The proposal is the legal project document covering the itemized material quantities to construct the project and the regulations agreements, and specifications under which the contract will be executed. The proposal is composed of Specifications List, Bid Inserts, Special Provisions, Special Specifications, General Notes, Warranty Bond Amount, Working Days, Bid Items, DBE/SBE Goals, and other legal documents for bid submission. Building the proposal should be one of the last steps prior to RTL ePS&E submittal to DES.

Information for building the proposal can be found on the TxDOT.gov .

Sealing the Engineer’s Estimate ensures that a professional engineer has reviewed and approved the estimate.

Instructions on inputting and sealing the Engineer’s Estimate can be found in the .

The department’s copy of the contract will become the official original repository reflecting bid item quantities, Special Specifications, Special Provisions, and General Notes which have been selected by the responsible engineer and applicable to the contract. Security-controlled, computer-generated CADD Seals will be used to generate proposal copies for bidder distribution.

Changes to the bid proposal information after submittal to the DES will be handled in the same manner as described below in .