Fort Worth Central Station Tree Lighting Project

Trinity Metro, the regional transportation authority serving Fort Worth, Texas, is issuing Request for Proposal #26-T022 for the Fort Worth Central Station Tree Lighting Project, a turnkey electrical infrastructure installation contract. The project scope requires contractors to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and permitting necessary to install new electrical infrastructure supporting tree lighting at pavilion areas within the station located at 1001 Jones Street. Deliverables include installation of two transformers, associated electrical panels, thirty-one ground boxes, underground conduit systems, copper conductors, power stands, and GFCI protection systems, with tree lighting fixtures excluded from contractor responsibility. Contractors must submit two separate pricing proposals: a Base Price Proposal assuming reuse of existing underground conduit, and an Alternate Proposal assuming full directional bore replacement with complete conduit replacement. Evaluation will be conducted on a 100-point scale assessing qualifications and approach (35 points), project management and schedule (30 points), safety and compliance (20 points), and pricing and cost effectiveness (15 points). Critical deadlines include a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site walk-through on March 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST, written questions due April 3, 2026, at 5:00 PM CST, and proposals due April 9, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST. Substantial completion is required by May 15, 2026, with final completion within thirty days thereafter, and the contract term will not exceed one year.

The RFP is subject to Davis-Bacon wage requirements and federal Buy America certification requirements, necessitating certified weekly payroll submissions for this construction contract exceeding $2,000. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses are mentioned in the available documentation. The project is grant-funded and subject to Federal Transit Administration standards, suspension and debarment compliance, and comprehensive civil rights provisions. Contractors must provide evidence of financial capacity through insurance requirements including $2,000,000 commercial general liability coverage, $1,000,000 automobile liability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance with waiver of subrogation. Trinity Metro reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, make multiple awards, request oral presentations or demonstrations from top-rated proposers, and negotiate with single proposers if only one proposal is received. The specific contract award value or budget range has not been disclosed in the available RFP documentation.