Electrical Services Austin State Hospital (ASH) Maintenance

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Procurement and Contracting Services is soliciting bids for electrical services maintenance at Austin State Hospital (ASH), a 26-building, 915,000 square-foot facility in Austin, with responses due September 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM Central Time and a mandatory on-site visit on August 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM. A HUB Subcontracting Plan with a 32.9% VetHUB utilization goal is required and subject to courtesy review by August 28, 2026; all respondents must submit a completed plan or risk disqualification, and good-faith effort to include at least two certified VetHUB vendors per subcontracting opportunity is mandatory.

The scope encompasses quarterly and annual electrical preventive maintenance and as-needed repair and installation services across the facility. The contractor must maintain a minimum of one master electrician and two apprentice electricians on staff, with all personnel holding at least five years of relevant experience and appropriate Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation licensure. Firm, fixed pricing is required for regular business hours (7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday–Friday), emergency services (one-hour response requirement), and outside regular-hours services. The contractor must conduct criminal background checks on personnel prior to work commencement and submit quarterly inspection documentation and detailed service reports within five business days of job completion.

The contract term runs from award through August 31, 2029, with no renewal options but a potential one-year extension at HHSC's discretion. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence), professional liability ($1 million), commercial automobile liability ($1 million), and umbrella liability ($1 million). Questions are due August 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM, with responses posted August 26. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of the addendum and return the signed form with their response or email it to pcsbids@hhs.texas.gov to avoid disqualification. In-person bids must be delivered to PCS at 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, Texas, during business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday, excluding state holidays).