Bristol City Council is seeking contractors for road-related projects that could be worth up to £288m over four years.
The local authority published a formal procurement notice on 10 January for its Highway Asset Management and Civils Framework.
The 10-lot deal will cover a range of jobs from bridge reconstruction to soil investigation works.
Firms have almost three months to throw their hats in the ring, with requests to participate due before midday on 4 April.
Lot 1 will cover planned carriageway surfacing works, while Lot 2 will focus on surface dressing and laying micro asphalt by machine and hand.
A seasonal programme of preventative footway works will take place under Lot 3, including slurry seal and other treatments.
Lot 4 will see installation of road markings and high-friction or coloured surfacing as well as joint and crack repair systems.
The fifth lot will cover minor maintenance, new highways and traffic management schemes individually worth less than £500,000, while the sixth will be used for civils jobs above this threshold.
Lot 7 will feature routine programmed structural repair works to highway structures under the £500,000 limit, with Lot 8 catching those jobs above this value.
Geotechnical and soil investigation works will be carried out through Lot 9, and temporary traffic management via Lot 10.
Up to four contractors will be awarded a place on each lot, other than Lot 8, which could feature six firms.
Kent County Council last year launched a hunt for a contractor for a £2bn highways maintenance contract expected to last for up to 21 years.
Meanwhile, Haringey Council in September extended its road maintenance deal with Marlborough Highways, with the contract now worth up to £98m in total.
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Greg Pitcher