8.2.7 Plans/Proposal Published for Contractor Review and Bidding

The District builds, reviews and revises proposals before they are released to bidders. CST then releases the bid proposals for bidding.
The “Notice to Contractors” webpage is the unofficial source for monthly state and local construction and maintenance contracts. The Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD), the Electronic Bidding System - Integrated Contractor Exchange (iCX), and the project proposal are the official sources of advertisement and bidding information for the State and Local Lettings. These sources take precedence over information from other sources, including TxDOT webpages, which are unofficial and intended for informational purposes only.
Once a project is released to TxDOT.gov, questions may be submitted from the Notice to Contractors Dashboard, available on the TxDOT.gov Contract Letting webpage.
  1. Navigate to TxDOT’s Contract Letting page;
  2. Scroll to the Bidding section; and
  3. Click the Pre-Bid Q&A link.
The Notification to Contractors Dashboard opens.
The questions are routed to assigned contacts within TxDOT to facilitate a response. An authorized user (District or Division Project Manager, Professional Engineer, or Engineer’s Estimate Coordinator) should assign up to two contacts and approvers for answering questions and approval. Once the response is completed the question and answer are published to TxDOT.gov for all bidders to review. Refer to TxDOT’s Pre-Bid Question & Answer Job Aid for further guidance.
The TxDOT.gov Contract Letting webpage provides information on:
  • Statewide Letting Dates;
  • Bidding resources;
  • Post letting resources; and
  • Bidder resources.