TxDOT Bid Tabulations Scraper

Overview

Scrapes Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) bid tabulations and construction letting data via the Texas Open Data Portal (Socrata API). Access all contractor bids, engineer estimates, and project details. Updated daily.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
dataType	string	Type of data to fetch	bidTabulations
district	string	Filter by TxDOT district name or number
county	string	Filter by Texas county name
projectType	string	Filter by project classification
lettingDateStart	string	Start date for letting date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
lettingDateEnd	string	End date for letting date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
contractor	string	Filter by contractor/bidder name (partial match)
minBidAmount	integer	Filter to bids >= this amount in USD
limit	integer	Maximum number of records to return	1000

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "projectId": "ABC-12345",
  "lettingDate": "2025-01-15",
  "district": "Sample district",
  "county": 127,
  "contractor": "Sample contractor",
  "bidAmount": 50000,
  "engineerEstimate": "Sample engineerEstimate",
  "projectType": "Sample projectType",
  "description": "Detailed description of the item...",
  "awarded": "Sample awarded"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the TxDOT Bid Tabulations Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~txdot-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/txdot-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect TxDOT Bid Tabulations Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration