# Manatee County Port Authority Demandstar #20260811-6/RH

Rail yard expansion with new tracks, turnouts, earthwork, and drainage improvements

**Posted:** September 18, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 20260811-6/RH
**NAICS:** 237990

Manatee County Port Authority is seeking bids for rail yard expansion and related site improvements.
- Buyer: Manatee County Port Authority; no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified.
- Scope: Install approximately three-quarters of a mile of additional track and turnouts, with associated earthwork and drainage improvements.
  - Inner Yard: Add one track along the southern side of the yard.
  - Main Line Yard: Add two tracks between existing tracks 2 and 3.
- OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named in the opportunity.
- Product quantities and part numbers: None specified; the requested work is a construction service.

### Description

The solicitation seeks installation of approximately ¾ mile of additional railroad track and turnouts, along with associated earthwork and drainage improvements. In the Inner Yard, the work adds a track to the southern side of the yard. In the Main Line Yard, it adds two tracks between yard tracks 2 and 3. The source states that the estimated budget was not provided.

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