# Texas DIR/ESBD #304T-27-601440000054370

TxDOT tracked telescoping-boom excavators and attachments

**Posted:** November 10, 2026
**Respond By:** January 12, 2027
**Identifier:** 304T-27-601440000054370
**NAICS:** 423810

Texas is soliciting bids for new tracked telescoping-boom excavators for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
- **Government buyer:** Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, purchasing for TxDOT; delivery locations include Austin and Waco, Texas.
- **OEMs and named manufacturers:** **Gradall** (reference excavator model XL3200 V), **Volvo** (TAD581 VE engine), **Optima** (SC31DS batteries), and **LaBounty** (grapple). Approved equivalents are allowed where specified.
- **Products requested:** Two separately specified excavator line items; quantities are not stated.
  - Line item 1: Tracked, heavy-duty carrier excavator with hydraulic telescoping boom; minimum 60-inch, 0.80-cubic-yard ditch-cleaning bucket; fixed-thumb grapple; extra operator, service, and parts manuals; and specialized overhaul/technical manuals.
  - Line item 2: Same core equipment and included items, plus a minimum 48-inch ditch-cleaning bucket and a 6-foot boom extension.
- **Notable requirements:** New, unused, current-production equipment; Volvo 5.1L diesel engine specified at a minimum 152 net horsepower and 590 ft-lb torque; EPA off-road emissions compliance documentation; DOT highway-yellow paint; manufacturer’s statement of origin; and OEM replacement filters and belts. Detailed reach, lift, digging, and track specifications apply.
- **Training and support:** At least 16 hours of safety, operation, and preventive-maintenance instruction by a competent factory-trained technician after delivery and before payment. An authorized Texas dealer must provide factory-trained warranty service and parts support.
- **Warranty and delivery:** At least 12 months or 1,200 operating hours, whichever comes first, with a longer standard manufacturer warranty taking precedence. Delivery timing is set by the purchase order; the stated initial term runs from award effectiveness through the specified term end or delivery and final acceptance, as applicable.

### Description

The Statewide Procurement Division of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requests sealed responses for a tracked excavator with a hydraulic telescoping boom, to be purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation. The equipment is specified as a multipurpose excavating and grading machine on a heavy-duty tracked carrier, with required attachments and equipment specifications. The solicitation identifies the estimated value as $836,006 and responses are due January 12, 2027, at 1:30 PM Central Time.

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