City of Dallas

Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW)

Professional Engineering Services

CIZ26-TPW-4008

Uptown McKinney/Cole Couplet (also known as the

McKinney Avenue/Cole Avenue Two-way Conversion)

(CSJ 0918-47-286)

The RFQ packet may be obtained beginning Thursday, July 23, 2026, from the City of

Dallas Euna site (https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com).

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I. INTRODUCTION, PURPOSE, AND INTENT

The City of Dallas Department of Transportation and Public Works is seeking statements of qualifications (SOQs) from experienced engineering firms who can demonstrate that they have the resources, experience, and qualifications to provide engineering services for the accelerated development of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates, (PS&E) for the conversion of approximately 4.5 miles of roadways from one-way operations to two-way operations on McKinney

Avenue, Harvard Avenue, Cole Avenue, Carlisle Street, and Allen Street, respectively, relocate trolley tracks and the associated overhead catenary system, reconstruct streets and intersections, and provide intersection, signal, lighting, and pedestrian improvements within the project limits. The selected engineering firm will review the approved environmentally cleared existing design plans currently at

40 to 45 percent (40-45%) completion level, geotechnical reports, hydraulic and hydrologic reports, pavement design reports, prior coordination efforts, design exceptions, engineering estimates and other related project documentation, and advance the project through final design plans, specifications, and estimates.

II. SCHEDULE, QUESTIONS, AND INQUIRIES

During the solicitation process Respondents are required to limit their communication regarding this project to the Buyer referenced herein. A pre-solicitation meeting will be held by the City where Respondents will have an opportunity to ask the requesting department(s) questions and/or obtain clarification. This meeting will be the only time when Respondents and requesting department(s) will communicate directly, thereafter, all communication associated with this project shall be addressed to the assigned Buyer.

A pre-submittal conference will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at https://bit.ly/CIZ26-TPW- 4008_Pre-submittalMeeting

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Join Microsoft Teams by Phone:

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At this meeting City staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. As City staff will not be available to respond to individual inquiries regarding the procurement outside of this pre-submittal conference, it is strongly recommended that interested firms send a representative to the pre-submittal conference.

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Respondents may submit their questions electronically through the City solicitation portal, https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com/login. All questions shall be submitted electronically; the City will respond to all questions by way of addendum which will be posted as part of the solicitation. The City, its agents, and employees shall not be responsible for any information given by way of verbal communication.

The proposed tentative procurement schedule is as follows:

• Advertising Dates: July 23rd, 30th, & August 6th, 2026

• Pre-Submittal Meeting: July 29, 2026, at 11:00 AM

• Deadline for Questions: August 12, 2026, by 5:00 PM

• SOQ Submittals Due: August 21, 2026, by 1:00 PM

Acceptance of evaluation methodology: By submitting a Statement of Qualifications in response to this RFQ, submitters accept the evaluation process as outlined in the Consultant Selection Criteria and acknowledge and accept that determination of the most qualified firm offering the best value to the City may require subjective judgments by the owner.

Public information: All information, documentation, and other materials submitted in response to this solicitation are considered non-confidential and/or non-proprietary and are subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act after the solicitation is completed and contract(s) is executed with selected firm(s).

Subsequent to the issuance of this RFQ, the City reserves the right to amend it, waive any requirement or irregularity, request modifications to submittals, providing all firms are treated equally, and reject any and all qualification statements for any reason. The City further reserves the right to award the contract for this project as deemed in its best interest. The form of contract to be used for this project shall be the standard City of Dallas Engineering Services contract form (included in Exhibit B-Documents Required Upon Request). The City will not entertain modifications to the contract.

The City of Dallas is not responsible for the non-receipt of submittals sent by mail or courier.

It is not necessary to respond if your firm is not interested in performing the project.

NOTES:

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1) THIS IS A FEDERAL PROCUREMENT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL PROCUREMENT

REQUIREMENTS AS PER APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE PROCUREMENT

RULES. (NOTE: All DBE certification-related activities are halted until further notice. Link to DBE Interim Final Rule Update:

https://www.txdot.gov/business/disadvantaged-small-business-enterprise/additional-details-on-dbe-interim-final-ruling.html)

2) PROJECT PLAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF

SCHEMATIC, ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS AND PLANS, SPECIFICATION

AND ESTIMATES MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS, IN PATICULAR

FOR THE ON-SYSTEM PORTION OF THIS PROCUREMENT, IF APPLICABLE, IN

ADDITION FOR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH UPRR/DART REQUIREMENTS, AS

APPLICABLE.

III. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Provide all manpower, technical equipment, software, office supplies, transportation, professional services, deliveries, and incidentals, etc.

necessary to accomplish the Scope of Work and schedule per contract.

2. The engineering firm shall assign to this project only qualified personnel capable of performing the design and coordination of all elements of the project scope. The consultant must be responsive to the work requests and meet ambitious project schedules.

3. Develop a Project Task Schedule and provide weekly or monthly progress/status reports sufficient enough to support monthly billings. Monthly status reports shall be consistent with each billing period.

4. Coordinate appropriate meetings with City staff for the purpose of information transfer, gaining input, project status, site visits, and product reviews. Conduct monthly project meetings with City design review (project) team and prepare and distribute minutes of the meetings. Distribute agenda for each meeting a minimum of one week in advance of the meeting date. Advise Project

Manager of comments/requests which are out of scope or which will affect construction/engineering costs.

5. Assist City representative at public meetings and hearings and conduct

Executive Briefings when requested by the City Project Manager. These items must be authorized in advance and in writing by the Project Manager and will be paid only as used based on hourly billings of time expended by consultant.

Such billings shall not exceed the amount established for this item.

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6. Identify, coordinate and conform design/recommendations of assigned project(s) to meet legal and regulatory parameters/constraints, codes and applicable requirements set forth by agencies, including, but not limited to

State of Texas, City of Dallas, Dallas County or other counties within the project limit, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), railroad regulations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), and any other local codes or agencies as they may apply.

7. Identify the need for agreements with Class I railroads or other railroad agencies early in the design phase.

8. Identify all permits and approvals necessary along with their requirements to include all documentation, coordination, testing, forms, and permit applications required by Local, State and Federal Agencies, Departments, Boards, and Commissions, etc. Supply necessary reports and studies to the agencies as required and provide responses to their comments, etc. as necessary.

9. The Consultant shall prepare all necessary plans, specifications, estimates, reports, technical memorandums, etc., that may be required for this project and submit to the City for review.

10. Provide written responses to all comments received on reports, status paper, technical memoranda, plans and specifications and make necessary corrections prior to re- submitting to City for review.

11. Maximize use of existing information, reports, surveys, and data available.

Confirm existing information, as necessary, provided by the Owner.

12. The Consultant, after a thorough review of all available data from the City of

Dallas, other applicable agencies, and interviews with appropriate City personnel, shall formulate, analyze, present alternatives, evaluate sustainable practices and make reasonable and appropriate recommendations on all design elements in accordance with the General and Specific Requirements stated herein.

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13. The Consultant, when directed to do so by the City Project Manager, shall prepare a report listing “Opinion of Probable Cost (OPCC)” on various alternatives to aid in determining the most cost-effective solutions. In addition, from time to time, the Project Manager may direct the consultant to produce an engineer’s opinion of various alternatives that may be presented. OPCC must be provided at 95%, and 100% design. Any increase in construction cost from the initial budgeted cost must be immediately communicated in writing to the project manager.

14. Designs shall be compatible with the final alignments, grades, and known requirements of facilities occupying public right-of-way. If modifications to the public right-of-way are deemed necessary, the consultant shall provide plans, specifications, field notes, etc., as may be required to obtain such right-of-way. All right-of-way acquisitions shall be identified at the 20 percent design phase and shall be coordinated with the City of Dallas Real Estate and

Survey division and meet the requirements. The Consultant is to identify and certify the required right-of-way for the project. No right-of-way acquisitions have been identified for this project.

15. The Consultant shall produce all design drawings in the latest version of

Bentley System, Inc. MicroStation Computer Aided Design and Drafting system (CADD). All design drawings shall be created electronically and shall meet the City’s requirements. In addition, the Consultant shall submit all electronic data in the form and format listed herein.

16. Provide the required information for input into the City’s fixed asset management system Enterprise Work Order and Asset Management System

(EWAMS).

17. The Consultant is to be familiar with (1) the liability/responsibility from situations arising from their errors and/or omissions and (2) with TxDOT’s policy guidance on “errors and omissions” especially regarding its applicability to federal or state funded projects (design and/or construction phases), Errors and Omissions Guidance (txdot.gov).

18. Before the commencement of design phase of any project, the Consultant must develop the project’s Design Summary Report or the City’s Project

Development Report and must obtain formal City approval signature as part of the project’s records.

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IV. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

A. Policy and Procedure Manuals and Document References:

a. TxDOT Project Development Process Manual

b. TXDOT PS&E Preparation Manual

c. TxDOT Roadway Design Manual

d. TxDOT Traffic Signal Manual

e. Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices

f. TxDOT Bridge Design Manual – LRFD

g. TxDOT Pavement Design Manual

h. TxDOT Geotechnical Manual

i. TxDOT Landscape and Aesthetics Design Manual

j. TxDOT Dallas District 30%, 60% and 95% (Pre-Final) Plan Review

SOP No. 02-04

k. TxDOT Dallas District Bridge Section Structural Elements Review SOP

No. 104-06

l. TxDOT Dallas District TCP Review SOP No. 06-04

m. Fifth Edition of North Central Texas Council of Governments

(NCTCOG) Public Works Construction Standards, North Central Texas, available from NCTCOG, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76011

(800) 272-3921.

n. City of Dallas Addendum to the North Central Texas Council of

Governments Public Works Construction Standards, North Central

Texas, Latest Edition, available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/2011-COD_NCTCOG_addendum.pdf

o. City of Dallas Standard Construction Details 251D-1 for Transportation and Public Works

p. DWU standard Technical Specification for Water & Wastewater

Construction, Latest Edition available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/DWU_StandardTechSpecs_WaterWastewaterConstruction_aug20

14.pdf

q. Pavement Cut and Repair Standards Manual, Department of Public

Works, Latest Edition, available from the following location:

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r. Paving Design Manual, Department of Public Works, Latest Edition, available from: http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents/pdf/2011-COD_NCTCOG_addendum.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents/pdf/2011-COD_NCTCOG_addendum.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents/pdf/DWU_StandardTechSpecs_WaterWastewaterConstruction_aug2014.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents/pdf/DWU_StandardTechSpecs_WaterWastewaterConstruction_aug2014.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents/pdf/DWU_StandardTechSpecs_WaterWastewaterConstruction_aug2014.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-works/DCH%20Documents/Public%20Works/pdf/DrainageDesignManual-searchable.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-works/DCH%20Documents/Public%20Works/pdf/DrainageDesignManual-searchable.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-works/DCH%20Documents/Public%20Works/pdf/DrainageDesignManual-searchable.pdf http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-works/DCH%20Documents/Public%20Works/pdf/PavingDesignManual-%20searchable.pdf

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- searchable.pdf

s. Drainage Design Manual, City of Dallas, Latest Edition, available from:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/public-works/DCH%20Documents/Public%20Works/pdf/DrainageDesignMan ual-searchable.pdf

t. DWU Standard Drawings for Water and Wastewater Construction available at:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/Stan dardDrawings_manual_Oct2012Edition.pdf

u. The latest edition of the Dallas Water Utilities Drafting Standards for

Water/Wastewater Pipeline Projects, available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/Pipeli neDrafting_standards_july2012.pdf

v. DWU Drafting Resource Files available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/Pages/dwu_design_ standards_drafting_resource.aspx

w. DWU Bid Item and Cost Estimating Manual, Latest Edition, available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/BidIte mCostManual.pdf

x. DWU Water and Wastewater Pipeline Design Manual, Latest Edition, available from the following location:

http://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/DCH%20Documents

/pdf/Wate rWastewaterPipelineDesignManual.pdf

y. Latest version of City of Dallas and TxDOT Traffic Signal Design, Standards and specifications, Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control

Devices, and Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines.

z. Any other project specific city, state, federal or industry standards or guidelines as specified in the contract.

aa. All applicable Overhead Catenary System Manuals and Guides including but not limited to Light Rail Transit (LRT) Criteria, Standards

& Inspection Specifications and Local Regional Standards.

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a. Existing Survey Data

b. Existing GIS Maps, Needs Inventory project file, as-built markups, record drawings, and design drawings

c. Existing utilities

d. Property ownership and tax plat information from Dallas County, Collin

County, etc.

e. Flood Studies from Dallas Water Utilities, Floodplain Management

Division

C. Plans and Specifications

1. Design Phase Deliverables (60%, 95%, 100%)

The Design Consultant shall prepare construction plans for review and obtain approval from authorized City personnel at key stages of assigned project. Below is each stage of required deliverables.

a. A 60% package shall include the following pre-requisites and supporting paperwork:

• Title Sheet

• “Index of Sheets”, with all sheets numbered on index and plan sheets

• Project Layout with Advance Warning Signs

• Existing and Proposed Typical Sections

• Preliminary Quantity Summary Sheets

• Removal Plans

• Sequence of Work and Traffic Control Plans

• Temporary Shoring Details - If applicable

• Temporary Signals During Construction - If applicable

• Alignment Data Sheets (For 4R and major 3R projects)

• Plan-Profile sheets Including the Existing and Proposed ROW and

Easements and Access Control

• Paving Contour and Grading Plans - If applicable

• Ramp or Cross Street Plan-Profile sheets - If applicable

• Miscellaneous Paving Details including Driveway Plans/Profiles

• Drainage Area Maps - If applicable

• Storm Sewer Calculations/Design sheets - If applicable

• Storm Sewer Plans/Profiles sheets - If applicable

• Culvert Computations - If applicable

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• Culvert Plans-Profiles Sheets - If applicable

• Bridge Hydraulic Data Sheets - If applicable

• Preliminary Bridge Detail Quantities

• Bridge and Br-Class Culvert Layouts - If applicable

• Aesthetic Concepts of Bridges and Walls - If applicable

• Retaining and Sound Wall Layouts - If applicable

• Soil Boring Logs sheets - If applicable

• Railroad Exhibits - If applicable

• Special Structural Elements and Details - If applicable

• Signs and Pavement Markings

• Permanent Traffic Signals, Street Lights and Traffic Control Plan

Concept

b. A 95% package shall include the following pre-requisites and supporting paperwork:

• Cover Sheet

• General Notes Sheet(s)

• Construction Quantity Summary Sheet(s)

• Horizontal and Vertical Control Sheets

• Typical Sections

• Drainage Area Map Sheet

• Plan and Profile Sheet(s)

• Structural Details Sheet(s), if applicable

• Utility Adjustment/Relocation Plan and Profile Sheet(s)

• Engineering Calculations

• Easement area identified, and filed notes submitted

• Trees identified for mitigation, if applicable

• Opinion of Probable Construction Cost

• Conceptual Temporary Traffic Control Plan, as applicable

c. Final Design Deliverables (100%)

• Refer to Section B., Item 6 of the Preliminary Scope of Work For federal and state funded projects, plans and specifications will be prepared in accordance with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) guidelines and procedures. The Consultant shall follow TxDOT Local Government

Project Management Guide, Local Governments Projects Policy Manual and Project Development Process Manual.

2. Topographic and Boundary Surveys (Special Services)

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a. Topographic Surveying

Topographic Surveying shall be in accordance with the latest edition of

City of Dallas Paving Design Manual.

The Consultant shall obtain the following survey data and apply them in the development of awarded construction plan(s)/project(s):

i. Establish and monument (mark) the survey baseline in accordance with the City standards.

ii. Establish Vertical Control (Benchmarks) in accordance with the

City standards.

iii. Perform SUE Level C and D to identify existing utilities. SUE

Level A and B may be required as directed by the Owner.

iv. Identify existing storm drainage inlet(s), outfall(s), manhole diameter(s), invert(s) and rim elevation(s), etc.

v. Identify existing pavement type and thickness.

vi. Identify locations and elevations of all underground utilities, which may be in conflict. Identify and locate all underground utilities or structures that may be within four (4) foot parallel to or across the proposed embedment zone.

vii. Locate and establish control from the City’s existing benchmarks

(at least two benchmarks for each location). Benchmark file can be found here:

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b. Boundary Surveying

Shall be in accordance with the Texas Professional Land Surveying

Practices Act and General Rules of Procedures and Practices. Field

Notes (consisting of the metes and bounds description, boundary drawing and locator map) shall conform to the City of Dallas Field Note

Guidelines. All surveying shall be under the direct supervision of a

Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor. Horizontal & Vertical

Control drawings shall contain all boundary information, all monumentation found or set, and shall identify controlling monuments.

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All submittals, whether Field Notes or Horizontal & Vertical Control drawings shall contain the seal and signature of the Texas Registered

Professional Land Surveyor responsible for the work. Submittals that do not contain the seal and signature will not be accepted.

Horizontal & Vertical Control drawings shall be submitted 30 to 60 days after notice to proceed, as determined by the City Project Manager.

Design shall not begin until Horizontal & Vertical Control drawings are approved.

3. Geotechnical and Environmental Support (Special Services)

Geotechnical investigation may be required for a project by the City

Project Manager. Environmental due diligence for each project location should be made to develop designs and specifications for areas impacted when it is required. Environmental services may also include soil characterization in support of appropriate spoil disposal, and any necessary assessments in support of project permit requirements.

4. Easements

Provide suitable documents and field notes necessary to acquire temporary and/or permanent easements for construction, where required by City Project Manager. All field surveying and field notes shall be prepared in accordance with procedures established by City of Dallas

Surveyor.

5. Design Services

The following must be included as a minimum:

a. Consultant shall coordinate with all utility agencies, including the Dallas

Water Utilities, to ensure proper clearance prior to advertisement for construction of the proposed project. Upon request, provide a list of all contacted utility representatives to City Project Manager that includes names of people contacted, phone numbers, email addresses, physical location, etc. The Consultant shall certify that all utilities are clear of construction of the project or identify any utility conflicts and anticipated dates of clearance.

b. Create presentations for public meetings and assist City staff at these meetings as requested.

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c. Prepare construction drawings and technical specifications required for the awarded projects, in accordance with the applicable City, state and federal regulations, requirements, and guidelines.

d. Provide appropriate level of Quality Assurance and Quality Control

(QA/QC) review on all deliverables to the City of Dallas

6. Final Design Deliverables

The Design Consultant shall prepare construction plans for awarded project(s) as required for each location independently. The plans shall be in conformance with all applicable City standards, policies, and criteria.

Plans shall be created in a professional manner and be adequate to advertise for construction bids. Final deliverables shall include but not be limited to the following:

a. Prepare final design plan and profile sheets.

b. Prepare project layout control showing pertinent survey data on the plan and profile sheets and all pertinent construction notes.

c. Confirm recommendations from design report information that was gathered during design phase. Finalize the methodology of construction of underground infrastructure as either open cut or trenchless method. If trenchless is chosen, specify which method would be best to utilize.

d. Finalize horizontal and vertical utility locations on the plan and profile sheets.

e. Finalize special design considerations as requested by the City Project

Manager.

f. Finalize plan and profile designs; identify locations of all conflicts;

adjust horizontal and vertical alignment to optimize hydraulics, eliminate conflicts, and maximize utility clearance.

g. Finalize plan and profile designs for DWU water and wastewater relocations, other utility relocations and adjustments.

h. Identify and specify storm water pipe materials based on drainage design criteria and soil types.

i. Provide coordination required to maintain continuous service for all utility and service lines as requested by the City Project Manager.

j. Prepare traffic sequencing plans as necessary to support construction activities within specific roadway project(s) limits, or areas providing project ingress/egress. Traffic Sequencing Plans shall be sealed by the responsible Texas Professional Engineer.

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k. As directed by the City Project Manager, provide requested number of final plan sets and electronic copies of design files per project.

l. Provide three copies of original signed, sealed, and notarized (if required) copies of City approved easements, field notes and all pertinent documentation to City Project Manager.

m. Provide additional plans, specifications, reports, technical memorandums, status papers, and other documents as requested by the City Project Manager.

n. Finalize traffic signals, streetlights, signs and pavement markings.

7. Contract Services

Provide the following contract services:

a. Prepare Special Provisions and Special Technical Specification for use in Bid Specification documents as requested by the City Project

Manager. Special Provisions are only those specifications not specifically in the DWU Standard Specifications Manual, NCTCOG

Public Works Construction Standards, or the City of Dallas Addendum to the NCTCOG Public Works Construction Standard.

b. Prepare Engineer’s Estimate of Probable Costs and bid item tabulations.

c. Provide other required construction services as requested by TPW.

This shall include but not be limited to: plan revisions, submittal reviews, periodic site visits, review of proposed change orders, and attend pre-bid meetings, etc.

d. Deliver one set of sealed design drawings on DMIBOP10 “Indoor

Banner-Outdoor Poster Paper” Nylon Reinforced 10 mil/250 Micron and special specifications to City Project Manager.

e. Furnish files of the scanned images of the final sealed drawings and specifications with the construction records posting on a CD or DVD to the Project Manager.

8. Plan Drawings

Submit all original CADD drawings to TPW, including any special appurtenance and detail sheets, with the following stipulations:

a. All submitted CADD Drawings shall be done in ink (CADD Plotter) on

DMIBOP10 “Indoor Banner-Outdoor Poster Paper” Nylon Reinforced

10 mil/250 Micron.

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b. All design and plan drawings shall be produced in an electronic file format created by a CADD system completely compatible with the latest version of Bentley System Inc.’s MicroStation®.

c. Each final design sheet must be in its own computer file in a format completely compatible with the latest version of Bentley System Inc.’s

MicroStation® and each final design sheet will incorporate the computer file extension “.dgn” as the last characters in the file name.

No reference files, no special or proprietary cell libraries, no special or proprietary font files, and no special or proprietary line styles, shall be attached. With the exception of Bentley System Inc.’s proprietary data files for applications such as InRoads® or InRoads Survey®, no other proprietary files may be included.

d. Each individual design sheet shall be provided in a “Tagged Image File

Format (TIFF)”, latest version (this extension may be abbreviated to

“tif”).

e. Additionally, each individual design sheet shall be provided in the latest version in the Public Domain of the “Portable Document Format (PDF)” type file.

f. Should the Consultant desire to supply electronic files in some other format or created by some other program, prior approval from City

Project Manager must be obtained.

9. CADD Deliverables

All reference files and cell libraries used to create the design sheets shall be included. If proprietary files for fonts, lines styles, aerial photographs, or other such attachments are included, legal and binding permanent licenses for the use of such files shall be included. Detail sheets, special appurtenances, and other such design details should be supplied as outlined above. Any proprietary or copyrighted details shall include a release from the copyright holder allowing the City of Dallas to make an unlimited number of copies of the submitted special details.

10. Specification Documents

The Consultant shall furnish all computer specification files, including all word processor or spreadsheet files in latest version of Microsoft Office for

Windows®. Specification Document files shall be furnished on Compact

Disc® or other agreed upon media as approved by the City Project

Manager.

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Scanned images, photographs, reports, analysis, and all other project data shall be submitted in file formats compatible with software and computers owned by the City of Dallas. All such specification documents shall be furnished on Compact Disc®, Digital Video Disc or other agreed upon media as approved by the City Project Manager.

11. Media Submittal

Submittals must be on a Compact Disc® (CD) or Digital Video Disc (DVD)

“Write Once” media. The CD or DVD must be “closed” (formatted for use on any computer and write protected so that no additional data can be added). Note: The requirement for “Write Once” media is driven by the need to maintain an archival record of the actual file submitted in a means that CANNOT be modified.

Each CD or DVD shall have written in permanent ink on the label side the name of the consultant company submitting the plans, the contract number, project name, date, location description, the correct drawing number, and data type contained, (i.e.) CADD or GIS. Original, unmodified

CDs or DVDs will be submitted to the Project Manager and ultimately filed.

Should the Consultant desire to furnish any of the required submittals in another type of media, the Consultant must obtain approval from City

Project Manager for the project(s).

12. Digital Drawing File Information

The CD or DVD shall contain an electronic copy of the digital drawing file in MicroStation DGN format. A compressed and self-extracting file type

(.ZIP) of these is acceptable.

a. These submittals must follow the specifications listed above.

The CD or DVD shall also contain a copy of the transmittal letter accompanying the submittal in Microsoft Word for Windows® software, current release, or other compatible text file format of MS “Word” is the preferred document software.

13. Digital Drawing Registration and Survey Control

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a. Digital drawing file data shall be in U.S. Survey feet for distances, and degrees, minutes, and seconds for bearings and angles.

b. Consultant shall set stable, accessible horizontal and vertical control monumentation, as directed by the project manager and in accordance with the City of Dallas Paving Design Manual. Horizontal and Vertical

Control monumentation data shall include State Plane Coordinate (ON

GRID) values. Coordinates shown for a surface projection shall be modified in such a way to not be confused with true State Plane

Coordinates.

Accuracy for Horizontal Control shall be as specified in the Texas

Professional Land Surveying Practices Act and General Rules of

Procedures and Practices. Vertical Control shall be of second order accuracy, as specified by the United States National Geodetic Survey.

All survey baseline index stations (10+00, 15+00, 20+00, etc.) and controlling monuments found, shall be tagged with their State Plane

ON GRID coordinate values. Design features requiring surface projection values shall be derived from a Global Origin whose origin is at the extreme southwest of the project area. In no case shall the surface projection values resemble valid State Plane Coordinates.

c. The data provided shall be referenced to the State Plane Coordinate

System, Texas North Central Zone 4202, North American Datum of

1983, U.S. Survey Feet. For the horizontal coordinate system, the projected coordinate system name is:

NAD_1983_StatePlane_Texas_North_Central_FIPS_4202_Feet, the geographic coordinate system name is: GCS_North_American_1988.

d. The accuracy will be at a minimum 3 cm (horizontal).

V. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

The City is requesting interested firms submit Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) to the City by 1:00 PM on Friday, August 21, 2026.

All submittals shall be uploaded to the City’s solicitation website at https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com by the due date and time.

The prime respondent must submit the SOQ in a PDF format in Euna.

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Late submittals will not be accepted.

The PDF file must be named according to the following convention: Prime Respondent’s legal name (limited to a maximum of the first ten characters) the solicitation initial Number_ SOQ_Project. Example Prime provider name is XYZ Inc., file name should be: XYZInc_CIZ24-PBW-####_West Commerce

The submittal must consist of and is limited to the following attachments in numerical order:

1) Cover Page –The cover page should include the following information.

a. Use the included cover page template on page 30.

b. Ensure to include the signature of the Project Manager (PM) on the cover page.

2) Topic Question Responses – See Topic Questions and Format sections below.

3) Appendix – Organizational Chart

VI. TOPICS

Topic No.

Page Limit

Weight

Topic Question

1 3 30% This project requires coordination with a multitude of entities, organizations, and individuals in addition to managing the respective respondent’s own workload to achieve a tight delivery schedule of detailed plans.

a) Identify the top 3 key critical issues and challenges on this project.

b) Discuss the approach the project manager will undertake to address the identified critical issues and the tools and techniques the project manager will use to manage the required coordination on this contract to ensure the required schedule is met.

c) Provide one or two examples demonstrating the tools and techniques discussed in a, b, and c that the project manager has implemented to address critical issues while effectively managing the schedule with quantifiable results

2 2 25% This project requires a high level of understanding of the development of detailed design of streetcar/trolley tracks, overhead catenary systems, and coordination with traffic signals.

a) Identify and discuss in detail your team’s technical approach to the critical activities involved when designing the referenced facilities noted above.

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b) Specifically discuss the Project Manager’s and/or the respective task leads’ approach to handling the identified technical challenges related to the three referenced facilities noted above.

c) Additionally, provide one or two examples demonstrating the Project manager and/or the respective task lead’s prior experience on similar projects with quantifiable experience.

3 2 20% This project requires experience with the development of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) that follow TxDOT’s format:

a) Describe the proposed respondent’s project manager and/or task(s) lead’s experience with producing and delivering PS&E packages covering the work under this solicitation which meets TxDOT’s requirements.

b) Provide one or two examples from the past five

(5) years where you developed the above including approach taken and outcome.

c)

4 2 15% This project will require development of a traffic control plan to accommodate businesses, school traffic, high pedestrian volumes, and streetcar/trolley operations, among other accommodations.

a) Describe the proposed respondent’s project manager and/or task(s) lead’s experience with the above listed issue.

b) Describe the critical issues that you can foresee for this situation and note how this experience will help address these issues.

c) Provide one or two examples from the past five

(5) years where you applied the approach you described above and what was the outcome

5 2 10% Quality management and schedule

a) Describe your firm’s approach to Quality

Assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and provide an example or two highlighting the application of the described approach with tangible description of the outcome.

b) Given the complicated/unique nature of this project, it is essential that an accurate contract time determination (CTD) is developed. Discuss the project factors that the project manager and/or task lead should consider in developing the CTD for this project and provide an example or two on how this approach resulted in a realistic and accurate CTD on prior projects.

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c) Describe the team’s quality assurance and quality control procedures including what is standard practice for all stages of the design process.

VII. SOQ FORMAT

1. An organizational chart containing the names, addresses, telephone and email addresses of the prime provider and any sub provider’s key personnel proposed for the team and their contract responsibilities by work category.

The organization chart can be prepared with a font size no less than 11-point and is limited to one 11”X17” page. The organization chart does not count toward the page limit and shall be included in the appendix.

2. Identification of the prime provider’s project manager who may be replaced during the selection and award process only by another person with a similar level of experience proposed for the prime provider’s team, as approved by the

3. Verification in the form of a statement that the proposed team individuals are currently employed by either the prime provider or a sub provider.

4. The SOQ shall also include three (3) references for each of the following work categories:

• Schematic, environmental and plans, specifications, and estimates (SEP).

• Public outreach/stakeholder coordination.

• Engineering; and development of traffic control plans in high-traffic areas.

• Each reference shall include agency name, contact name, contact address, contact telephone number, and contact email address.

References for multiple work categories must be repeated under the heading. These references do not count toward the page limit and shall be included in the appendix.

5. The SOQ document is limited to a total of eleven (11) 8-1/2”X11” pages, exclusive of the cover page, references, resumes, the organizational chart

(may be 11”X17”) and required forms. The materials must be legible (font 11) with a minimum of 0.75-inch margins. Resumes of the project manager and key task leaders is limited to one page per person and may include work completed by the person while employed at another firm. The link between the work categories and each resume included in the SOQ must be clear.

6. All written materials submitted will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee.

The review of the submittals will be based on the evaluation criteria listed in this document.

VIII. INTERVIEWS

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Interviews, If requested by the city, will be conducted to assist with the selection of the most qualified respondent firm. The purpose of the interview process is to provide the respondent with the opportunity to highlight the key components of their submittal as well as the qualifications of key staff. Interviews consist of presentations by the respective highly qualified short-listed respondent firms.

Interviews will generally be 60 minutes in duration and will be oral using a virtual format. The respondent firm is generally limited to four people at the interview session, one of whom shall be the proposed Project Manager.

Presentations, if needed, will be virtual. As of the posting of this SOQ, it is anticipated the interviews will be held the week of August 24, 2026, but that is subject to change depending on the evaluation team members’ availability.

The format of the interview is as follows:

Steps Time Allotment

(Minutes) Introductions 5

Consultant Firm Presentation * 35 Selection committee’s Follow Up Questions 15 Respondents Firm Concluding Statement 3

Selection Committee Chair’s Concluding Statement 2 Total Interview Allotted Time 60

* Presenters will be allowed to use a projector for slides; however, only PowerPoint is allowed for the presentations. PowerPoint presentations may not include anything other than slides - items such as animation, video clips, sounds and the like are not allowed. No boards will be allowed. Furthermore, no “leave-behinds” will be allowed (copies of presentation, exhibits, etc.)

IX. LATE AND WITHDRAWN SUBMITTALS

Solicitation responses are required to be submitted electronically using the City’s procurement website https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com/. The system will not accept submittals after the due date and time and hard copy submittals are not permissible.

Submittals after the due date and time and hard copy submittals are not permissible and will not be accepted.

X. REVIEW OF SOQs

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1. The City will review and evaluate the submitted materials to determine if submittals demonstrate the required experience and qualifications to fulfill the obligations of the services identified in this RFQ.

2. The City may conduct all necessary inquiries or investigations, including but not limited to, contacting references to verify the statements, documents, and information submitted in connection with the submittal. The City may also seek clarification from the referenced firms about any financial and experience issues.

3. Please be aware that the City may use sources of information not supplied by the firm concerning the abilities to perform this work. Such sources may include current or past customers of the organization; current or past suppliers; articles from industry newsletters or other publications or from non-published sources made available to the City of Dallas.

XI. REJECTION, ACCEPTANCE, OR DISQUALIFICATION OF SUBMITTALS

1. This RFQ does not commit the City to award any contract.

2. The City reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs, to waive technicalities or minor irregularities, and to accept any submittal it deems to be in the best interest of the City. The City shall not be liable for any costs incurred by any firm responding to this RFQ.

3. Firms may be disqualified for any but not limited to the following reasons:

a. Reason to believe collusion exists among the firms

b. The firm is involved in any litigation against the City

c. The firm is in arrears on an existing contract or has failed to perform on a previous contract with the City

d. Lack of financial stability

e. Failure to use the City’s approved forms

XII. DISCUSSION WITH FIRMS

1. The City reserves the right to engage in discussions or conduct interviews, either oral or written, with the respondents determined by the evaluation criteria to be reasonably viable to being selected for award during the SOQ.

2. After the most highly qualified firm(s) has been identified, contract negotiations may commence. If at any time contract negotiation activities are judged to be ineffective, the City will cease all activities with the respondent and begin

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3. The City reserves the right to reject any or all submittals received or to award, without discussions or clarifications, a contract on the basis of initial materials received. Therefore, each submittal should contain the firms’ best terms from a technical standpoint. Also, only respondents submitting an SOQ will be notified of relevant communications after the closing.

XIII. CONFIDENTIALITY

Any information deemed confidential shall be clearly noted as such on each page of the solicitation response. The City cannot guarantee it will not be compelled to disclose all or part of any public record under the Texas Open Record Act. SOQs will be opened by the City to avoid disclosure of contents to competing respondents and kept secret and confidential during the solicitation process and prior to award. Respondents who include information in a solicitation response that is legally protected as trade secret or confidential shall clearly indicate the information which constitutes a trade secret or confidential information by marking that part of the solicitation response “trade secret” or “confidential” at the appropriate place. If a request is made under the Texas Open Records Act to inspect information designated as trade secret or confidential in a solicitation response, the Respondent shall, upon request, immediately furnish sufficient written reasons and information as to why the information designated as a trade secret or confidential should be protected from disclosure, for the City Attorney to present the matter to the Attorney General of Texas for final determination.

XIV. PERMITS REQUIRED BY LAW

Firm shall comply with all requirements of federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertinent to or affecting any phase of this contract.

XV. RECORDS AND AUDIT

The Firm shall keep accurate records of all components of invoices to the City, including but not limited to times and payroll receipts for hourly personnel utilized by this contract. These records shall be retained for a minimum of three years after the conclusion of the contract. The City reserves the right to audit any records it deems necessary for the execution of this contract.

XVI. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT

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The Firm shall not assign, transfer, sublet, convey, or…