Texas · home base
Baseball fields, sports fields, cages, and indoor facilities across Texas.
Everything we build, anywhere in the state. DFW is home base; the rest of Texas is a drive, not a flight.
What we build in Texas
5 kinds of project travel here.
Baseball & softball fields
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Sports fields
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Batting cages
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Indoor sports facilities
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Indoor baseball & softball facilities
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Minimum project size
No minimum in DFW. Outside the metroplex, a single backyard cage is a stretch; a school cage program, an infield conversion, or any field or facility build is not.
The Texas market
Why Texas is on our map.
- More high school baseball and softball programs than any state in the country, and a travel-ball calendar that runs eleven months a year.
- HUB certification that counts on public bids.
- Nearly all of our completed work is in Texas, so reference projects are a short drive from the shop.
Soil, climate, and spec
What changes about the build in Texas.
Most of the state we build in sits on expansive clay. Blackland Prairie clay east of I-35 and the Cross Timbers and Grand Prairie clays west of it swell when wet and shrink hard in an August drought. A turf field that skips stabilization on that soil shows it within two seasons: heaved seams, standing water at the low corner, a G-Max reading that drifts up as the base settles unevenly.
Our base-prep answer is the same one we use on every DFW backyard, scaled up: cut to subgrade, stabilize or replace the top lift where the plasticity index calls for it, an aggregate section sized for the site rather than a national default, and drainage designed for a hard storm, not a light one. Clay stabilization is its own line item in our budgets, because leaving it out is how a field fails.
Heat is the other variable. Surface temperatures on a Texas turf field in July run well above air temperature. We spec infill and fiber for it, and we tell athletic directors what the water and shade plan needs to look like, because the question comes up at every board meeting.
For the base-prep and drainage principles behind every field we build, see our sports field guides and spec library.
Governing bodies
Who sets the rules for Texas fields.
UIL
University Interscholastic League
Public school athletics. Field dimensions follow NFHS rules; districts adopt ASTM and STC surface limits through their own bid specs rather than a UIL mandate.
TAPPS
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
Private school athletics. Same NFHS field rules, usually smaller campuses and tighter sites.
How Texas buyers procure
How public buyers in Texas usually procure.
Texas is our home market. Bearcat is HUB Certified, which counts toward the HUB participation goals most districts and cities carry. Texas public buyers mostly purchase through cooperative contracts or run their own competitive bids, and the second kind we respond to directly.
- BuyBoard (TASB, TML, and TAC) for districts, cities, counties, and other political subdivisions.
- TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System, run out of Region 8 ESC) for districts and public agencies, including a synthetic turf category.
- Choice Partners and other ESC-run cooperatives, depending on the region.
- Direct competitive sealed proposal or RFP under the Education Code and Local Government Code when the district prefers to run its own solicitation. Send the spec to our Spec Desk and we respond in the format the solicitation asks for.
Where Bearcat fits
We are HUB Certified and we respond to sealed bids, RFPs, and written quote requests. A cooperative contract only works through a vendor awarded on it, so if your district requires one, ask us first. We will tell you plainly whether we hold an award.
Purchasing rules change. Confirm the current route with your district or city purchasing office before you draft a solicitation, and send us the spec once you have it.
Logistics
How a Texas project actually works.
DFW projects run on our normal schedule with our own crews and no mobilization line. The rest of Texas is a drive: Austin and Waco the same day, San Antonio and Houston a four-hour trip, Lubbock, Amarillo, and El Paso a long day. For anything outside the metroplex we build the travel into one fixed-price scope; there is no separate per-diem bill.
Material freight is the same anywhere in the state. Turf rolls ship direct from the mill to the site, aggregate and concrete come from the nearest local supplier, and netting and cage steel ride with the crew.
Cities
Where in Texas we build.
North Texas / DFW (home base)
Fort Worth, Dallas, Aledo, Weatherford, Denton, Plano, Frisco, Prosper, McKinney, Allen
West Texas
Abilene, Wichita Falls, Midland, Odessa, Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso
Central Texas
Waco, Temple, Austin, San Antonio
East Texas
Tyler, Longview, Athens, Nacogdoches, Texarkana
Houston & Gulf Coast
Houston, The Woodlands, Katy, Beaumont
Don’t see your city? Ask anyway. Tell us where the project is and we will scope the drive during the consult.
See finished work on our projects page and in the gallery.
Texas FAQ
Common questions from Texas buyers.
Do you build outside DFW?
Yes. We take cage programs and field projects across Texas. The only thing we do not drive across the state for is a single backyard cage; a school program, an infield conversion, or a field or facility build is worth the trip anywhere in Texas.
Does HUB certification matter on a school bid?
Often. Most Texas districts and cities carry HUB participation goals, and a HUB-certified prime contractor helps the buyer meet them without a subcontracting plan. We put the certificate in every bid package.
Can we buy through a cooperative instead of running our own RFP?
Many Texas districts do. BuyBoard and TIPS both run athletic surfacing and construction categories. A cooperative contract only helps if the vendor holds an award on it. Ask us before you plan around one: we will tell you plainly whether we hold an award, and if we do not, we respond to sealed bids, RFPs, and written quote requests.
Have a Texas project on the board?
Tell us the sport, the site, and the timeline. We will walk it, recommend a tier, and put together a fixed-price scope. Response within one business day.
Other states we build in
Where we build
Oklahoma projects
Fields, cages, and indoor facilities. Oklahoma City is closer to Aledo than Houston is, so cage programs travel here too.
Where we build
Louisiana projects
Fields and indoor facilities. Shreveport, Bossier, and Monroe are a morning's drive; south Louisiana is a multi-week facility job.
Where we build
Arkansas projects
Fields and indoor facilities. Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas are in range; Little Rock and the Delta are facility-scale only.