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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agenda featured 22 substantive items totaling $37.2M, led by a $10.3M TxDOT Advance Funding Agreement amendment for the East Wheatland Road Extension and a $5.4M supplemental architectural services contract for the Dallas Police Department training facility at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Six policy briefings were also on the agenda, including updates on ROW management policy, citywide fleet electrification tied to the CECAP, and the relaunch of the Septic to Sewer Assistance Program.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available.

Matters

All Budget items · Corridor scope

Analysis

Financial Highlights

The agenda featured $37.2M in financial impact: $36.5M in proposed spend across 13 items and $750K in grant receipts.[#G][#H][#J][#K][#L][#M][#N][#P][#Q][#R][#S][#T][#U][#V]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda included five policy briefings covering ROW management, fleet electrification, CECAP progress, a Septic to Sewer Assistance Program relaunch, and a quarterly departmental update, plus a no-cost interlocal agreement with the City of Irving for the Belt Line Road project.[#B][#C][#E][#D][#A][#O][#F]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectItem #I proposed rejecting all bids for the Dallas Airport System Airport Pavement Maintenance Project (solicitation CIZ24-AVI-3119) and re-advertising, creating a new bid window for pavement contractors if the rejection is upheld. The agenda also featured contract increases totaling over $10M for five incumbent firms across bridge, dam, road resurfacing, water utility, and public safety facility work — signaling active program expansions with existing primes.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo items signal public infrastructure investment in active development corridors: the $10.3M East Wheatland Road Extension funding increase (item #P) and the Pearl Street at Flora Street Intersection Improvements in the Dallas Arts District (item #M). If these recommendations are upheld, both corridors would receive substantial transportation and pedestrian infrastructure improvements funded in part by federal dollars and private contributions.

Journalist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree items warrant records follow-up: the bid rejection for the airport pavement project (item #I) offers no stated reason on the agenda; two identically described DART streetcar disbursement items (items #R and #S) appear on the same agenda with matching amounts and fund sources under separate file numbers; and item #T shows a contractor name mismatch between its title and organizational metadata.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree policy briefings — the ROW Management Policy update, City Wide Fleet Electrification and CECAP, and Septic to Sewer Assistance Program relaunch — were scheduled for this committee, each representing a pre-decision policy window with potential downstream implications for infrastructure permitting, procurement strategy, and utility access programs.

Charts & Data

22 items(9 procedural hidden)

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#AApproval of the minutes from the June 9, 2025 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting.

#BBriefing on proposed updates to the Infrastructure Management Program and Right of Way (ROW) Management Policy presented by the Director of Transportation & Public Works.

#CA briefing updating the council on the city's fleet electrification initiative and progress on the Comprehensive Environmental Climate Action Plan (CECAP), presented by the Director of Fleet Management.

#DBriefing on the re-launch of the Septic to Sewer Assistance Program by Dallas Water Utilities, aimed at helping residents connect to the city sewer system.

#EA quarterly briefing update from the Transportation & Public Works department on its current activities and initiatives.

#FA procedural forecast of upcoming briefing items for the committee.

#GBriefing on authorizing a contract increase of approximately $3.3 million with Ragle, Inc. for additional work on the Cadiz Street and Riverfront Boulevard Bridge Improvements project, raising the total contract to $26,016,940.77, funded across three capital funds.

$3.3M

#HAuthorization to increase the construction services contract with Rebcon LLC by $1,017,556.72 for additional work on the Bachman Dam and Spillway Improvement Project, raising the total from $43,179,000.00 to $44,196,556.72, funded by the Water Construction Fund.

$1.0M

#IAuthorization to reject all bids received for the Dallas Airport System Airport Pavement Maintenance Project (solicitation CIZ24-AVI-3119) and re-advertise for new bids, at no cost to the City.

#JAuthorization to accept a $750,000 HUD grant for planning and development of the Dallas Love Field Entrance Roadway Intersection Project (Alternate Entry), including establishing appropriations and executing the grant agreement.

$750K

#KAuthorization to amend a 2020 resolution to change the funding source from the Aviation Fund to the Aviation Passenger Facility Charge – Near Term Projects Fund for a consulting services contract with Landry Consulting, LLC covering Safety Management Systems GAP analysis, SMS manual, and SMS implementation.

$584K

#LAuthorization for Supplemental Agreement No. 3 with Ricondo & Associates, Inc. for continued on-call airport planning and advisory services for the Dallas Airport System, increasing the contract by $3,195,000 to a new total of $11,577,827.

$3.2M

#MAuthorization for a MOU with the Dallas Arts District Foundation and a construction contract with Urban Infraconstruction, LLC for roadway, pedestrian, and traffic signal improvements at Pearl Street and Flora Street, with total project cost not to exceed $1,340,917 funded from multiple sources including a $96,500 foundation contribution.

#NAuthorization to accept a federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) of $480,150 through TxDOT for environmental assessment, engineering, and construction of a right turn/deceleration lane on Belt Line Road at South Northlake Road to improve safety.

$520K

#OAuthorization of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Irving for a joint transportation improvement project to install an eastbound right-turn lane from Belt Line Road to South Northlake Road in Dallas.

#PAmendment No. 2 to the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the East Wheatland Road Extension Project, increasing the total estimated project cost by $10,278,893 (from $4,445,390 to $14,724,283) with corresponding increases in federal, indirect state, and local participation.

$10.3M

#QAuthorizes a one-year cooperative purchasing contract with US Intelliwake LLC for licensing fees for proprietary web-based electronic invoicing and reporting software used by the Street Resurfacing, Sidewalk Replacement, and Capital Improvement Program Divisions of the Department of Transportation and Public Works.

$425K

#RAuthorizes a disbursement to Dallas Area Rapid Transit for FY 2026 operation and maintenance costs for the Dallas Streetcar System between Union Station and Bishop Arts District, at a net cost not to exceed $2,330,143 after a $250,000 DART program credit.

$2.6M

#SAuthorizes a disbursement to Dallas Area Rapid Transit for FY 2026 operation and maintenance costs for the Dallas Streetcar System between Union Station and Bishop Arts District, at a net cost not to exceed $2,330,143 after a $250,000 DART program credit.

$2.6M

#TAuthorizes an increase of $4,400,000 to the construction services contract with Viking Construction, LLC for the 2024 Two Year Term Agreement Slurry Seal and Polymer Modified Micro-Surfacing Contract, raising the total from $17,604,618 to $22,004,618.

$4.4M

#UAuthorizes a supplemental agreement increasing the architectural services contract with HKS Architects for design and construction administration of the Tactical Training Center and UNTD-Criminal Justice Center for the Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at the University of North Texas at Dallas.

$5.4M

#VAuthorizes a supplemental agreement increasing the professional services contract with Halff Associates for additional engineering services for water and wastewater main installations at 21 locations across the city.

$884K

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