TxDOT releases the plans and proposal to contractors for bidding through a request for submission of bids made by advertisement through a process known as

Letting

. After the bids are received and reviewed by CST to determine the lowest responsive bid submitted by a qualified bidder, a list of projects is forwarded to the TTC for approval or rejection for award of the contracts.

This chapter discusses the tasks associated with

Letting

as shown in .

More information about letting is addressed in TxDOT’s Letting Manual. This chapter includes discussion on the three areas of Letting and other related topics.

8.2 Pre-Letting;

8.3 Letting;

8.4 Post Letting; and

8.5 Local Government Participation Projects.