Tarrant County Ionwave #F2027041

Tarrant County traffic-control equipment, safety products, and construction-zone sign rentals

Tarrant County Purchasing is seeking suppliers for traffic-control equipment and construction-zone sign rentals supporting road work in the county’s unincorporated areas. - Government buyer: Tarrant County, Texas — Purchasing Department; bid contact Dusty Pulliam, Senior Buyer. The opportunity covers county road-construction needs. - OEMs and named brands: Trafix Device and Dicke are cited for roll-up signs and accessories; Eastern Metal USA for the X-500 Interstate Series sign stand; and Zephyr for a rubber-base sign stand. The speed-hump parts are identified by codes PAH SP 22M, PAH SP 22EF, and PAH SP 22EM, with equivalents allowed. These are specification references, not identified bidders or awardees. - Requested equipment: Barricades, barricade boards and legs, cones and cone stenciling, channelizers, stop/slow paddles, roll-up signs and stands, flags, pavement markers, reflectors, delineators, barricade lights, safety fencing, sandbags, speed-hump components, and other traffic-safety items. The bid schedule includes quantities for many items; quantities are estimates and may change. Electronic message boards are mentioned in the broad scope, but no quantity or detailed specification is provided. - Rental scope: Daily, weekly, and monthly rental pricing is requested for eight construction-zone signs and a Windmaster T sign stand or approved equal. Rental service includes delivery, setup, placement verification, daily site inspections, maintenance, and inspection reporting to the County project manager. - Notable requirements: Equipment must meet applicable FHWA, MUTCD, NCHRP 350 where applicable, federal, DOT, and Texas requirements. Approved equals are permitted for specified products. Vendors whose personnel access County data or secure facilities must meet background-check requirements. Hosted or cloud IT solutions must protect County data, report breaches within 48 hours, keep data within the contiguous United States, provide patches, and permit security audits; Russ Scott, the County Chief Information Security Officer, is identified as the security contact. - Commercial structure: Initial 12-month term with two optional 12-month renewals; prices must remain firm. Bids may be submitted by section, but all items in a section must be bid. Awards are made by section to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. No award has been announced.

Description

Tarrant County is soliciting bids for the purchase and rental of traffic control devices, safety equipment, and signage for road construction projects in the unincorporated areas of the county. Items include construction-zone signs, electronic message boards, barricades, cones, flagger paddles, pavement markers, reflectors, delineators, and related equipment. Equipment must meet applicable FHWA, MUTCD, NCHRP 350 (as applicable), federal, DOT, and Texas requirements. The contract is for 12 months, with two optional 12-month renewals, and prices must remain firm for the contract term.

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