The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking a firm, or multiple firms, to serve in an advisory capacity as part of an electric vehicle (EV) charging “Deployment Dream Team.” This advisory role is an aspect of the North Texas Equitable Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NTx-EEVI) project for which NCTCOG was awarded $15 million by the Federal Highway Administration. The purpose of the NTx-EEVI project is to build out additional EV charging infrastructure to serve regional community needs, with focus on filling gaps in existing infrastructure access, by deploying up to 100 EV new charging ports across the 16-county NCTCOG service area, at least 50 percent of which will be in Justice 40 communities as identified by the Electric Vehicle Charging Justice40 Map developed by Argonne National Laboratory. One of the largest risks in the project is the potential for implementation delays associated with permitting, siting plans, construction and installation, utility coordination, and inspection. NCTCOG seeks to streamline these topics by employing advisory services to collaborate with the rest of the project team to push through administrative silos and barriers, particularly related to authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) and utility coordination.
