REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) LEASE OF CITY OF EDINBURG PROPERTY AND OPERATION OF ITS DRAGSTRIP (RACETRACK) AT SOUTH TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT EDINBURG

City of Edinburg (“City”) owns and operates South Texas International Airport at Edinburg on which a one hundred forty-seven (147) acres section of non-aeronautical property (“Premises”) is for lease.  Located on the property are abandoned pavements configured for quarter-mile drag racing and customer parking.  The City is seeking proposals from a qualified organization or individual(s) (“Proposer”) to maintain the Premises and operate the Dragstrip.  Proposer shall be an active member in good standing with National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), or other recognized drag racing sanctioning body.  The intent of this RFP is to determine the most qualified Proposer who will also operate the Dragstrip to the best benefit of the community and provide revenue to the Airport’s fund.

Background

The selected Proposer shall manage and care for the leasehold, all facilities and daily racetrack operations ensuring compliance with all sanctioning body’s applicable rules & regulations, equipment requirements, industry & City safety and housekeeping standards, provide sufficient qualified and trained staff, manage events and advertisements, provide required financial reporting prescribed by the City, and pay to the City monthly rent plus revenue sharing, fees and charges on a net 30 days basis.

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFP 2026-015
• Department: City Manager
• Department Head: Myra Ayala (City Manager)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-22T20:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Respondent’s plan for operation and maintenance of the leasehold including dragstrip 20 Points maximum (20 pts)
• Respondent’s qualifications and experience with dragstrip operations (20 pts)
• Guaranteed revenue return to the Airport including monthly minimum rent plus at least 5% share of total gross revenue (20 pts)
• Financial ability of the respondent to operate and maintain the Dragstrip (20 pts)
• Respondent’s plan for relocation of the dragstrip off Airport property (10 pts)
• Respondent’s ability to procure insurance that meets the City’s requirements (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your entire proposal here as one complete PDF document.

  Please do not upload multiple files.

• If you have any proprietary documents, please attach the redacted document here.
• Please upload your current insurance certificate. (required) —

  Please upload your current insurance certificate.

• Required Forms
• Please fill out and sign the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form and upload here (required) —

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• Please fill out and sign the General Questionnaire and upload here (required) —

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• Please fill out the Litigation Disclosure Form and upload here (required) —

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• Please fill out and sign HB 89 and upload here (required) —

  HB 89

  (35) The 85th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2017, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10, Government Code by adding Chapter 2270 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

  1) does not boycott Israel; and

  2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract

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• Please fill out and sign the Senate Bill 13 and upload here (required) —

  SB 13 ENERGY COMPANY BOYCOTTS

  The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code 2274.001. Subtitle F, Title 10, Chapter 809 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

  1) does not boycott energy companies and will not boycott energy companies during the term of the Contract. If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the certification is not required, or

  2) the verification required by Section 2274.002 of the Texas Government Code does not apply to the contract. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.

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• Please fill out and sign the Senate Bill 19 and upload here (required) —

  SB 19 FIREARM ENTITIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS DISCRIMINATIONS

  The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10 of the Texas Government Code 2274.002, Respondent verifies that it:

  1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association and

  2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

  If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the verification is not required. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.

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• Please fill out and sign the Non-Collusion Affidavit and upload here (required) —

  NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

  Submitters, by submitting a signed submission, certify that the accompanying submission is not the result of, or affected by, any unlawful act of collusion with any other person or company engaged in the same line of business or commerce, or any other fraudulent act punishable under Texas or United States law.

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• Please fill out and sign the Conflict of Interest form and upload here (required) —

  CONFLICT OF INTEREST

  CHAPTER 176 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

  Effective January 1, 2006, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that any vendor or person considering doing business with a local government entity disclose in the Questionnaire Form CIQ, the vendor or person’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with a local government entity. By law, this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the City of Edinburg not later than the 7th business day after the date the person becomes aware of facts that require the statement be filed. See Section 176.006, Local Government Code. A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

  For more information or to obtain Questionnaire CIQ go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page athttps://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/conflict/CIQ.pdf

   

• If awarded the 1295 form will need to be provided (required) —

  CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (Form 1295)

  In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which added section 2252.908 of the Government Code. The law states that a governmental entity or state agency may not enter into certain contracts with a business entity unless the business entity submits a disclosure of interested parties to the governmental entity or state agency at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity or state agency. The law applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency that either (1) requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency before the contract may be signed or (2) has a value of at least $1 million. The disclosure requirement applies to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2016. For more information go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/filinginfo/1295/

   

• Draft Agreement* Response not required./For reference only —

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• Project Description (required) —

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