RFSOQ for Dam Inspections

Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) is seeking a qualified firm to perform comprehensive dam inspection services at three of its major reservoirs over a three-year contract period. The contract will include inspections at Eagle Mountain Reservoir in 2024, Lake Bridgeport in 2025, and Cedar Creek Lake in 2026. Richland-Chambers Lake is excluded from this solicitation as it was inspected in 2023 and inspections are required every five years.

Eagle Mountain Dam, constructed in the 1930s, is located on the West Fork of the Trinity River approximately 14 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. The dam consists of two embankment sections (main dam and spillway dam), two concrete spillways, an outlet works, and an earthen emergency spillway. The reservoir has a drainage area of 1,970 square miles with a normal water level at elevation 649.1 feet and a normal pool storage capacity of 179,880 acre-feet.

Lake Bridgeport Dam, also constructed in the 1930s, is located approximately 4.6 miles northwest of the City of Bridgeport, Texas on the West Fork of the Trinity River in Wise County. The dam includes a main embankment section, the Saddle Gap Levee, the Berkshire Levee, a gated service spillway, an outlet works, and an emergency spillway. The reservoir has a drainage area of 1,111 square miles with a normal pool elevation of 836 feet and storage capacity of 361,875 acre-feet.

Joe B. Hogsett Dam (Cedar Creek Dam), constructed in the 1960s, is located in Henderson County approximately 3 miles northeast of Trinidad, Texas. The dam consists of a main embankment section, a levee section adjacent to the main dam embankment, a gated service spillway, and a service outlet. The reservoir has a drainage area of 1,020 square miles with a normal pool elevation of 322 feet and a capacity of 642,569 acre-feet.

Key dates include a Questions and Answers deadline of March 8, 2024 at 11:00 PM and a proposal submission deadline of March 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM.