About this opportunity
AI summaryEmergence Health Network seeks proposals for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) preconstruction services for the Behavioral Health East Campus in El Paso, Texas. The selected CMAR must perform onsite work including master project schedule development, constructability reviews, value engineering, initial construction cost estimating, and project risk register management. Eligibility is restricted to onshore United States organizations. An optional pre-proposal conference occurs on November 9, 2026, questions are due by November 13, 2026, and final proposals are due on November 24, 2026. Submissions must include financial documentation, customer references, required forms, and a pricing worksheet.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Emergence Health Network
- Solicitation No.
- 27-002
Scope of work
- Develop a coordinated design, reliable construction cost estimates, executable project schedule, and phased construction strategy
- Preconstruction services for approximately 40,000 square feet of behavioral health facility space
- Preconstruction services for a separate approximately 2,000-square-foot garage for three vans
- Site grading, drainage, utilities, parking, access drives, landscaping, and associated site improvements
- Clinical, administrative, and support spaces including reception, triage, consultation rooms, sobering/diversion areas, and Extended Observation Units
- Constructability reviews and value engineering
- Maintain a project risk register identifying cost, schedule, design, permitting, procurement, and construction risks
- Open-book Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Schedule and ability to meet the completion deadline | 15 points |
| Project execution plan and collaboration with EHN, JMT-A, and JMT-PM | 20 points |
| Cost proposal transparency and competitiveness | 10 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) firms
- Neither JMT Architecture nor JMT Project Management, nor any related entity, may serve as CMAR
- State level background check with Texas Department of Public Safety including sex offender and fingerprinting data for on-site workers
- Minimum of three customer references similar to goods or services sought under this RFP
Documents to include with your response
- Transmittal Letter
- Summary of Proposal
- Cost Proposal in separate sealed envelope
- Appendix A: EHN Signature Page
- Appendix B: Deviation Form
- Appendix C: HUB Subcontracting Plan
- Appendix D: Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
- Appendix E: Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Appendix I: Pricing Worksheet/Bid Form
- Copy of latest annual report, financial statement or other comparable documentation
Key dates
- RFP Issued
- November 2, 2026
- Pre-Proposal Conference (not mandatory)
- November 9, 2026
- Q & A Period Closes
- November 13, 2026
- RFP Submissions Due; Public Opening and Read-Aloud
- November 24, 2026
- Anticipated CMAR Selection
- December 3, 2026
- Board Approval
- December 10, 2026
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed
- December 10, 2026
- Groundbreaking Ceremony
- January 22, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed submission
- Instructions
- Questions emailed with solicitation number and title on the Subject Line. Proposals must include transmittal letter and required forms, with Cost Proposal (Section 6 and Appendix I) submitted in a separate sealed envelope.
Contract details
- Term
- Agreement begins on Preconstruction Notice to Proceed, anticipated in December 2026, and continues through Final Completion no later than December 31, 2028 if Construction Services are authorized.
- Estimated value
- approximately $35 million
- Place of performance
- BLK 2 TIERRA COMMERCIAL #2 REPLAT A 1 & REPLAT A 2, AND A PORTION OF 7 TIERRA COMMERCIAL #7 NWLY PT OF 1, Intersection of Zaragosa and Edgemere Boulevard, El Paso, Texas 79936
- Insurance and bonding
- Workers Comp and Occupational Disease including Employer Liability; Professional Liability not less than $1,000,000 per claim; performance and payment bonds in amount of GMP; bid bond of 5% of proposed GMP if required.
- Funding
- Funding Agreement