Roads & Traffic

Fort Bend County tabulation awards a Fulshear-area traffic signal contract

Fort Bend County's Bid 26-062 tabulation awards Traf-Tex a $667,329.65 contract for signals on Fulshear Gaston Road and Candela Heights Drive.

By Fulshear Local Staff

Key facts

  • Who: Fort Bend County, awarding Bid 26-062 to Traf-Tex, Inc. of Houston.
  • What: Traffic signal projects on Candela Heights Drive and Fulshear Gaston Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 20316x.
  • When: The county tabulation says the contract was awarded August 27, 2026. The Commissioners Court agenda for that day asked the court to make the award.
  • Where: The agenda places the project in Precinct 1 and says the fund is mobility bonds. The meeting notice lists 1:00 p.m. at the Fort Bend County Courthouse, 401 Jackson Street, Richmond.
  • What it means for residents: The awarded amount on the tabulation is $667,329.65. The documents name the roads and do not state a construction start date.

Fort Bend County's tabulation for Bid 26-062 says the traffic-signal contract for Candela Heights Drive and Fulshear Gaston Road was awarded August 27, 2026, to Traf-Tex, Inc. of Houston for $667,329.65. The tabulation says the funding is mobility bonds and names the work as Mobility Bond Project No. 20316x.

The Commissioners Court agenda for that day asked the court to award the same bid. The notice is for Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., on the second floor of the Fort Bend County Courthouse at 401 Jackson Street in Richmond. The item asks the court to award Bid 26-062 to Traf-Tex as the low bidder meeting specifications, in the amount of $667,329.65, for Precinct 1, from the mobility bond fund.

What the three bids were

The county tabulation lists three bids. Each one shows a completion time of 90 calendar days:

  • Traf-Tex, Inc., Houston: $667,329.65
  • Reliable Signal & Lighting Solutions, LLC, Pearland: $676,164.94
  • Traffic Control Devices, LLC, Pearland: $830,250.00

The tabulation header states the award to Traf-Tex. The agenda is the request that was placed on the court's August 27 agenda. The tabulation PDF is the county record of the prices and the award line.

What is still not in the county documents

The agenda and the tabulation name the projects and the contract amount. They do not give a construction start date, a detour, or the cross street for either signal.

Questions and answers

Who received the contract, and for how much?

The county tabulation says Traf-Tex, Inc. of Houston was awarded the contract on August 27, 2026, for $667,329.65.

What project number is this?

Fort Bend County Mobility Bond Project No. 20316x. The August 27 agenda describes it as Precinct 1 work funded by mobility bonds.

How long did the bids allow for the work?

The tabulation lists a completion time of 90 calendar days on the Traf-Tex bid and on the two other bids.

Sources

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