Hidalgo County Seeks Bids for Fire Station Addition, Remodel Project

Hidalgo County posted a formal Notice of Bids calling for sealed proposals to construct an addition and complete remodeling work at the Hidalgo County Fire Station, opening a short procurement window that runs through April 20, 2026.

Proposals must be sealed and hand-delivered to the County Manager's Office at 305 Pyramid Street in Lordsburg no later than 4:00 p.m. on the closing date. Bidders are required to clearly mark their envelopes "Hidalgo Fire Station Addition and Remodel." The notice was stamped and attested by Kelly Peterson, Chairwoman of the Hidalgo County Commission, and Alyssa Esquivel, Hidalgo County Clerk, confirming its status as an official county procurement.

The Board of Hidalgo County Commissioners is the contracting authority on the project and reserved the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities, standard public-works procurement language that preserves the county's flexibility if responses come in nonresponsive or exceed budget expectations. Should that happen, the commission could re-solicit or adjust the scope before moving forward.

No contract estimate or budget ceiling appears in the public notice. Full scope-of-work details are contained in a specification packet available on request. Contractors and subcontractors can contact Yasmin Olivas or Miriam Jacquez at the County Manager's Office to obtain bid materials.

The three-week submission window gives firms until April 20 to assemble complete bid packages, lock in subcontractor pricing across trades such as electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and masonry, and prepare mandatory submission documents. For a county the geographic scale of Hidalgo, where rural road networks stretch emergency response times across the Bootheel, a fire station expansion carries direct consequences for equipment storage capacity, crew training space, and firefighter readiness.

If a contract is awarded and funded, construction would proceed on a schedule determined by the county and the winning contractor. The project would also require building-permit coordination with town and state inspectors and may involve grant or capital financing to cover costs.

After bids close on April 20, county staff will open and evaluate all proposals under the board's public procurement rules before commissioners make an award determination.