Dam Safety Engineering Services

The San Jacinto River Authority in Conroe, Texas, is seeking professional dam safety engineering services to maintain and secure its dams and associated assets. The agency requires a qualified engineering partner to address ongoing operational, analytical, and safety compliance needs for these critical infrastructure assets. The selected partner will resolve complex engineering challenges, monitor structural integrity, and ensure emergency preparedness through specialized technical support. The scope of work covers engineering design, specification development, calculations, analysis, and recommendations for current or future considerations affecting the dams. The designated engineer will perform site investigation visits, conduct dam safety inspections, research identified issues of concern, and provide dam safety coordination. Additional responsibilities include construction inspections, capital and operations budget planning, development of opinions of probable construction costs, and updates to emergency action plans along with tabletop exercises. The agency also requires hydraulic modeling such as breach analysis, relief well and underdrain analysis, assistance with piezometers, and reviews of third-party designs or calculations. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The performance of all contracted work must take place onsite at the agency facilities in Conroe, Texas. The agency is looking for comprehensive cost proposals to establish a contract period of three years. The agency will host a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on July 7, 2026, to discuss the project requirements. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 10, 2026. The agency has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria or a set budget limit, requesting instead that bidders submit their proposals for financial consideration.