Williamson County — CSJ 0337-01-053 — June 2026 Letting — State-Let Construction

The contract pertains to State-Let Construction in Williamson County, Texas, under solicitation number 0337-01-053, with a letting date in June 2026 and administered by the Texas Department of Transportation. The scope involves integration of intelligent transportation systems including fiber optic cable pulling and splicing, network equipment installation with Layer 2 Ethernet switches, video encoders, radios, dynamic message signs, closed-circuit television systems, wireless communications infrastructure, and radar detection systems. The contractor must demonstrate three years of experience and successful completion of three qualifying projects in each of seven technical categories, with at least one project per category requiring collaboration with the equipment supplier. Key personnel must have hands-on experience with system integration, testing, and troubleshooting in operational environments connected to traffic management centers. Mandatory compliance includes adherence to TxDOT data protection standards, requiring administrative, physical, and technical safeguards across all subcontractor tiers, with breach definitions and flow-down obligations. A pre-construction ADA curb ramp workshop is required for supervisory staff, and work cannot begin without attendance. The contractor must comply with Title VI nondiscrimination rules, E-Verify verification of workforce eligibility, and DBE participation goals, while also submitting Form 1295 for interested parties if the contract exceeds $1 million. Technical specifications demand IP66+ rated enclosures, 20-micron gold-plated connectors, conformal coating on circuit boards, waterproof connections, UV-resistant labeling, and cable color-coding for field maintenance. All equipment must be ISO 9001 certified, and performance acceptance requires 90 days of continuous operation with no more than 72 hours of total downtime and no unresolved failures for 30 consecutive days. Field inspections occur post-installation at locations including mast arms, with the Engineer serving as the official witness to acceptance testing. The contractor must maintain detailed weekly payroll records for three years post-completion and post prevailing wage rates onsite. No contract value is specified as unit prices are to be filled by bidders, and no formal contract type such as FFP or IDIQ is stated. The place of performance is Williamson, Texas, with no FOB terms defined but with requirements for prepaid transportation of replacement parts. Submitting bidders must include TxDOT FORM 234-B, completed bid sheets, addendum acknowledgments, and a bid bond in the form of a cashier’s check or money order. No UEI or CAGE code requirements are imposed, and while socioeconomic status