TAB Services for DPS's Williamson County Training Academy

The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ #0003685) for professional Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) services for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Training Academy Campus Expansion project located in Florence, Williamson County, Texas. The comprehensive TAB services will be required throughout the design, construction, and warranty phases of the project, which has an estimated construction cost of $245,492,000. Mandatory pre-submittal teleconferences were held on November 12 and 13, 2024, with qualifications due on December 3, 2024, at 3:00 PM. The RFQ requires respondents to submit detailed documentation including company information, relevant experience, proposed methodology, and quality assurance/quality control processes. Evaluation criteria include 60 points for relevant experience and qualifications, 20 points for proposed methodology, and 20 points for quality assurance/quality control, with litigation history and HUB Subcontracting Plan assessed on a pass/fail basis. The successful firm will be expected to provide comprehensive TAB services, including reviewing construction documents, developing a TAB plan, conducting construction phase services, and performing warranty phase testing.

The procurement includes a mandatory Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) subcontracting goal of 26%, with respondents required to submit a detailed HUB Subcontracting Plan through the B2G system. Firms must maintain professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 and comply with state audit and public disclosure requirements. The contract is contingent upon continued availability of state funding and legislative appropriations, with an anticipated contract award by February 20, 2025, and execution by March 20, 2025. The project timeline includes a 294-day pre-construction period and a 651-day construction period, with services to commence within 10 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. Campos Engineering Inc. was noted as the only HUB-certified firm (HI-Male) among the pre-submittal conference attendees. The contract will be compensated on a fixed-fee basis, with monthly payments made in proportion to the services performed. Additional insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability, automobile liability, umbrella/excess liability, environmental/pollution liability, and cyber/privacy liability insurance.