The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking qualified law firms to provide legal representation in the area of railroads and rail facilities. The deadline for submission of responses is December 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Responses should include information on qualifications, experience, fee information, cost control procedures, and supervision of legal services. Hourly rates for attorneys may not exceed $525/hour, and for paralegals, $225/hour. The selected firm must submit a written disclosure statement regarding any conflicts of interest.
The bid notice states all responses must be received by the department no later than 5:00 p. m. on friday, december 19, 2025.
The bid notice states evaluation criteria may include the following: 1qualifications for performing legal work in the particular subject matter area 2 feeinformation and billable expenses 3 capabilities, location and resources of the firmsoffices 4 cost control procedures 5 procedures used to supervise the provision oflegal services and 6 confirmation of willingness to comply with the rules, policies, directives and guidelines of the department, the commission, and the ag.
The bid notice states esponses should include at least the following information: 1 adescription of the firms qualifications for performing legal services in the mattersdescribed previously, the names, experience, education, and expertise of the attorneyswho will be assigned to work on such matters, and the availability of the lead attorney andother firm personnel who will be assigned to work on these matters 2 informationrelative to the capabilities, locations, and resources of the firms offices which might servethe departments requirements, including a summary of physical resources that would beassigned to the department, and an organizational chart indicating the relevant areas ofresponsibility of each attorney assigned to work on these matters 3 fee information inthe form of hourly rates for each attorney and paralegal who will be assigned to performservices in relation to these matters and billable expenses 4 an abstract of the firmscost control procedures and how it charges for its services 5 a description of theprocedures used by the firm to supervise the provision of legal services in a timely andcost effective manner and 6 confirmation of willingness to comply with the rules, policies, directives, and guidelines of the department, the commission, and the ag.