Construction & Renovation contracting in Texas
Renovation, repair, and small construction for government-occupied space. AXA South carries the prime relationship; the trades on site are licensed in the state where the project sits.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryAny state-licensed general-contractor work, including Mississippi projects above the statutory $50,000 threshold, is performed by a properly licensed GC subcontractor. AXA South holds the prime relationship and runs the program.
TexasTexas licenses construction at the trade level rather than statewide GC. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Texas is the largest defense market in the country by installation count. Combined with the largest decentralized state buying program in the South, it produces constant demand across every category we cover.
Energy production and refining, aerospace and space operations, semiconductors, agriculture, border logistics, and the largest concentration of Army installations in the country.
For construction & renovation specifically in Texas, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Texas perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Fort Cavazos, Fort Bliss, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland, Randolph, Dyess, Sheppard, and NASA Johnson each buy independently. Texas state procurement is decentralized: the Comptroller runs statewide contracts, but large agencies, TxDOT, the university systems, and independent school districts all hold their own purchasing authority.
Texas' state fiscal year ends August 31, one month before the federal year, which produces two distinct year-end waves five weeks apart. The Legislature meets biennially, so major funding shifts land in odd-numbered years. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Texas runs the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program with statewide participation goals that vary by procurement category, and a HUB subcontracting plan is mandatory on many contracts above threshold.
Submitting without a compliant HUB subcontracting plan. In Texas this is the leading cause of otherwise competitive bids being thrown out, and the plan format is not negotiable after opening.
Texas SmartBuy / ESBD
https://www.txsmartbuy.com/
Operated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division.
- · Joint Base San Antonio
- · Fort Hood / Fort Cavazos
- · Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
- · Naval Air Station Kingsville
- · Sheppard Air Force Base
- · Dyess Air Force Base
- · Laughlin Air Force Base
- · Goodfellow Air Force Base
- · TxDOT
- · Texas HHS
- · University of Texas system
- · Texas A&M system
Texas prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
Texas licenses construction at the trade level rather than statewide GC. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in Texas.
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Interior fit-out and tenant improvement
Partitions, finishes, doors and hardware, ceilings, and casework coordinated around occupied schedules.
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Roofing, envelope, and waterproofing
Tear-off and re-roof, coatings, and envelope repair performed by manufacturer-certified installers to preserve warranty.
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Paving, fencing, and site work
Asphalt, concrete, security fencing, gates, and bollards on JOC task orders or stand-alone RFPs.
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ADA and accessibility upgrades
Restroom remodels, ramps, door operators, and signage to current ADA standards.
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Compliance and closeout
Davis-Bacon and state prevailing-wage reporting, WH-347 certified payroll, OSHA records, and closeout binders with warranties and as-builts.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for construction & renovation in Texas include Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, EL Paso.
Are you a licensed general contractor?
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We hold the contracting relationship with the agency. Work that legally requires a licensed general contractor in the project state is performed by a GC subcontractor licensed in that state. License numbers are documented at award.
Do you self-perform trades?
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No. We are structured as a prime that bids, scopes, manages, and stands behind the result. All trade labor is performed by licensed and insured subcontractors so license and liability sit where they belong.
What project sizes do you take on?
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Renovation and repair packages from roughly $25,000 through multi-million-dollar JOC and MATOC task orders.