Juvenile Detention Cluster and Administration

Collin County, Texas is requesting qualifications for programming, design, cost estimating, and construction administration services for a juvenile detention facility project under RFQ 2026-304, with submissions due July 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The County intends to use a Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) delivery method and reserves the right to utilize an alternative project delivery method.

The scope encompasses design services for one new single-story Juvenile Detention Building and renovation of one existing single-story Juvenile Detention Administration area. The specific number of classrooms and housing units will be determined during the programming phase based on projected juvenile detention population. The selected firm must demonstrate relevant experience in juvenile justice facility requirements, past performance on representative projects, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a general contractor procured separately.

Submittals must not include pricing or compensation information; evaluation focuses on demonstrated competence and qualifications under Texas Government Code 2254. The evaluation criteria are statement of qualifications and ability to undertake the project (20 points), prime firm's ability to provide services (15 points), respondent's performance on past representative projects (30 points), project references (10 points), knowledge of best practices (10 points), ability to identify and resolve problems (10 points), and proposal format (5 points). Responses are limited to 25 pages submitted via the Collin County eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/collincountytx.

The contract will be in the form of an Engineering Services Agreement. The selected firm must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, Professional/Errors & Omissions coverage of $5,000,000, and Umbrella/Excess Liability of $5,000,000, along with Workers Compensation and Commercial Automobile Liability. The contract begins upon award and notice to proceed and continues until project completion, with a maximum transitional period of 90 days if no new contract is awarded by the original expiration date. Award will occur no more than 90 days after the submission deadline. Questions are due July 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Respondents must file a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Form CIQ) under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176 no later than the seventh business day after commencing discussions or becoming aware of a triggering conflict.