Parks and Trails Master Plan Project

The City of Duncanville, Texas is requesting qualifications for professional services to develop a comprehensive Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan guiding the city's decision-making, capital investments, and operations over a 10-year planning horizon under RFQ 26-0013, with Statements of Qualifications due June 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST.

This is a single-award professional services procurement under Texas Government Code Section 2254. Mandatory qualifications include active SAM.gov registration; Texas professional licenses for the firm and key staff; at least one registered professional engineer and one registered professional architect as project managers with a minimum of five years of experience; successful completion of one or more similar projects with a comparable Texas municipality within the past three years; and evidence of adequate continuing professional education. Professional liability insurance of at least $500,000 per claim, general liability insurance of $250,000 per occurrence and $500,000 aggregate, and business automobile coverage with combined single limits of $2,000,000 are required.

The scope encompasses project initiation and management, existing conditions assessment, community needs assessment, level of service and gap analysis, visioning and master planning, capital improvement planning, funding and implementation strategy development, and final plan documentation. Deliverables include a project work plan, public engagement summary, GIS-based park inventory and maps, concept plans, capital improvement plan with cost estimates, and a final Parks Master Plan in print and digital formats with 25 bound copies.

The anticipated contract term is one year or twelve months, or until project completion based on satisfactory performance and annual appropriation availability, with all awards requiring City Council approval. Project scope and pricing will be negotiated after award. The anticipated project timeline spans 6 to 9 months, with contract award expected in September 2026.

Evaluation criteria total 100 points: expertise and experience on similar projects (30 points), quality of professional personnel (20 points), experience with federal or state grant funding (20 points), ability to perform additional services and knowledge of local issues (20 points), and references (10 points). A pre-qualification meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CST via Microsoft Teams. Written questions are due May 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CST, with responses by May 20, 2026. Respondents must acknowledge all amendments and provide conflict-of-interest disclosures.