Winters, Texas
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Cradled in the rolling hills of West-Central Texas lies the town of Winters. Settled in 1880, Winters was named after local rancher and land agent John N. Winters. Winters hosts a thriving economy of agriculture, a plethora of recreational activities including the Elm Creek Reservoir, and an outstanding school district.
With a vast supply of resources and a loving community, Winters is an ideal place to live or visit!
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RFQ for Engineering Services - 2026 DWSRF Project
The City of Winters, Texas (the “City”) requests the submission of qualifications statements, which will lead to the possible award of contracts to provide services for a project involving the City’s waterworks system.
Scope of Work
Services to be provided by Engineer: professional engineering services associated with proposed (a) planning, permitting, environmental, design and construction management phase services and other additional services associated with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Water Distribution Improvements Project; and (b) assistance in application preparation and documentation to federal, state, and other possible funding sources.
Guidelines for Content of Qualification Statements
DO NOT INCLUDE COST INFORMATION with the qualification statement. Responses that include cost or pricing information will be rejected and will not be considered by the City.
Detailed instructions on preparation of the qualification statement must be obtained from the City. For more information on preparing and submitting the qualification statement, contact Mayor Chris Bahlman at (325) 754-4424 or citywin@wtxs.net. This information should be requested as soon as possible to allow time to prepare the document and comply with the procedures.
Submittal Deadline
One (1) copy of the qualifications statement must be received by the City by no later than 4:00 PM (Central) on January 9, 2026, at the offices of the City of Winters, 310 S. Main, Winters, Texas 79567, Attn: Nathaniel Smith, City Manager.
The entire RFQ packet can be found here: RFQ for Engineering Services
Contracts are contingent upon release of funds from the TWDB. Any contract awarded under the Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the TWDB. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to the RFQs, or any resulting contract. These RFQs are issued in accordance with Section 2254 of the Texas Government Code (Professional Services Act) and Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 31 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments).
This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which includes EPA-approved fair share goals toward procurement of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) firms. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to M/WBEs through demonstration of the six affirmative steps. For more details of the DBE Program and the current, applicable fair share goals, please visit www.twdb.texas.gov/dbe.
Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. Small, minority, and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to respond.
Prime contractors are required to comply with EPA’s good faith effort policy when awarding sub-agreements for construction, supplies, equipment, and services. A complete version of TWDB document, “Guidance for Utilization of Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses in Procurement”, is available at: www.twdb.texas.gov/financial/instructions/doc/TWDB-0210.pdf