ESBD_481805_1769601435290_3202600118 Addendum 1 Notice.docx

This is an Addendum #1 notice issued by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) for Request for Proposals No. 3202600118 regarding Trinity Landscape Services. The addendum, issued on January 27, 2026, notifies all vendors that Attachment A containing Questions and Answers has been posted. The underlying RFP solicits comprehensive landscaping remodeling services for the Trinity building located at 1117 Trinity Street, Austin, Texas. The scope of work includes site preparation, soil removal and replacement, installation of 9,100 square feet of crushed granite and 5,721 square feet of river rock, planting of specified vegetation including Silver Juniper, Red Yucca, and Yellow Lantana, installation of 200 linear feet of brown steel edging, retention of existing jasmine plantings and trees, and irrigation system adjustments. Site visits were scheduled between January 12 and January 30, 2026. Proposals are due February 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The anticipated notice of intent is March 10, 2026, with a contract start date of April 30, 2026. The contract term commences on the fully executed contract date and expires 60 days after project start, with a potential extension for one additional option period not to exceed one year.

Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: cost at 40 percent, past project performance at 30 percent based on three project references completed within the last five years of similar scope, and technical approach/project work plan at 30 percent. Proposals must include cost proposals broken down by labor, materials, tools, supplies, and equipment; a written narrative of qualifications; the Execution of Response form; the Past Project Performance Reference Form; a Financial Questionnaire; a title page; and a Substitute W-9 and Direct Deposit Form. Respondents must hold a current Irrigation Technician License from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality, have a minimum of five years of business experience or equivalent landscape design experience within the last five years, and demonstrate financial solvency. Vendor responses must be firm for 180 days from the solicitation deadline with F.O.B. Destination delivery and freight prepaid. All vendors must comply with federal and state certification requirements including E-Verify employment verification, drug-free workplace standards, and debarment status verification, and must maintain workers' compensation insurance at statutory limits and commercial general liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits. No specific award value or budget range is provided. Acknowledgment of receipt of this addendum is required and must be signed and dated by the respondent and submitted with the RFP response; failure to do so may result in disqualification.