What the buyer needs
AI summaryRespondents must submit qualifications that concisely describe their ability to meet RFQ requirements, emphasizing quality, completeness, and understanding of the Owner's needs.
Scope of work
- Design, construct, and close out one new residence hall with approximately 1,000 student beds
- Architecture, interior design, programming validation, and code analysis
- Structural, civil, MEP, fire protection, building envelope, landscape, and site design
- AV, IT, telecommunications, security, access control, mass notification, signage, and wayfinding
- Site development, utilities, pedestrian improvements, drainage study, and environmental compliance
- Cost estimating, value management, scheduling, constructability, and BIM coordination
- Coordinate layouts and installation sequencing for Owner-furnished, Owner-installed furniture
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Criterion One: Respondent's Ability to Provide Design/Build Services | 5% |
| Criterion Two: Qualifications of the Design/Build Team and the Execution of Services | Not specified |
| Criterion Three: Respondent's Past Performance on Representative Design/Build Projects | 20% |
| Criterion Four: Respondent's Ability to Establish Budgets and Control Costs | 15% |
| Criterion Five: Respondent's Ability to Meet Schedules | Not specified |
| Criterion Six: Respondent's Knowledge of Current Construction Methodologies, Technologies, Quality, and Best Practices | 10% |
| Criterion Seven: Respondent's Ability to Identify and Resolve Problems | 5% |
| Criterion Eight: Respondent's Ability to Manage Construction Safety Risks | 5% |
| Criterion Nine: Respondent's Warranty and Service Support Program for this Project | 5% |
Minimum qualifications
- Only individual firms or lawfully formed business organizations may apply
- State registration of architecture firms
- State registration of engineering firms with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers
- A/E team members selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications per Texas Government Code 2254.004
- Attendance at the mandatory pre-submission conference
- Ability to bond the entire $105,000,000 construction cost
Documents to include with your response
- Statement of Qualifications
- Signed Execution of Offer
- VetHUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) for A/E services
- VetHUB Commitment Letter (HCL) for Builder services
- Letter of intent from a surety company
- Three owner reference letters
- Certification of franchise tax status (for successful Respondent)
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and USB/flash drives
- Instructions
- Submit two identical hard copies of Qualifications (maximum 50 pages, letter-size) with original Execution of Offer signatures and two PDF copies on individual USB/flash drives in a separate sealed package to 4400 Martin Luther King Parkway. Include one original, one hard copy, and two PDF USB copies of the A/E VetHUB Subcontracting Plan.