PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: October 28, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a professional engineering services contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. to provide planning and engineering services for the Dallas Streetcar project that connects the existing streetcar planned northern extension terminus near the Omni Hotel to the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority system - Not to exceed $1,096,786.68 - Financing: Greater Downtown Dallas Master Plan FY23 EDI-CPF Fund ($982,102.00) and General Fund ($114,684.68)
*In alignment with Vision Zero Plan.
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BACKGROUND
On January 22, 2025, the City Council authorized the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the FY 2023 Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding (Grant No. B-23-CP-TX-1428, Assistance Listing No. 14.251) in the amount of $2,000,000.00 to support planning studies in Downtown Dallas and surrounding neighborhoods from the effective date of award through August 31, 2031; and execution of the grant agreement with HUD and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement by Resolution No. 25-0207.
On October 29, 2025, the City of Dallas released Request for Qualifications (RFQ) “CIZ25-TRN-3200 Planning and Engineering Services for Streetcar Alignments for ‘Reimagining Downtown Dallas’ (Step One of Two) (RFQ/Request for Proposals (RFP))” (“Project”) and received four statements of qualifications from interested firms. A five-member selection committee consisting of staff from the Department of Transportation and Public Works, Department of Planning and Development (Preservation and Urban Design), and the Office of Economic Development evaluated and ranked the statements of qualifications received. All four firms were shortlisted and invited to step ...
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