ESBD_367443_1720615790757_Notice to Bidders.pdf

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is inviting bids to Install HVAC – Goodman Unit in Jasper, Texas.

This Project is for the Installation of nine separate HVAC systems including duct work, packaged air conditioners, security bars at wall penetrations, and concrete equipment pads - to include electrical work to provide emergency power backup to new equipment.

Contractor must provide evidence that demonstrates the contractor is qualified to satisfactorily perform the specified work and, the contractor shall submit written evidence to include a minimum of three (3) projects completed within the last ten (10) years of similar work, size, and complexity to include the owner's name, telephone number, location, type of facility, construction cost and the date of completion with all bid proposals.

Contractors are required to submit a HUB Subcontracting Plan as detailed in Exhibit 1. Failure to submit a completed HUB Subcontracting Plan will result in the bid being rejected from further consideration.

Contractor must be bondable and insurable at the levels required. All bid proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit in the amount of 5% of greatest amount bid. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required upon award of a contract.

The TDCJ reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity.

It is the TDCJ’s intent to issue the Notice to Proceed at the Pre-Construction Meeting with the performance period to begin upon issuance.

Bid Documents can be purchased from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at a cost of $60.00 (Sixty Dollars), non-refundable per set, inclusive of mailing/delivery costs, or they may be viewed at various plan rooms. Payment checks for documents should be made payable to TDCJ and sent to:

TDCJ Contracts & Procurement Two Financial Plaza, Suite 703 Huntsville, TX 77340 Attn: Lisa Moss

A Pre-bid Conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. on July 23, 2024, at the Goodman Unit, 349 Private Road 8430, Jasper, Texas, followed by a site visit. Registration is required to attend. Please contact the Contract Specialist Lisa Moss, CTCD, at (936) 437-3819 or lisa.moss@tdcj.texas.gov, to register. ONLY ONE SCHEDULED SITE

VISIT WILL BE HELD FOR REASONS OF SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY; THEREFORE,

BIDDERS SHOULD ATTEND.

Due to strict security please be aware that entrance to the unit will be denied to anyone in possession of any items to include, but not limited to, any of the following: weapons (including pocketknives), tobacco products, alcohol, cell phones, pagers and more than $25.00. Visitors are subjected to searches as they enter the facility and may be required to walk through electronic scanning equipment such as metal detectors. Access to the facility will be denied to anyone not willing to be searched. Appropriate attire required.

There will not be a public bid opening. Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. on August 27, 2024, in the Contracts and Procurement Conference Room located at 2 Financial Plaza, Suite 703, Huntsville, Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice requires the Contractor to make a good faith effort to include Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB’s) in at least 21.1% of the total value of this construction contract award. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wage rates prescribed in the Special Conditions must be paid on these projects.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS