel materials must be domestically produced under the Buy America Act, and contractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements per Tennessee law and the Davis-Bacon Act. The contract mandates affirmative action compliance, including EEO and DBE participation under 49 CFR Part 26, with requirements for workforce reporting, subcontractor oversight, and a minimum 30% self-performance threshold using the contractor’s own labor and equipment. Contractors must submit electronic proposals exclusively through the Bid Express portal by 10:00 a.m. Central Time on the deadline date, with no hard copies accepted. Proposals must include unit pricing for all line items, payment and performance bonds, and completed certifications for compliance with federal and state labor, environmental, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations. While no explicit contract value or evaluation factors are provided, payment adjustments for fuel and bituminous materials are governed by indexed price formulas specified in provisions 109A and 109B. Technical reporting obligations include electronic submission of Intelligent Compaction data to Veta and retention of compliance records for at least three years. Oversight responsibilities are held by TDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, though no named points of contact, COR/COTR details, or payment remittance instructions are disclosed. There are no provisions for packaging, marking, or barcoding, and no contract options, security clearances, or OCI mitigations are included. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, comply with 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200, and meet requirements for debarment and suspension screening.