Hill County — CSJ 6498-08-001 — June 2026 Letting — Local-Let Maintenance

The contract pertains to a local-let maintenance project in Hill County, Texas, under solicitation number 6498-08-001, with a letting date of June 2026. It is issued by the Texas Department of Transportation and focuses on roadway preservation and maintenance activities, including asphalt surfacing, seal coating, crack sealing, traffic signal modifications, and the deployment of portable message signs and traffic control devices. Work is to be performed in Hill County, with inspections and acceptance occurring at the hot-mix plant during production, governed by TxDOT specifications effective September 1, 2024, particularly items 500, 502, 503, 505, 712, and 7010. Performance is subject to strict quality standards measured by tests such as Tex-540-C for polymer separation, T 49 for penetration, T 315 and T 316 for Binder PG grading, and others, with failure to meet criteria leading to rejection or corrective action. The contractor is responsible for all sampling, testing, and compliance, while the Engineer retains final acceptance authority. The contract places significant emphasis on safety, data security, and ethical compliance. Contractors must adhere to work zone safety standards, including the use of TMA vehicles and proper signage, and are subject to performance evaluations under 43 TAC §§9.23–9.25, with potential suspension from future bids for nonperformance. Security requirements mandate the implementation of safeguards protecting TxDOT data, immediate breach notification, and prohibition of technologies listed on TxDOT’s Statewide Prohibited Technologies List. Conflict of interest certification is required, and contractors must file Form 1295 certifying ownership and interested parties if the contract exceeds $1 million or changes materially. Liquidated damages are structured at $760 per day for contracts up to $1 million and $968 per day for those between $1 million and $3 million, with an estimated contract value between $3 and $5 million, inferred from bid bond requirements and liquidated damages tiers. Bids must be submitted in the official TxDOT format with original signatures and a bid bond, and while electronic submission is not specified, physical delivery to the Letting Official is implied. Compliance with Title VI and 49 CFR Part 21 regarding nondiscrimination is mandatory, and all contractors must certify adherence to public information disclosure requirements