The City of San Antonio’s Public Works Department told the Audit Committee on Jan. 14 it will release a solicitation for construction services for Channel Phase 4 — a drainage project covering Lowery Drive to St. Cloud and Placid Drive from Sage to Pardo Circle — with an estimated construction value of about $22.7 million and an anticipated completion in summer 2027.

Razi Oseini, the city’s director of public works, said the solicitation will be issued on Feb. 5, with a pre-submittal conference planned for Feb. 19 and proposals due March 25. Public Works anticipates returning to committee in June 2025 and seeking City Council approval in August 2025.

Oseini described the planned procurement process and evaluation criteria. The solicitation will be advertised through the city’s normal channels and the evaluation committee will include representatives from the City Manager’s Office, Public Works and the San Antonio Water System. Oseini listed weighted criteria as presented to the committee: experience, background and qualifications of firm key personnel and subconsultants (reported as 25 points); understanding of the project and proposed management plan (15 points); experience in the San Antonio region and past experience (10 points); price proposal (40 points); and an additional 10 points identified in the presentation as an SBA prime-contractor program allocation. He also said a 14% MWB requirement and a 1% AAB requirement will apply.

Oseini said 457 vendors are registered in the city’s vendor system and that Public Works will follow the city’s normal advertising process. He noted the city’s political-communication restrictions for an election year will begin immediately and a political-contribution prohibition will apply 10 days after the RFP is issued.

The item was a briefing only; the committee did not take formal action on the solicitation at the meeting.

Key dates announced by Public Works: solicitation release Feb. 5, 2025; pre-submittal conference Feb. 19; proposals due March 25; committee review June 2025; anticipated City Council consideration in August 2025. Completion is estimated in summer 2027.