The City of Eagle Pass is seeking a qualified consultant to prepare and provide a a recommendation for the Bridge System Master Plan. The City's intent is to enter into a professional service contract with an experienced engineering firm to develop the Bridge System Master Plan. The selected firm shall be responsible to engineer and design of the Bridge System
Master Plan.
The services that a successful Consultant will provide include the examination of and
recommendations on the following elements as appropriate for the City of Eagle Pass
Bridge System. The study should determine current and projected traffic trends,
including capacity ratios and wait times, for the two (2) international bridges of the
Eagle Pass Bridge System in order to
forecast and prepare with the needed infrastructure to efficiently process pedestrian,
non-commercial and commercial traffic traveling to and from Mexico and the United
States.
The master plan should also include a toll rate study to address future revenue.
projections, including toll rate increases based on traffic projections, operational,
expenses, debt service and required infrastructure improvements. The toll rate study
must include a recommendation if toll rate increases should be implemented in
minimal yearly increments or in higher amounts when required for infrastructure
improvements or other budgetary needs as previously experienced. The master plan
will include all forecasted projections for the number of years recommended by the
selected firm. The selected consultant must also provide a recommendation based on
the capacity of the existing bridges and projected traffic whether additional
international bridge(s) would be needed and indicate type of traffic that would be
processed at that additional bridge(s) or better utilization of the existing bridges.
Consultant must coordinate meetings with local/state/federal agencies, trade
associations and the general public to gain knowledge and fully comprehend the
international trade/cross border business. Consultants must have an extensive
portfolio and knowledge in forecasting traffic and revenue projections, understand and
comprehend the process to obtain a presidential permit to construct an international
toll bridge located on the United States and Mexico border. Also, consultant must be
able to determine when infrastructure improvements are required depending on traffic
growth and wait times and be familiar with international trade between the United
States and Mexico. In addition, consultant must be familiar with the operations and
mission of the United States and Mexican customs.
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