ESBD_427930_1749755022287_Notice to Respondents - Ramsey.pdf

NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is Requesting Bids to Renovate Water Tower at the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas.

The TDCJ is seeking proposals to remove existing paint and rust from the interior and exterior portions of the elevated storage tank and add cathodic protection to prevent corrosion to meet all codes and regulations for health and safety at the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas, as shown by the construction plans as prepared by RPS/ TDCJ.

Respondent shall refer to Specifications and submit all required qualifications and licensing required within.

Specifications and Drawings will be furnished with the Solicitation documents.

Respondent is required to submit a HUB Subcontracting Plan as detailed in Exhibit 1. Failure to submit a completed HUB Subcontracting Plan will result in the proposal being rejected from further consideration.

Respondent must be bondable and insurable at the levels required. 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 proposals, 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.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 10:30 a.m. on June 17, 2025, at the Ramsey Unit, 1100 FM 655, Rosharon, Texas 77583, followed by a site visit. Registration is required to attend. Please contact the Contract Specialist, Macey Hogge, at (936) 437-3841 / Macey.Hogge@tdcj.texas.gov to register. ONLY ONE

SCHEDULED SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD FOR REASONS OF SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY;

THEREFORE, RESPONDENTS SHALL REGISTER IN ADVANCE SHOULD THEY WANT TO

ATTEND; ATTENDANCE IS RECOMMENDED.

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.

CELL PHONES/IPADS ARE NOT ALLOWED. UNIT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CAN TAKE

PHOTOS UPON REQUEST TO SUBMIT TO THE CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT OFFICE TO BE

ISSUED AS AN AMENDMENT.

Proposals are not subject to public opening and are confidential until the contract has been awarded. Proposals are due at 3:00 p.m. on July 22, 2025, in our office: Contracts and Procurement, 2 Financial Plaza, Suite 703, Huntsville, Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice requires the Respondent to make a good faith effort to include Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB’s) in 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.

mailto:Macey.Hogge@tdcj.texas.gov

NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS