The County advertises bids in local newspapers, on the County’s website (www.tarrantcounty.com) and on the Vendor’s Board in Purchasing.  In addition, bid notices are provided weekly to the Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Asian American Chambers of Commerce as well as CMD, AGC, Construction Data Corp, DFW Minority Business Development Center and Reed Construction Data for construction projects.

Formal sealed bids are opened in the Purchasing Conference Room at 2:00 p.m. each Monday unless otherwise stated in the bid specifications.  Vendors are encouraged to attend all publicly opened bids. 

Please click here for a bid listing.  (Warning: This list may not be the latest bid list.  Please check with the Purchasing Office.)

Contracts resulting from the formal sealed bid process are awarded by Commissioners Court during their regularly scheduled Tuesday meetings. Vendors are welcome (but not required) to attend. Agendas for these meetings are posted each Friday afternoon at the County Courthouse.

Please note: Original bids and proposals become the property of Tarrant County after the Official Bid Opening.

VENDOR’S CORNER

Purchasing maintains a special space just off the reception area for vendors.  All current bid notices are posted on the Vendor’s Board.  Copies of specifications are available for review or pick-up.  Copies of previous years’ bid tabulations are maintained in Bid Books in this area. TVORS (Tarrant Vendor On Line Registration System) computer KIOSK is also available for vendor registration.

TVORS replaces the paper-based registration system previously used to sign up for bid notification and to maintain vendor data.  Now you can manage your company’s contact and commodity information through this web-based, self-serve program.

To access TVORS, go to www.tarrantcounty.com and click on the TVORS link located on the right side, under, “Important Info.”  Be sure to link to the appropriate commodities (NIGP Codes) and business certifications (CISV, HUB, MBE, DBE, etc).   These codes and links are critical to receiving updated bid information.

Please Note:  Failure to link your company to the appropriate NIGP Code could result in non-notification of bid and quotation opportunities.

HUB/DBE PROGRAM

Tarrant County encourages the participation of economically and socially disadvantaged businesses in all areas of procurement.   The County Purchasing Agent serves as the HUB/DBE Officer for the County and is involved in local certification efforts.  To assist the Purchasing Agent in that endeavor is the Tarrant County HUB Program Coordinator.

General Contractors are urged to incorporate, track and report HUB/DBE subcontractor dollars as part of construction projects.