Bell County — CSJ 0231-03-156 — June 2026 Letting — State-Let Construction

The contract under solicitation number 0231-03-156 is a state-let construction project administered by the Texas Department of Transportation for Bell County, with a letting date of June 2026 and a NAICS code of 237310 for Utility System Construction. Performance is to occur at designated project sites within Bell County, Texas, and encompasses the installation of electrical infrastructure including LED high mast illumination, galvanized steel lowering devices, conduit and conductor runs, and related civil and electrical work. Work must comply with TxDOT standards and a range of technical specifications including ASTM, NEC, NEMA, UL, and AASHTO Sixth Edition, with all materials sourced exclusively from TxDOT’s approved Material Producer List. Contractors are responsible for all inspections, testing, and corrections at their own expense, with final acceptance contingent upon a minimum 14-calendar-day operational period and verification by the Department. Contract administration is governed by federal compliance rules, including the Davis-Bacon Act for prevailing wages, DBE participation with a 0% goal requiring good faith efforts, and adherence to the Cargo Preference Act for applicable shipments. Special provisions mandate non-discrimination in employment, on-the-job training for disadvantaged groups, certified payroll retention for three years, disclosure of lobbying activities, and flow-down of all requirements to subcontractors. Performance is subject to liquidated damages for delays and formal evaluations, while bids must adhere to TxDOT’s official proposal format with unit prices submitted per prescribed guidelines and electronic submissions for DBE commitments via the TXDOT CMS portal. All technical drawings are provided in MicroStation .dgn format and include electrical details, grounding systems, and terminal safety barriers. Despite specific line-item pricing for materials and work items, the total contract value remains uncalculated in the provided documentation. No explicit contracting officer, COR, COTR, or payment office details are listed, and no formal evaluation factors, packaging, preservation, or marking standards are specified. Proposal submissions must reference all addenda and comply strictly with format requirements, including submission of Standard Form-LLL if lobbying activities apply. Certification of compliance with federal and state labor, equal opportunity, and procurement rules is required, though no offeror-specific representations regarding unique entity ID, size status, or socioeconomic classifications are available in the record.