CSP - Grease Waste Infrastructure Replacement at Ben Taub for Harris Health (Estimated Budget $948, 500)

Harris Health is conducting a Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) to procure comprehensive grease waste infrastructure replacement services at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. The project involves furnishing all personnel, labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to replace underground sanitary sewer lines, storm drainage systems, and grease trap infrastructure at the facility located at 1504 Taub Loop. Key deliverables include excavation and backfill operations, trenching with appropriate safety measures, installation of PVC, ductile iron, reinforced concrete, and vitrified clay pipe materials, and installation of a Schier Great Basin grease interceptor (model GB-1500) rated for 100-1,500 GPM flow capacity, along with appurtenances such as manholes and cleanouts. The contractor must demonstrate qualifications including experience with underground utility replacement, compliance with OSHA excavation and trenching standards, coordination with utility locating services, and adherence to NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and Texas Medical Center Architectural Standards. The evaluation criteria weight pricing at 50%, qualifications, safety, and past performance at 30%, and technical approach and methodology at 20%. A mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit is scheduled for February 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST with mandatory vendor attendance and sign-in requirement. Written questions must be submitted by February 27, 2026, with responses posted by March 6, 2026. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CDT on Monday, March 16, 2026, with anticipated Board of Trustees approval on May 13, 2026. The contractor must complete the project within 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with 21 calendar days allocated for inclement weather accommodations.

Harris Health has established a 30% Minority/Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) utilization goal, and all bidders must submit a completed MWBE Utilization Plan demonstrating either achievement of this threshold or comprehensive documentation of good faith efforts across eleven specified categories. Eligible MWBE certifications include those from the City of Houston, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certifications from the State of Texas, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certifications from the Texas Unified Certification Program, and 8(a) certifications from the U.S. Small Business Administration, with participating firms required to have significant local presence in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties within the last three years. All bidders must provide a bid bond or cashier's check for 5% of the total bid amount, and the selected vendor must furnish a 100% performance and/or payment bond for the entire construction budget within ten days of contract award. Contractors are subject to prevailing wage requirements under Texas Government Code Section 2258, requiring payment of established prevailing wage rates with weekly certified payroll submissions and potential penalties of $60.00 per worker per calendar day for non-compliance. The project is subject to mandatory insurance requirements including commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 each occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 per accident, workers' compensation at statutory limits with employers' liability of $1,000,000 per accident and per disease, and umbrella liability with $1,000,000 each occurrence and aggregate limits, with Harris Health named as additional insured on applicable policies. The estimated project budget is $948,500, and Harris Health reserves the right to award to a single vendor or multiple vendors if deemed in its best interest.