Tarrant County — CSJ 6497-95-001 — July 2026 Letting — State-Let Maintenance

The contract pertains to State-Let Maintenance services in Tarrant County, Texas, under solicitation number 6497-95-001 with a letting date of July 2026, administered by the Texas Department of Transportation. The scope of work encompasses comprehensive highway cleaning, sweeping, and debris removal across North Tarrant County, including routine daily sweeping of at least 10 roadbed miles, spot cleaning in inaccessible areas, and rapid response to work orders within 72 hours. Performance is governed by the TxDOT Standard Specifications effective September 1, 2024, with specific items such as 500, 505, 735, and 738 dictating pricing and technical requirements for mobilization, traffic management, debris removal, and sweeping operations. The contract includes specialized provisions addressing nondiscrimination as outlined in 49 CFR 21, mandatory E-Verify enrollment for all personnel, adherence to cybersecurity protocols under Article 20, and compliance with Texas Administrative Code provisions on contractor evaluations and performance review. Contractors must also submit certifications regarding conflict of interest, child support obligations, and disclosure of public information, alongside Form 1295 for interested party disclosure if the contract value exceeds one million dollars. A single one-year extension option is available by mutual agreement. Contract pricing is structured across multiple line items with defined unit costs for services such as mobile traffic management, debris removal in medians and connectors, and sweeping operations on frontage roads, entrance/exit ramps, and aggregate areas, with estimated contract value ranging between one and fifty million dollars based on liquidated damages tiers. Bid submission requires strict adherence to TxDOT’s official proposal format, must include a bid guaranty, and must incorporate all referenced addenda. Pricing must follow precise formatting rules to avoid nonresponsiveness, with hand-delivered or electronically submitted bids due by the letting date; no formal evaluation factors, weights, or award criteria are specified, suggesting award may follow a lowest price technically acceptable model. Inspection and acceptance are the responsibility of the TxDOT Engineer, with noncompliance potentially leading to Performance Review Committee action and sanctions. The place of performance is exclusively within Tarrant County, and while no formal packaging, marking, or shipping terms are required, contractors must be operationally prepared for 24/7 emergency mobilization and must employ MDLD lighting for nighttime work. Contract administration oversight is conducted by the North Tarrant Maintenance Office, though specific COR,