Official and Unofficial Bid Items: Texas Transportation Project Bids

Forward 42 days of advertisement and bidding information for state and local transportation lettings from Texas sources. The dataset includes details on bid items, quantities, schedules, and contacts, sourced from the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) and the Electronic Bidding System. It is published by data.texas.gov and was last updated on 2026-04-03.

Use Cases

• Analyze bid item quantities and costs using BID ITEM QUANTITY, FORCE ACCOUNT AMOUNT, and A+B ROAD USER COST from 42 available columns.
• Forecast project timelines using A+B MAX DAYS, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS, and BIDS WILL BE OPENED DATE AND TIME from 42 available columns.
• Identify project locations and scope using COUNTY, HIGHWAY, CONTROL SECTION JOB (CSJ), and BID ITEM DESCRIPTION from 42 available columns.
• Filter bidding opportunities by type and requirements using BID TYPE DESCRIPTION, LET TYPE, and MANDATORY PRE-BIDDERS CONFERENCE ATTENDENCE from 42 available columns.

Strengths

• Includes data for a forward-looking 42-day window of bid items.
• Contains 42 distinct columns detailing financial, temporal, and administrative aspects of bids.
• Sourced from official state systems (ESBD, Electronic Bidding System) as noted in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.texas.gov, aggregating from The Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) and the Electronic Bidding System.

Collection Method

Likely extracted from official state procurement and bidding platforms.

Time Range

Covers a forward 42-day window from the date of data extraction.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 20:11:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Texas, with COUNTY and DISTRICT / DIVISION columns suggesting sub-state coverage.