Architectural Services UMC Horizon Health Center and Emergency Department

University Medical Center of El Paso is seeking architectural services through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Horizon Health Center and Emergency Department project, located in El Paso County and El Paso City, Texas. The procurement seeks an experienced architectural firm to provide comprehensive services including architectural, civil, structural, landscaping, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, construction drawings, bid administration, and construction management for a new neighborhood health center and emergency department. The project is part of the UMC 2025 General Obligation Bond Implementation Program and will be constructed on a 25-acre site in Horizon. Evaluation of submissions will be based on five equally weighted criteria: staffing plan quality (20%), organizational experience and interest (20%), local market familiarity (20%), personnel experience (20%), and design/construction phasing plan quality (20%). Key dates include a mandatory pre-submittal meeting on September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM MT, a written comments deadline of September 10, 2025, and proposal submissions due by September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM MT, with a potential selection process taking 3-6 weeks.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the procurement documents. The total project budget is established at $46,050,966, funded through the UMC 2025 General Obligation Bond Implementation Program. The selected architectural firm will be required to maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per accident), Professional Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence), and Excess Umbrella Liability ($5,000,000). The architect will work under the direction of the Assistant Administrator of Planning, Design and Construction and will be responsible for developing a master plan for future healthcare-related facility development on the site. The new facility is intended to replicate the scale and functionality of existing UMC health centers, serving as an anchor for expanded healthcare campus development in the Horizon area. All submissions must be made through the Bonfire procurement portal, with firms required to complete conflict of interest disclosures and public integrity forms.