La Salle County — CSJ 6498-99-001 — May 2026 Letting — Local-Let Maintenance

This contract, issued by the Texas Department of Transportation under solicitation number 6498-99-001 and set for a May 2026 letting, encompasses roadside maintenance services in La Salle County, Texas, with a focus on strip mowing, full-width mowing, and truck-mounted attenuator operations. Work is to be performed along specified highway segments, with quantities defined by acreage for mowing tasks and days for mobile traffic control equipment use, and pricing is structured on a unit-rate basis across multiple line items, including strip mowing at $25 per acre and full-width mowing at $40 per acre, with an estimated total value exceeding $3.5 million based on bid quantities. Performance is governed by TxDOT’s Standard Specifications effective September 1, 2024, and applicable state regulations under 43 TAC, requiring strict adherence to safety protocols, traffic control standards per the Texas MUTCD, and compliance with corrective action and performance review plans. The contract mandates a lowest responsive and responsible bidder award without technical evaluation, following a firm-fixed-price or unit-price mechanism, and includes provisions for contract extension under specific performance conditions, potential unit price adjustments tied to the Federal Consumer Price Index, and daily liquidated damages ranging from $760 to $1,329 depending on contract value tiers. Special requirements include stringent data protection obligations, mandating administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for all TxDOT information accessed under the contract and requiring immediate reporting of cybersecurity incidents. A Contractor’s Responsible Person, accessible 24/7 and located within one hour of the project site, must be designated and registered with both the Engineer and local law enforcement. Nondiscrimination provisions aligned with Title VI and 49 CFR 21 apply to all subcontracting and procurement activities, with flow-down requirements to all subcontracts. The contract also requires submission of Form 1295 when the value reaches or exceeds one million dollars, and imposes strict bid submission rules: only physical, signed proposals using official TxDOT forms are acceptable, with handwritten bids requiring unit prices written in words and computer-printed bids replicating the exact template. Proposals must include a guaranteed bid bond or equivalent financial assurance, and all inquiries must be submitted through TxDOT’s public dashboard, with no electronic bids permitted. No federal-style FAR clauses are used; instead, all requirements are rooted in TxDOT-specific provisions, with no UEI or CAGE codes, socioeconomic