Conservation Landscape Evaluation Program

The Save Tarrant Water Landscape Consultation Program is a sustainable landscaping consultation program focused on providing homeowners with water efficient landscaping advice for their home landscapes. Interested Tarrant County residents request a landscape consultation, then an expert consultant visits the home to survey the landscape to provide advice and answer the homeowner’s questions.

Background

The mission of TRWD’s conservation department is to educate and bring awareness to the importance of water conservation, particularly outdoor water use associated with residential landscaping. At other conservation classes and events, there are commonly very specific questions about a participant’s home landscape. The home visits and ability to talk one-on-one with an expert this program offers fulfills that common need for customized advice. The program would broaden our outreach capabilities and further our conservation goals by providing advice that reduces outdoor water use. The advice will also support overall sustainable landscaping methods that reduce the use of chemical pollutants, decrease carbon footprint associated with traditional suburban landscaping methods, increase habitat for local native pollinators and other native wildlife, and result in other positive environmental outcomes.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-120
• Department: Environmental
• Department Head: Darrel Andrews (Environmental Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-05T22:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-06-05T16:00:00.000Z — Teams Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/275639641259809?p=sM9IbS79wiGlela7lR In-Person Address: Admin-North Conference Room 808 E Northside Dr. Fort Worth, TX 76102

Evaluation Criteria

• Proposal and Fees (35 pts) —

  The consultant's understanding of the program, commitment of time and resources to provide services and administer program, adherence to program scope, and fees proposed to complete the program.

• Experience with creating, managing, or maintaining sustainable landscaping (20 pts) —

  The education, experience, and expertise of the consultant with designing, creating, installing, troubleshooting, considering site-specific conditions of, and maintaining a variety of sustainable landscaping features and practices.

• Experience with Texas native plants and use in residential landscapes (20 pts) —

  The education, experience, and expertise of the consultant with identifying, designing with, caring for, planting, and maintaining plant species native to the state of Texas.

• Experience with providing landscape consulting, instruction, or outreach (20 pts) —

  The consultant’s application of sustainable landscaping design thinking and analysis and consideration of specific on-site conditions.

  The consultant's approach to the planning, organizing and management of a project effort, including communications procedures, design procedures, reporting, educational communication, and quality control.

  The consultant's experience with working with the public, public communication, one-on-one and/or classroom-style instruction, public outreach, creating educational materials, creating public-facing reports, written communication, and consulting.

• References (5 pts) —

  Present a maximum of three pertinent projects performed by the consultant that best illustrate the ability to offer the services required for this project.

Submission Requirements

• Offeror confirms required insurance specified in the Terms and Conditions will be provided if awarded the project. (required)
• Offeror confirms they can meet the project schedule and/or required deadlines. (required)
• Proposal (required) —

  Please include all items requested in Section 2.15

• Supplier/Subcontractor Utilization Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• References Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (required) —

  Complete the form, sign and date where indicate. We are required to have a completed copy of the CIQ form to be signed and dated even if there is(are) no conflict(s). Form is not considered complete unless signed and dated.

• Compliance To State Law On Nonresident Bidders (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Compliance To Texas Sales Tax Code (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Form 1295 – Certificate of Interested Parties (if over $150,000) —

  Complete form online at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/filinginfo/1295/ using the following assigned identification number and description for this Project: 

  26-120

  Conservation Landscape Evaluation Program

  Upload completed form to include certificate number and signature.

  ***FYI – The “Affidavit” section has been replaced and is now the “Unsworn Declaration”.  This Section will require the date of birth and address of the authorized representative signing the form.  The change in law applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2018.

• Agreement- Term Contract —

  Provided as a reference only; this will be used with the awarded vendor. 

• Is a Bond required? (required)
• Do liquidated damages apply? (required)
• All proposals will remain subject to acceptance for: (required) —

  Example: ninety (90)

• Will an electronic pricing table and evaluation phases be used? (required)
• Please provide the initial term of the contract. (required) —

  Example: nine (9) months

• All invoices shall be submitted via email to: (required) —

  example: jsmith@email.com