PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: April 8, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 3, 6
DEPARTMENT: Department of Aviation
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize two-year construction services contracts, with three one-year renewal options to perform job order contracting services at Dallas Airport System facilities with Gilbert May, Inc. dba Philips/May Corporation, F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC., and The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South the most advantageous proposers of seventeen - Total not to exceed $15,000,000.00 - Financing: Aviation Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
*In alignment with Capital Improvement Program.
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BACKGROUND
Job order contracting is an alternative contracting method that provides an option to address construction, repair, rehabilitation, and alterations at City owned buildings pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 2269. These contracts were competitively bid with indefinite delivery and indefinite quantities.
This action does not encumber funds. The purpose of a job order services contract is to establish firm pricing for the above-mentioned services, for a specified term, which are ordered on an as-needed basis.
On October 17, 24, and 31, 2025 and November 7, 2025, the request for proposals for job order contracting services was advertised in accordance with City of Dallas purchasing guidelines. On November 14, 2025, seventeen responsive proposals were received by the Office of Procurement Services. The Evaluation Committee was comprised of staff from the Department of Aviation and Office of Bond & Construction Management. The Evaluation Committee evaluated and ranked all proposals according to evaluation criteria published with the project specifications:
• 25% Capabilities, Resources and Responsiveness
• 15% Contractor’s Pertinent Experience
• 20% Contractor’s Approach to the Project
• 15% Contractor’s Current Contracts
• 5% Litigation
• 20% Contractor Coefficients
Gilbert May, Inc. dba Philips/May Corporation, F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC, and The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South were selected by an evaluation committee as the most advantageous proposers to the City, in accordance with the City of Dallas procurement guidelines.
The following chart illustrates Gilbert May, Inc. dba Philips/May Corporation contractual activities with the City of Dallas for the past three years:
AVI DWU PKR TPW
Projects Completed 7 0 3 0
Active Projects 0 0 1 0
Change Order 0 0 0 0
Projects Requiring Liquidated Damages 0 0 1 0
Projects Completed by Bonding Company 0 0 0 0
This action will authorize the construction services contracts with three firms: Gilbert May, Inc. dba Philips/May Corporation, F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC, and The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South to provide job order contracting services for repairs, alterations, renovations, remediation, and construction at Dallas Airport System facilities.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2026 |
FY 2027 |
Future Years |
|
Aviation Fund |
$2,000,000.00 |
$3,000,000.00 |
$10,000,000.00 |
Council District Amount
3 $ 1,000,000.00
6 $14,000,000.00
Total $15,000,000.00
Final distribution of funds among the selected proposers will be subject to the respective job scope assignments.
This action does not encumber funding for the services. Upon approval of a job order, the funds for services are to be encumbered from operating funds from the department receiving services.
LOCAL PARTICIPATION
|
Prime |
Status |
Workforce % |
|
Gilbert May, Inc. dba Phillips/May Corporation |
Local |
37.03% |
|
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC |
Local |
100.00% |
|
The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South |
Local |
10.53% |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
The following seventeen responsive proposals were received and opened on November 14, 2025. The proposals were ranked as follows:
*Denotes successful proposers
Proposers Rank
*Gilbert May, Inc. dba Phillips/May Corporation 1
1125 Longpoint Avenue
Dallas, TX 75247
* F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC 2
122 West John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 550
Irving, TX 75039
* The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South 3
717 North Harwood Street
Suite 2725
Dallas, TX 75201
CORE Construction 4
RS Commercial Construction 5
Skye Building Services 6
Big Sky Construction Company Inc. 7
CMC Development & Construction 8
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC 9
Jamail & Smith Construction, LP 10
Post L Group LLC 11
SDB, Inc. 12
JonesCo General Contractors llc. 13
Dallas Harmony Construction, LLC. 14
GMA Construction, LLC. 15
Ambercrest Construction 16
S-Works Construction Corporation 17
OWNERS/EXECUTIVES
Gilbert May, Inc. dba Phillips/May Corporation
Gilbert May III, President
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC
William Rocha, Agent and Vice President
The Bowa Group, Inc. dba Bowa Construction South
Nosa Ehimwenman, President and Chief Executive Officer