2-RFQ 2027 Transportation Impact Fee Study-FINAL 3.31.2026.pdf

2027 Transportation Impact Fees Update RFQ

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

FOR THE 2027 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE STUDY UPDATE 106900

CITY OF FORT WORTH

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION DIVISION

Public Notification Date: April 1, 2026

Electronic submittal of Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) for consideration of being placed on a list, will be received by the City of Fort Worth via the Bonfire Procurement Portal until 2:00 P.M. CST, Thursday, April 30, 2026. Immediately thereafter, responses will be opened publicly and read aloud in the Council Work Session room at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 or other officially designated location.

The City will conduct a one-step process to select the most qualified firm:

Request for Qualifications: Respondents shall submit their Statement of Qualifications as detailed in the Instructions. The City will review submitted Statements of Qualifications. City reserves the right to conduct interviews of final candidates.

Advertised: April 1 and April 8, 2026

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

CITY OF FORT WORTH

2027 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE STUDY UPDATE 106900

INSTRUCTIONS

I. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The City of Fort Worth (City) Development Services Department (DSD), Development Coordination Division is releasing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) calling for qualified firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to perform professional engineering services (planning, design) associated with the update to the City’s Transportation Impact Fee Study, including the update of Land Use Assumptions and Transportation Improvements Plan as required by Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395.

All firms offering to provide professional engineering services must comply with the State of Texas regulations regarding their respective practice areas. All proposed professional engineers must be licensed in the State of Texas to practice in their field.

SOQs that do not meet the requirements outlined in this RFQ may be deemed non-responsive by the City and the firm rejected. The City reserves the right to waive minor informalities in SOQs and proceed with evaluation.

There is no expressed or implied obligation for the City to reimburse responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing responses to this request.

II. CALL FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

SOQs will be accepted in Bonfire until 2:00 P.M. CST, Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Immediately thereafter, responses will be opened publicly and the names of the firms read aloud at City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, on the Mezzanine Level or other officially designated location.

A pre-submittal meeting will be held on:

DATE: April 14, 2026 TIME: 10:00 to 11:00 AM LOCATION: Virtual – Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams meeting Join:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23896080680199?p=uaYW6FPlxE6AQ77HWj Meeting ID: 238 960 806 801 99 Passcode: 5Nr6Dt9N

Dial in by phone +1 682-207-4657,,256305004# United States, Fort Worth Find a local number Phone conference ID: 256 305 004#

Interested firms are encouraged to attend.

Submissions must be uploaded, finalized, and submitted on or prior to the due date.

The City strongly recommends allowing sufficient time to complete the submission process (ideally a week before the deadline) to begin the uploading process and to finalize your submission to give adequate time in the event an issue arises. Uploading large documents may take time, depending on the size of the file(s) and your Internet connection speed. The Bonfire portal can be accessed using Microsoft Edge, Google, and Chrome.

Electronic submission is subject to electronic interface latency, which can result in transmission delays. All respondents assume the risk of late transmission/submission.

The City shall not be held liable if a respondent is unable to submit a complete submittal before the on or before the deadline due to transmission delays or any other technical issues or obstructions.

All submissions must be submitted electronically prior to the close date and time under the listed Project via the Bonfire Procurement Portal:

https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

Failure to submit all required information listed in the Solicitation may be grounds for rejection of a submittal as non-responsive. No late submittals shall be accepted.

Submittals delivered in any manner other than using the Bonfire Procurement Portal will not be accepted or considered.

If, upon being opened, a submission is unreadable to the degree that material conformance to the requirements of the procurement specifications cannot be ascertained, such submission will be rejected without liability to the City, unless such firm provides clear and convincing evidence (a) of the content of the submission as originally submitted and (b) that the unreadable condition was caused solely by error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform or its Procurement Portal. Failure to scan a clear or readable copy of a response into the system does not constitute and shall not be considered an error or malfunction of the Bonfire Platform’s Procurement Portal.

Respondents are encouraged to fully review each page of every document of their submission package prior to final submittal thereof to ensure all documents are clear, legible, and complete.

For technical questions, see Bonfire’s help forum:

https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-us

Contact the Bonfire support team at Support@GoBonfire.com or by calling 1-800-354-https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities https://vendorsupport.gobonfire.com/hc/en-us mailto:Support@GoBonfire.com

To get started with Bonfire, see trainings here:

https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/finance/purchasing/online-bidding-platform

III. GENERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Written questions to the RFQ shall be submitted via the Bonfire portal. The deadline to submit questions is 5:00 P.M. CST, Friday, April 17, 2026. Questions will not be answered directly to the requester; instead, they will be summarized and responses will be communicated on or prior to Friday, April 24, 2026, via Bonfire.

All Addenda will be formally posted directly through the City of Fort Worth’s bonfire website at https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com

1. Format and Length

The SOQ shall be submitted in Bonfire, on letter-sized (8-1/2” x 11”) pages, using a minimum font size of 11 point, with margins (top, bottom, left and right) no smaller than 0.5 inches and shall be no more than fifteen (15) letter sized (8½” x 11”) pages in length. The submission shall follow the outline provided.

The following items do not count towards the fifteen (15) page limit:

• Transmittal letter on company letterhead (1-page limit)

• The Conflict of Interest Form

• Form 1295

• Covers, tab sheets, and/or Table of Contents/Index

• Required resumes (2-page limit per each resume)

Any pages exceeding the specified page lengths will not be read.

2. Copies and Delivery

SOQs including all required forms and documents must be uploaded to Bonfire at https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com

Facsimile submittals and hard copies will not be accepted.

3. Deadline and Delivery Details

All SOQs must be fully uploaded to Bonfire no later than the date and time specified in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Proposals received after the date and time or delivered in another manner other than specified herein will be considered non-responsive and will not be opened or otherwise processed. The City reserves the right to postpone the bid receipt date. Any such postponement will be communicated via Bonfire.

https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/finance/purchasing/online-bidding-platform https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/ https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com/

IV. SELECTION PROCESS

Immediately after the deadline for receipt of the SOQs, City staff will read aloud the names of the responding firms. Thereafter, a committee of appropriate City staff will review the SOQs based on the Selection Criteria outlined below. Interviews may be requested by City Staff during the selection process.

V. SOQ CONTENT

This RFQ lists all required forms, documents, and information needed for the SOQ evaluation. Refer to Section III, Part 1: Format and Length for SOQ formatting and length requirements.

The City desires to obtain information regarding the firm’s experience/capabilities in providing this specific scope of work and the firm’s capabilities in this specific area of expertise. The SOQ shall introduce the project team, detail the applicable experience of the firm, team, and sub-consultants, explain how that experience will benefit Fort Worth on the identified project, include applicable references, and provide a project schedule.

VI. EVALUATION CRITERIA

The following criteria will be the basis for the selection process:

• Project Team (40 points)

• Project Approach and Schedule (30 points)

• Experience with Related Studies and References (30 points)

A maximum of 100 points could be awarded.

Proposals should include the following principal elements organized in the order provided.

A. PROJECT TEAM (40 POINTS)

Cover Letter Introduction

The SOQ should begin with a letter of transmittal. Include the primary contact(s) telephone and email contact information.

Firm General Capabilities and Team Structure

This section should be used to provide a brief introduction of the firm, providing a summary of the administration and firm capabilities, organization and staffing of the firm, Study update team structure and number of years in business, number of employees including multiple offices, if applicable.

This section should include an organizational chart for the scope of work and specific duties associated with the identified roles. Identify all anticipated team members and their specific role in the project. Identify the person(s) who would succeed the project manager if the original person identified must leave the project team.

Provide resumes for each person listed should be included in the submission to demonstrate the technical adequacy of the personnel and sub-consultants to be utilized for the proposed work.

The response must demonstrate that a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas will sign and seal the appropriate work to be performed under the contracts. For purposes of executing an engineering contract and doing work with the City of Fort Worth, the prime provider must be registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Resumes (not included in the total page count)

Resumes for each person listed in the organization chart should be provided and may be attached as an appendix. There is a 2-page limit per each resume – evaluators will not read beyond two pages

Demonstrate the education, competence, and qualifications of the individuals who will be directly responsible for the management and delivery of the proposed work.

Document specialized expertise and capabilities pertinent to the scope of work. At least one individual should a licensed engineer in the State of Texas at the time of submission and must be employed by the Firm and not by a sub-consultant.

Provide Descriptions and examples of specific projects or studies of a similar nature by the individual and their role in the work. Include the project or study description, description of the individual’s role, cost of the project or study, year of the work, and name and phone number of the agency contact who can respond to questions about the work performed.

B. PROJECT APPROACH AND SCHEDULE (30 POINTS)

Flexibility in reacting to customer requirements is important to this project. The City expects the Consultant to meet the schedule as shown in the schedule section below.

The City expects the Consultant to be responsive to the requirements to meet this schedule even if it means adding resources during the course of the project.

Identify the firms approach and schedule, including a description of the primary project tasks and proposed methodologies, to update to the City’s Transportation Impact Fee Study. The schedule should begin at study kick-off, include data gathering, public meetings with stakeholders, and extend through adoption of the study, including the assessment rate and a proposed collection rate. Consultant may be requested to participate in any subsequent collection rate discussions and related public awareness campaign. Provide information on the ability to bring additional resources to engineering support should that be required.

The anticipated schedule is as follows:

October 2026: Submit Draft Land Use Assumptions (LUA) and Transportation Impact

Fee (TrIF) Study

November 2026 – January 2027: Presentations to include Draft LUA and TrIF Service

Area Reports to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee (CIAC) and other boards, committees, and commissions

March 2027: Submit Draft IF Report including Transportation Improvements Plan (TrIP), Credit Calculations, Maximum Allowable service TrIF unit, and Proposed TrIF collection rate schedule

March 2027: Presentation to City Council Worksession

April - Aug 2027: Presentations to include Draft IF Report including CIP, Credit

Calculations, Maximum Allowable service TrIF unit, and Proposed TrIF collection rate schedule to CIAC and other boards, committees, and commissions

October 2027: Council Adopts TrIF Ordinance and maximum assessable rates

November 2027: City Council Adopts TrIF collection rates

C. EXPERIENCE WITH RELATED STUDIES AND REFERENCES (30 POINTS)

The City is interested in the firm’s history, success, and performance record related to projects or studies aligning with this scope of work for the City of Fort Worth or other entities.

Provide a record of three studies similar in size and scope to this project and completed within the past ten years in the State of Texas. Provide the cost of each referenced project. Each referenced project shall include names, telephone numbers, and emails of responsible individuals who may be contacted as references. Study staff with experience on these projects that are proposed for this project should also be identified.

It is anticipated that the scope of work to update to the City’s Transportation Impact Fee Study, including the update of Land Use Assumptions and Transportation Improvements Plan, shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Review of adopted Land Use Assumptions, Transportation Improvements Plan, Impact Fee Schedules, Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance, Economic Development Strategic Plan, Administrative Guidelines, Comprehensive Plan, the Moving a Million (M1M) Master Roadway Network – City Roads update, and current and historic Semi-Annual Transportation Impact Fee reports.

• Update of the City’s Land Use Assumptions, Transportation Improvements Plan, and Impact Fee Schedules for Transportation Impact Fees in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395.

• Calculate the maximum assessable full-cost recovery impact fee for the designated 10-year period for roadway facilities in each fee bearing service area

• Prepare the 2027 Transportation Impact Fee Report.

• Identify and prepare draft ordinance updates.

• Update all relevant and related Transportation Impact Fee documents, administrative tools, and GIS shapefiles.

• Prepare a public information program which may include media relations, news releases, public notice advertisements, and general public relations.

• Participate with City staff in meetings with the Capital Improvements Advisory

Committee for Transportation Impact Fees; other board, commission, and committee meetings; public meetings with stakeholder groups such as neighborhood associations and home-owners associations; public hearings; and City Council and Sub-committee meetings concerning the 2027 Transportation Impact Fee Study.

• Transportation Impact Fee On-Call Administration Support such as Transportation Impact Fee calculation estimate support, prepare presentations for and attend City Council and/or Capital Improvement Advisory Committee meetings as requested, modify administrative tools as needed, and prepare future minor study service area amendments.

Reference Documents include, but are not limited to:

• City of Fort Worth Transportation Impact Fee Website:

https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/impact-fees/transportation

• City of Fort Worth Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance, as amended

• City of Fort Worth 2022 Transportation Impact Fee Study

• Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395, as amended

• City of Fort Worth Comprehensive Plan, latest edition

• City of Fort Worth Master Roadway Network - City Roads (formerly known as the

Master Thoroughfare Plan) as contained within the Master Transportation Plan https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/impact-fees/transportation

• City of Fort Worth Economic Development Strategic Plan, latest edition

VII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Requirement:

Pursuant to Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code, any person or agent of a person who contracts or seeks to contract for the sale or purchase of property, goods, or services with a local governmental entity (i.e. The City of Fort Worth) must disclose in the Questionnaire Form CIQ (“Questionnaire”) the person’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with the local governmental entity. By law, the Questionnaire must be filed with the Fort Worth City Secretary no later than seven days after the date the person begins contract discussions or negotiations with the City or submits an application or response to a request for proposals or bids, correspondence, or another writing related to a potential agreement with the City.

Updated Questionnaires must be filed with the Fort Worth City Secretary in conformance with Chapter 176. The form is available at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/conflict/CIQ.pdf

If you have any questions about compliance, please consult your own legal counsel.

Compliance is the individual responsibility of each person or agent of a person who is subject to the filing requirement. An offense under Chapter 176 is a Class C misdemeanor.

Form 1295:

All contractors are required to fill out and notarize the Certificate of Interested Parties Form 1295 and the form must be submitted to the Project Manager before the contract will be presented to the City Council. Texas Ethics Commission regulations require that the contractor fill out the Form 1295 on an electronic filing application on the Texas Ethics Commission website (www.ethics.state.tx.us) to provide the specific electronic tracking number assigned by the Texas Ethics Commission. The Form 1295 requirement does not apply to any publicly traded business entity or its wholly owned subsidiary (per Texas Government Code Section 2252.908)

VIII. CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

The City reserves the right to negotiate all elements that comprise the successful firm’s response. During contract negotiations, the firm will submit a detailed estimate of the labor hours and expenses projected for the discussed scope of work. The City will negotiate in good faith with the firm to establish the terms of a contract. The same is expected from the firm.

Failure to reach an agreement shall result in negotiations being terminated, in writing, and the next qualified firm will then engage in contract negotiations, and so on, until a contract has been reached or the list is exhausted.

https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/conflict/CIQ.pdf http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/

IX. FUNDING

Any contract awarded under this REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS is expected to be funded from revenues generated from the Transportation Impact Fees collected and reserved by the City for the Project.