CITY OF RIO GRANDE CITY
2025-2026 TXCDBG ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Advertisement and Invitation for Bids
The City of Rio Grande City will receive sealed bids for the “City of Rio Grande City 2025-2026 TxCDBG Road Improvement Project – CDV25-0261” until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the City of Rio Grande City – City Secretary’s Office in City Hall located at 5332 E. Highway 83, Rio Grande City, TX 78582.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the City of Rio Grande City – City Hall Chambers located at 5332 E. Highway 83 – Suite A., Rio Grande City, TX 78582.
The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the City Hall Chambers located at 5332 E. Highway 83 – Suite A., Rio Grande City, TX 78582.
The project will consist of the reconstruction of sections along** Retama Street, alternatively Carr Street, alternatively Rio and alternatively Grande Street, alternatively Guadalupe Circle, alternatively Cypress Street, and alternatively Mirasole’s Street. **
Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows:
Bid / Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are available for review at City Hall, located at 5332 E. Highway 83, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, Rio Delta Engineering, located at 117 Rio Vista Boulevard, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582, or by telephone at (956) 263-1041. Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $75.00 (seventy-five dollars) per set, payable to Rio Delta Engineering, plus a nonrefundable shipping charge, if applicable. Upon the Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent using the prospective bidder’s delivery method of choice. Shipping charges will depend on the delivery method selected. The date the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective bidder’s date of receipt.
Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for complete or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the federally determined prevailing (Davis Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Affairs and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. All contractors and subcontractors must be cleared (not suspended or debarred) prior to any formal action authorizing the award of a contract to the contractor. Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, Veteran-Owned Businesses, and Section 3 Businesses are encouraged to submit bids.
This solicitation is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States.
The City of Rio Grande City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the City for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award.
City of Rio Grande City Gilberto Millan Jr., City Manager October 7, 2026
Type of work: Street Improvements
Pre-bid meeting: October 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM (Chicago) — City of Rio Grande City – City Hall Chambers 5332 E. Highway 83 – Suite A. Rio Grande City, TX 78582 — Pre-bid will be held in-person to the address shown above.
Bid opening: October 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Chicago) — City of Rio Grande City – City Secretary’s Office Attn: Lynette Montemayor 5332 E. Highway 83 Rio Grande City, TX 78582 — All bids are to be delivered or mailed in to the address shown above.
Questions asked: 1
For any questions regarding plans contact: Phillip Pena Jr. or Julio Gonzalez Rio Delta Engineering 117 Rio Vista Boulevard Rio Grande City, Texas 78582 Phone: (956) 263-1041
Bid documents (download requires a free CivCast account):
The project consists of the reconstruction of sections along Retama Street, Carr Street, Rio Street, Grande Street, Guadalupe Circle, Cypress Street, and Mirasole's Street. The base bid (Retama Street) includes approximately 910 LF of roadway improvements with 1½-inch HMAC, 8-inch caliche base, and 6-inch subgrade. Additive alternates include similar improvements on Carr Street (909 LF), Rio Street (475 LF), Grande Street (611 LF), Guadalupe Circle (777 LF), Cypress Street (349 LF), and Mirasoles Street (1,257 LF), plus a drainage item for Grande Street (approximately 5-foot valley gutter, 194 LF).
We post new asphalt opportunities in Texas as agencies publish them. Get them in one email — free, and unsubscribe whenever.
Most Texas work asks for the two below, and the solicitation documents are where it’s stated. One prequalification covers both — on this bid and the next.
A surety’s written statement that it expects to bond you up to a stated amount, subject to final underwriting. It’s what a GC or agency asks to see before they take your bid seriously.
Source: CivCast (project 6ac650f77b1026055f067692), retrieved via CivCast, the bid board Texas civil engineers advertise on. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
