STATE LET CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, STARR CO, CONSTRUCT RIO GRANDE CITY/ROMA RELIEF ROUTE

The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for the construction of the Rio Grande City/Roma Relief Route on Highway SL 195 in Starr County, with project limits extending from New Location, FM 649 to FM 3167. The estimated cost of the project is $60,369,515.45, and the contractor must complete all work within 699 working days. The solicitation, identified by control number 3632-01-002 and project number C 3632-1-2, is issued as a State Let Construction Contract and must be submitted by 1:00 PM on September 2, 2026, to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Austin headquarters at 6230 E Stassney Ln, RM MIC3.02, Austin, TX 78744-3147. Bids will be opened at the same time and date, and the official sources for bid information include the Electronic State Business Daily, the Electronic Bidding System, and the project proposal. A guaranty of $100,000.00 is required, and while the solicitation sets a zero percent Small Business Enterprise goal, no other socioeconomic participation targets or bonding requirements beyond the guaranty are detailed. The place of performance is exclusively within Starr County, Texas, and while the contract includes no specified inspection criteria, payment terms, contract administration personnel, or packaging requirements, the NAICS code 237310 identifies the work as highway and street construction. All information regarding submission format, evaluation factors, and contract clauses remains undefined in the available documentation.