Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall
Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.
Analysis
Financial Highlights
Infrastructure & Facilities
Contracts & Procurement
Governance & Oversight
Insights by Role
Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectSeventeen contract items were previewed for Council consideration on September 23 and October 14, 2026, with bidder counts disclosed on five construction packages — as low as two bidders on the $42.1M paving contract and as high as ten on a mains rehabilitation package. If these recommendations are upheld, the competitive landscape in paving and water main work is worth benchmarking before the next solicitation cycle. One item was listed with a blank not-to-exceed amount and financing line, signaling the pricing had not been posted at the time the agenda was published.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo items are worth pursuing: the $42.1M On-Call Paving Contract drew only two bidders, the thinnest field among five competitively bid packages on the agenda, and Supplemental Agreement No. 3 would push the Black & Veatch Corporation tunnel contract from $32.3M to $37.9M. A third thread is EAR Telecommunications, LLC appearing twice — as a proposed new awardee and as a contract reduction.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingSeveral design contracts on the agenda would define utility and street capacity in specific corridors if the recommendations are upheld, notably the East Bank Interceptor Project and the Jefferson Complete Street design from Hampton Road to Polk Street. Projects depending on sanitary sewer or lift station capacity in those service areas should factor the design timelines into feasibility work.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe regional water supply track is the open window on this agenda: a discussion item on next steps and a proposed three-party interlocal agreement with Tarrant Regional Water District and North Texas Municipal Water District are both pending, with Council consideration previewed for September 23 and October 14, 2026. A proposed sidewalk ordinance amendment on temporary public art is a second, narrower opening for arts and business-district interests.
29 items(10 procedural hidden)
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#ABriefing memo presenting the Transportation and Public Works quarterly report.
#BBriefing memo providing September 2026 updates on public transportation improvement projects, presented by the Director of Transportation & Public Works.
#CDiscussion of a proposed amendment to City Code Sec. 43-22 regarding marking sidewalks with stencils, to allow temporary public art on sidewalks subject to director approval.
#DForecast of upcoming briefing items submitted by the City Manager's Office.
#12City Council September 23, 2026
#13Aviation
#EAuthorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Lease No. DTFACN-16-L-00130 with the Federal Aviation Administration to extend the lease of approximately 211 square feet of technical space in the air traffic control tower cab at Dallas Executive Airport from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2036. There is no cost consideration to the City.
#FAuthorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Lease No. DTFACN-16-L-00133 with the Federal Aviation Administration to extend the lease of approximately 150 square feet of office space for the Contract Weather Observer station in the terminal building at Dallas Love Field Airport from October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The lease generates $750.00 in Aviation Fund revenue over six months.
#GBriefing on next steps for regional water supply planning, related to agenda items 26-2453A, 26-2454A, and 26-2917A.
#HAuthorizes a three-year Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey to continue operating stream flow and water quality gauging stations in the Trinity River Basin, including the Zebra Mussel Monitoring Program and Reservoir Water Quality Study, for October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029.
#IAuthorizes a professional services contract with T. M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc. dba Kilduff Underground Engineering for engineering services associated with the East Bank Interceptor Project.
#JAuthorizes a professional services contract with Wade Trim, Inc. for engineering services associated with the Lift Station and Diversion Structure Improvements Project.
#KAuthorizes professional services contracts with four consulting firms — CDM Smith, Freese and Nichols, Kimley-Horn and Associates, and Olsson — for engineering services supporting flood management, erosion control, and storm drainage improvements at 19 locations, totaling not to exceed $4,997,569.
#LAuthorizes a construction services contract with CLW Water Group, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of five, for Phase II of the East Side Water Treatment Plant Residuals Handling Project, not to exceed $22,442,000.
#MAuthorizes a construction services contract with Douglas Dailey Construction, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of ten, for the installation and rehabilitation of water and wastewater mains at eighteen locations, in an amount not to exceed $10,653,390.90. Financing comes from wastewater and water capital improvement funds and 2024C Water Revenue Bonds.
#NAuthorizes a construction services contract with SYB Construction Co., Inc., the lowest responsible bidder of nine, for installation of water and wastewater mains at 16 locations. The contract is not to exceed $14,552,545.00, financed through water revenue bond and wastewater capital improvement funds.
#25Transportation and Public Works
#OAuthorizes a professional services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for engineering design of the Jefferson Complete Street project from Hampton Road to Polk Street, not to exceed $2,658,246.35, funded by bond, water, and wastewater capital funds.
#PAuthorizes a construction services contract with Grey Sky Construction, lowest responsible bidder of two, for the 2026 On-Call Paving Contract, not to exceed $42,136,372.00, funded from multiple street, transit, bike lane, water, and sewer sources.
#28City Council October 14, 2026
#29Aviation
#QAuthorizes an engineering services contract with Garver, LLC for design and construction administration for the Taxiway Echo Phase II project at Dallas Executive Airport, including extending Taxiway Echo from E2 to E3, drainage/stormwater improvements, airfield lighting, Runway Safety Area upgrades to FAA standards, and aircraft communications pathways. Contract not to exceed $1,311,300.00, financed by the Aviation Construction Fund.
#RAuthorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the professional services contract with Black & Veatch Corporation for additional engineering and construction management services for the Mill Creek / Peaks Branch / State-Thomas Drainage Relief Tunnel Project, increasing the contract by up to $5,555,000 from $32,301,000 to $37,856,000. Financing is from the Flood Protection and Storm Drainage Facilities Fund.
#33Transportation and Public Works
#SAuthorizes Change Order No. 1 to decrease the construction services contract with EAR Telecommunications, LLC dba EARTC by $409,984.00, removing all traffic signal work at Whitehurst Way and Ferris Branch Boulevard because the intersection no longer meets federal warrant requirements for signalization, reducing the contract from $809,580.00 to $399,596.00.
#TAuthorizes a construction services contract with EAR Telecommunications, LLC dba EARTC, lowest responsible bidder of seven, for the 2024 Bond Traffic Signal Construction - Group 6 Project to build four new traffic signals at Masters Drive at Checota Drive, Pear Ridge Drive at Haverwood Drive, Jefferson Boulevard at Van Buren Avenue, and Buckner Boulevard at Gross Road.
#UAuthorizes a professional services contract with GEI Consultants, Inc. for engineering design services for three local streets in Street Project Group 24-1201, not to exceed $628,588.70, funded by 2024 General Obligation Bond street funds and water/wastewater capital improvement funds.
#VAuthorizes a professional services contract with Ardurra Group, Inc. for engineering services for the design of four local streets as part of Project Group 24-3002; the not-to-exceed amount and financing source are not specified.
#WAuthorize an interlocal agreement between the City of Dallas, Tarrant Regional Water District, and North Texas Municipal Water District for regional water supply cooperation and interconnectivity, at no cost to the City.
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