TxDOT Aviation Division- Notice to Consultants

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on behalf of the City of Muleshoe for professional engineering services at the Muleshoe Municipal Airport. The project (TxDOT CSJ/Project No.: 2405MULES) encompasses comprehensive airport infrastructure rehabilitation, including rehabilitating Runway 07/25 and its connector taxiways, rehabilitating the airport apron, and reconstructing the parallel taxiway and connectors. Interested engineering firms must submit a nine-page qualification statement addressing project understanding, technical approach, and relevant experience through TxDOT's eGrants system by December 3, 2024, at 2:00 PM CST. The project requires the project manager to be a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas by the submission deadline. Evaluation criteria will assess recent experience with comparable airport projects (25 points), proposed technical approach (30 points), project design schedule and deadline adherence (25 points), and construction management experience (20 points). Selected firms will be responsible for providing comprehensive engineering and design services, including detailed construction administration.

The procurement is open to all qualified engineering firms with no specific set-aside designations or organizational restrictions. The project includes a 12% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for the design phase, with the construction phase DBE goal to be determined subsequently. The consultant selection committee will review and rank submissions, potentially conducting interviews to determine the top-ranked firm. Upon selection, the top-ranked firm will be contacted to initiate fee negotiations for the design and bidding phases. No specific incumbent vendor or current contractor is mentioned in the documentation, and the exact budget range or potential award value is not disclosed. The project will involve detailed engineering work including rehabilitation and reconstruction of airport infrastructure, with the successful firm expected to provide comprehensive technical expertise in airport engineering and design. The RFQ includes project diagrams and an airport layout plan showing specific areas of rehabilitation, coded in different colors to illustrate the scope of work.