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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is inviting bids to Renovate the Icehouse at the Beto Unit in Tennessee Colony, Texas.

The project consists of renovating the icehouse by removing existing equipment and refrigerant (ammonia), covering existing ice block pit with concrete flooring and coating, installing insulated paneling to existing freezer, add new roof membrane, lighting, installing new ice making machines, new evaporator in the freezer, new electrical and paneling, plumbing including running new chill water piping tap lines, concrete work for cut paving repair, and other related work and accessories. All work shall be performed as shown in the construction plans prepared by TDCJ Facilities Engineering.

Contractor must provide evidence that demonstrates the contractor is qualified to satisfactorily perform the specified work and must have worked in this trade for at least five (5) years. 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 the Exhibit. 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 Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity.

It is the Owner’s intent to issue the Notice to Proceed at the Pre-Construction Meeting with the performance period to begin on the following day.

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 the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and sent to:

TDCJ – Contracts and Procurement

Attn: Alicia Duke

Two Financial Plaza, Suite 703

Huntsville, TX 77340

Phone:

(936) 437-3818 Email: alicia.duke@tdcj.texas.gov

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2023 at the Beto Unit, 1391 FM 3328, Tennessee Colony, Texas, followed by a site-visit. 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 pocket knives), 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.

Bids will be publicly opened and read at 3:00 p.m. on January 30, 2024, in the Contracts and Procurement Conference Room located at Two 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.