Landscape Hardscape Improvements

Landscape Hardscape Improvement Project

• Contract quantities are estimated and are for the purpose of establishing a contract budget and evaluating bid proposals. It is the City’s intent to utilize all budgeted contract funds, however the quantity of unit work items may vary dependent on the City’s needs.
• Work Locations are State Highway 6 and University Blvd.
• All locations will be marked and verified by City Staff prior to work commencing.
• Measuring device to be used to verify measurements is a Trimble R580 Centimeter System.
• Contractor is responsible for daily clean up of all waste materials.
• No overnight lane closures allowed.
• Contractor is responsible for the restoration of all damaged landscaping or irrigation to original condition.
• A Traffic Control Plan Request Form will need to be submitted to TxDot and approved prior to work commencing.
• Equipment staging area is not provided during the project.
• Contractor is responsible for 811 Locates for work locations.
• Construction details for this project included in the bid packet.
• Full set of Construction Details can be found https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/263/Standards-Permits
• City of Sugar Land Standard Specification Included as an attachment.
• A site visit is recommended; see the map attached.

The City of Sugar Land is home to 111,026 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2020) residents who celebrate our rich history while helping push us forward to be a City of the future. Sugar Land has always been a trailblazing city, fearlessly forging new paths and surpassing expectations while delivering top-tier services to our residents, employees, and businesses. According to our last Citizen Satisfaction Survey, 95% of residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is. Sugar Land’s fast-growing population is one of the most highly educated and globally diverse in the region, attracting top talent from the University of Houston’s Sugar Land campus and the greater Houston area. In fact, nearly 60% of residents aged 25 and over have at least a bachelor’s degree and more than 500,000 college graduates lived within 30 minutes of Sugar Land. Sugar Land also boasts one of the most affluent and diverse populations in the State of Texas, with a median household income of $123,261 in 2020 and with an Asian population – including, among others, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani residents– representing over 38% of its residents. Located just 20 minutes from downtown Houston, many of Sugar Land’s attractions are within a short distance from each other, including a world-class baseball park, several museums, and the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, one of the nation’s top ranked entertainment venues. In addition to our world-class destination venues, our residents can enjoy 27 city parks and over 20 miles of hike and bike trails. Sugar Land is consistently voted one of the ‘best suburbs of Houston”, and we think it’s easy to see why.