Invitation for Bid for Scraping and Painting Historical Building at Starr Family Home State Historic Site

Tender summary

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) seeks an individual or firm with the required expertise for services to scrape and paint historic buildings, emphasizing preservation, safety, and documentation over speed. The process generally involves investigative analysis, careful surface prep, and the use of historically appropriate materials at the Maplecroft and Rosemont buildings located at the Starr Family Home State Historic Site. Subcontractors providing services under the Contract shall meet the same requirements and experience level as required of the Bidder. A VetHUB Subcontracting Plan and Bid Security Deposit need to be submitted with your proposal at the time of opening; otherwise, your proposal will be considered non-responsive. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Visit is required before you submit your bid. Bidders are required to contact the site and schedule their own visits from May 22, 2026, to June 30, 2026. The Starr Family Home State Historic Site is located at 407 West Travis Street, Marshall, Texas 75670. The site is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed on Sundays and Mondays. The site contact number is 903-935-3044. Respondents must schedule their visits within the specified timeframe. Site Representative and Bidder signatures are required after the site visit is completed to establish the site visit date. Exhibit X, Pre-Bid Site Visit Form, must be included in the Bid. The bid will be rejected if a signed Site Visit Form is not included. Please direct all inquiries and questions to responses@thc.texas.gov All inquiries will result in written responses as an addendum posted on the ESBD at https://www.txsmartbuy.gov/esbd . Electronically email Bids in one (1) combined PDF to THC at: responses@thc.texas.gov Subject line: Your Company Name; IFB 808-26-261616, Attn: ChristiDuve Late or incomplete Bids will not be accepted

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• Issued by Texas Historical Commission - 808.
• Located in United States.
• Source notice 808-26-261616 on US-TX ESBD.
• Notice published 22 May 2026; Tenqual indexed it 23 May 2026.
• Deadline listed as 1 Jul 2026.
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