Request for Bids
The City of Donna hereby requests sealed bids for the following:
HOTMIX
COLDMIX
FIELD SAND
FLEXIBLE BASE
OIL BASE SS1
CONCRETE
STREET MATERIALS
Sealed bids addressed to the City of Donna Public Works Department will be accepted at the City Hall
Secretary's Office, 307 South 12th Street, Donna, Texas 78537, until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at
which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Please clearly mark the outside of the envelope:
"SEALED BID."
STREET MATERIALS: HOTMIX, COLDMIX, FIELD SAND, FLEXIBLE BASE, OIL BASE SS1, CONCRETE
/ RFB NO:2026-009
Potential bidders are advised that bid documents may be downloaded from the City of Donna website at
www.cityofdonna.org or obtained from the City of Donna City Hall Purchasing Office, 307 South 12th Street,
Donna, Texas 78537. For additional information, please call (956) 464-3314. Bidders are responsible for
obtaining all information necessary to prepare and submit a responsive bid.
All questions regarding this Request for Bids (RFB) shall be submitted to purchasing@cityofdonna.org . Please
reference the applicable bid number and bid title in all correspondence. Electronic bids will not be accepted.
The City of Donna reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities or irregularities, and accept
the bid determined to be in the best interest of the City. The City further reserves the right to hold all bids for a
period of thirty (30) days following the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing bids and evaluating bidder
qualifications prior to award. Bids received after the specified date and time will not be accepted.
CITY OF DONNA
SOLICITATION FOR BID
STREET MATERIALS / RFB NO.: 2026-009
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDER
IT IS THE INTENT OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS TO DESCRIBE AND GOVERN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF
STREET MATERIAL REQUESTED. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE TO FILL THE FOLLOWING BLANK FORMS
AND SUBMIT WITH THEIR BID.
MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided by the City of Donna and enclosed in a sealed
envelope clearly marked with the RFB number and title. All required forms must be
completed in their entirety. Bids must be received by the City of Donna prior to the date and
time specified for the bid opening. Late bids will not be accepted and will be returned
unopened. Bids that are not properly identified or that fail to comply with the requirements
of this RFB may be rejected or deemed non-responsive.
2. Bid MUST give full firm name and address of respondent and be manually signed. Failure to
do so will disqualify your Bid. Person signing Bid must show title or AUTHORITY TO BIND
HIS/HER FIRM IN A CONTRACT. Firm name and authorized signature must appear on each
page that calls for this information.
3. Bid CANNOT be altered or amended after opening time. Alterations made before opening
time must be initialed by bidder guaranteeing authenticity. No Bid may be withdrawn after
opening time without acceptable reason in writing and only after approval by the City of
Donna.
4. Quantities shown are approximate based on projected usage. It is specifically
understood that these quantities may change without adjustment to the unit price. Prices
quoted shall prevail for a period of 90+ days with purchases as needed, starting on the day of
the first Purchase Order.
5. It is the responsibility of the Supplier to verify that the materials meet specifications. Failure
to do so or failure of the product itself will be cause to cancel all existing or pending order.
The City of Donna reserves the right to request demonstrations and samples of the materials
at the City's discretion to confirm the quality. All materials under these specifications shall
be new and unused. Any deviation from these instructions will be subject to Bid cancellation.
6. In order for the City to meet its needs, it is understood that during the period of the contract,
should the successful bidder be unable to supply the product, the City reserves the right to
obtain the product from available sources.
7. Bids shall be analyzed on a total dollar value and what is most advantageous to the City and
will be awarded on an item per item basis.
8. It shall be the legal obligation of the bidder during the term of the contract, to notify the
Purchasing Office of any price decrease in the market and accordingly, reduced prices will
be in effect with appropriate documentation as described above.
9. The bidder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Donna from all suits and actions
of every nature and description brought against, for or on account of the use of patented
appliances, products or processes. Awarded bidder/vendor shall pay all royalties and
charges which are legal and equitable. Evidence of such payment or satisfaction shall be
submitted upon request from Purchasing Office, as a necessary requirement in connection
with the final estimate for payment in which such patented appliance, products or processes
are used.
10. Bidder shall carefully examine the Bid forms, requirements/specifications, and instructions
to bidders. Should the bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from Bid forms,
specifications or other documents, or should he/she be in doubt as to their meaning, he/she
should at once notify the City of Donna Procurement Specialist (956)464-3314 and obtain
clarification by addendum prior to submitting any Bids.
11. Addenda and Interpretations:
No Interpretations of the meaning of the specifications or other pre-bid documents will be
made orally to any bidder. Every request for such interpretation should be in writing
addressed to the City of Donna, ATTN: City Secretary, 307 S 12TH Street, Donna, Texas 78537,
and to be given consideration must be received at least seven (7) days prior to the date fixed
for the opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instruction
will be in the form of written addenda for specifications which, if issued, will be mailed/faxed
or e-mailed (at the respective addressed furnished for such purposes), not later than three
(3) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Failure of any bidder to receive any
such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under his bid
as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents.
12. The City of Donna reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all
informalities or technicalities and to accept the Bid to be the best and most advantageous to
the City and to hold the Bids for a period of thirty (30) days without taking action. Bids
submitted past the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted. NO ELECTRONIC
BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
13. Notice to Awarded Vendors: In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which
added section 2252.908 of the Government Code. This new law states that a governmental
entity or state agency may not enter into certain contracts with a business entity unless the
business entity submits a disclosure of interested parties to the governmental entity or state
agency at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity
or state agency. The law applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency
that either (1) requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency before
the contract may be signed or (2) has a value of at least $1 million.
14. In connection with this RFB, interested Bidders shall direct all questions and
communications regarding this RFB by email to purchasing@cityofdonna.org . Contact with
any City employee, official, or representative other than the Procurement Specialist
concerning this RFB may be grounds for disqualification from the solicitation process.
CITY OF DONNA
STREET MATERIALS
BID AGREEMENT FORM
The
(bidder), having read the specifications, proposes to
furnish Street Materials in noted quantities, for the full and firm agreed price and within a favorable delivery
time, in full compliance with the specifications.
Respectfully submitted this
day of
, 2026
The undersigned affirms that they are duly authorized to execute this price agreement / contract, that this
company, corporation, firm, partnership or individual has not prepared this bid in collusion with any other
bidder, and that the contents of this bid as to prices, terms or conditions of said bid have not been
communicated by the undersigned nor by any employee or agent to any other person engaged in this type
of business prior to the official opening of this bid.
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