Polk County — CSJ 6498-61-001 — May 2026 Letting — Local-Let Maintenance

The contract pertains to maintenance and repair services for transportation infrastructure in Polk County, Texas, under solicitation number 6498-61-001, with a letting date of May 2026. The work involves call-out repairs to metal beam guard fences, crash attenuator systems, and bridge rails within federally aided highway projects, requiring strict adherence to TxDOT and federal regulations. Performance must occur at designated project sites in response to work orders, with emergency tasks requiring on-site presence within 48 hours and routine tasks within five business days. Contractors must maintain a minimum production rate of 200 linear feet of guard fence per working day and ensure compliance with the Texas MUTCD, ANSI high-visibility safety apparel standards, MASH criteria for safety hardware, and federal wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, with enforceable wage determinations tied to geographic zones. The contract duration is one year from execution, and acceptance relies on final approval by the Executive Director or designee, contingent upon meeting performance review plans, corrective action plans, and quality standards such as 4,000 psi concrete strength, 8% cross-slope limits, and alignment requirements for safety systems. The contract operates under federal-aid funding mechanisms and incorporates special provisions including cargo preference mandates for ocean freight, anti-boycott certifications, child support compliance statements, and data security obligations requiring contractors to protect TxDOT information through administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. A full-time, authorized superintendent must be present on-site at all times, and equal employment opportunity requirements mandate the implementation of on-the-job training for minority and women workers. Contractors must certify no conflict of interest with TxDOT personnel and disclose interested parties via Form DOT-1295. No formal evaluation factors, award basis, or contract value are disclosed in the documentation; pricing is provided in written form with approximate or negative quantities, precluding accurate financial calculation. While attachments such as traffic control plans, estimate and quantity sheets, and specification references like SF-LLL-A, BC(12)-21, and DMS-8240 are implied, no centralized list of attachments or their metadata is provided. Packaging, preservation, and marking requirements for materials are not addressed beyond pavement and traffic marking specifications, and no MIL-STDs are referenced. Submission requires use of the official TxDOT proposal form with a bid bond, but submission address, deadline, file formats, and amendment history