Active SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · COLLIN COUNTY, TX
AI Summary
Collin County, TX seeks a qualified firm for programming, design, cost estimating, and construction administration services for a new juvenile detention building and renovation of an existing administration area. The project requires expertise in juvenile justice facility design and collaboration with a CMAR contractor. Proposals due by July 30, 2026.
Collin County intends to select a firm with demonstrated relevant experience and past performance, a strong understanding of juvenile justice facility requirements, and the ability to effectively collaborate with a general contractor procured under a separate contract using the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) delivery method (see Texas Local Government Code §§ 2269.251–2269.258). The County reserves the right to utilize an alternative project delivery method if deemed to be in its best interest.
Offerors shall demonstrate the capability to provide programming, design, cost estimating, and construction administration services for the construction of one (1) new single-story Juvenile Detention Building and the renovation of (1) existing single story Juvenile Detention Administration area. The number of classrooms and housing units shall be determined during the programming phase based on projected juvenile detention population.
Provide a statement of interest including a narrative describing the Prime Firm’s unique qualifications as they pertain to this request. Qualifications should include both programming, design, and cost estimating.
List a maximum of five (5) projects each for which you have provided services that are most related to Programming, Design, Cost estimating, and Construction administration. List the projects in order of priority, with the most relevant project listed first. For all consultants are named in the response indicate the projects they also worked on. Provide the following information for each project listed:
Consultants References (for each project listed above, identify the following):
Describe the Prime Firm’s design philosophy, design methodology, and its process for integrating institutional standards into design.
Qualifications shall be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of the Offeror's ability to meet the requirements of this RFQ. Emphasis shall be on the quality, completeness, clarity of content, responsiveness to the requirements, and an understanding of Owner's needs.
Qualifications shall be a maximum of Twenty-five (25) printed pages. The cover, table of contents, divider sheets, Collin County RFQ document, signature page, conflict of interest questionnaire, and W-9 do not count as printed pages.
Qualifications may be submitted online via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/collincountytx. Qualifications submitted online are preferred.
Qualifications submitted via email, CD-ROM, or Flash Drive will not be accepted.
If submitting manually, qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or box with RFQ name, number, and name of firm printed on the outside of the envelope or box. Manual submittals shall be sent/delivered to the following address and shall be received prior to the date/time for opening:
Collin County Purchasing
2300 Bloomdale, Suite 3160
McKinney, TX 75071
Paper copies shall be printed on letter size (8 ½ x 11) paper and assembled using spiral type bindings, staples, or binder clips. Do not use metal-ring hard cover binders.
It shall be the responsibility of the firm to insure that their submittal reaches Collin County Purchasing prior to the date/time for the opening no matter which submission method is used.
Offerors shall carefully read the information contained in this RFQ and submit a complete response to all requirements and questions as directed. Incomplete qualifications will be considered non-responsive and subject to rejection.
Qualifications and any other information submitted by Offerors in response to this RFQ shall become the property of the Owner.
The Owner will not compensate Offerors for any expenses incurred in Qualifications preparation or for any presentations that may be made, unless agreed to in writing in advance or required by law. Offerors submit Qualifications at their own risk and expense.
Qualifications that are qualified with conditional clauses, alterations, items not called for in the RFQ documents, or irregularities of any kind are subject to rejection by the Owner, at its option.
Owner makes no representations of any kind that an award will be made as a result of this RFQ. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Qualifications, waive any formalities or minor technical inconsistencies, or delete any item/requirements from this RFQ when deemed to be in Owner's best interest.
Qualifications shall consist of answers to questions identified in Section 5 of the RFQ. It is not necessary to repeat the question in the Qualifications; however, it is essential to reference the question number with the corresponding answer.
Failure to comply with all requirements contained in this Request for Qualifications may result in the rejection of the Qualifications.
Additional attachments shall NOT be included with the Qualifications. Only the responses provided by the Offeror to the questions identified in this RFQ will be used by Collin County for evaluation.
Separate and identify each criteria response to Section 5 of this RFQ by use of a divider sheet with an integral tab for ready reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Submittals shall include a “Table of Contents” and give page numbers for each part of the Qualifications.
PAGINATION:
Number all pages of the submittal sequentially using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.)
If more than one office is listed indicate the office that will manage the project. If the firm has changed name or ownership with in the last three (3) years indicate the former name.
Resumes limited to two (2) pages per person.
List the projects in order of priority, with the most relevant project listed first. For all consultants are named in the response indicate the projects they also worked on. Provide the following information for each project listed:
References shall be considered relevant based on specific project participation and experience with the Respondent. The Owner may contact references during any part of this process. The Owner reserves the right to contact any other references at any time during the RFQ process.
Provide specific examples of how these techniques or procedures were used for any combination of five (5) projects listed in response to the section "Respondent's Performance on Past Representative Projects".
How do you develop cost estimates and how often are they updated? For any combination of five (5) projects listed in response to question "Respondent's Performance on Past Representative Projects", provide examples of how these techniques were used and what degree of accuracy was achieved.
For any combination of five (5) projects listed in response to question "Respondent's Performance on Past Representative Projects", provide examples of how these techniques were used.
Describe how you used these systems for any combination of five (5) projects listed in response to question "Respondent's Performance on Past Representative Projects".
Provide examples of reports/logs used for tracking response to and closure on Owner comments.
Collin County exclusively uses OpenGov eProcurement Portal for the notification and dissemination of all solicitations. The receipt of solicitations through any other means may result in your receipt of incomplete specifications and/or addendums which could ultimately render your bid/proposal non-compliant. Collin County accepts no responsibility for the receipt and/or notification of solicitations through any other means.
List the contact name, email address and phone number of the main person(s) Collin County should contact in reference to this solicitation. Contact(s) shall be duly authorized. List authorized by the company, corporation, firm, partnership or individual to respond to any questions, clarification, and/or offers in response to this solicitation.
Do you take exception to the specifications?
I understand that the insurance requirements of this solicitation are required and are included in the submitted pricing. A certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the Purchasing department if I am awarded all or a portion of the resulting contract.
When VENDOR experiences a data breach or unauthorized access to the Collin County Data, VENDOR will immediately notify the End-User Department Director, the Chief Information Officer (CIO), and the Purchasing Agent. Within two weeks of such breach, a detailed notification is required and shall include the nature of the breach, the data comprised, the involving parties, mitigation efforts, and corrective actions to be taken by VENDOR. Unless Collin County or any of their affiliates is directly responsible for such breach, VENDOR shall be solely responsible for all expenses related to any data breach or unauthorized access to the Collin County data and shall be by liable for all damages, fines, to include litigation cost. Except as set forth above, Collin County shall not be responsible for any expense associated with data breaches or unauthorized access while the Collin County Data is residing in VENDOR cloud services.
State the business name of all subcontractors and the type of work they will be performing under this contract. If you are fully qualified to self-perform the entire contract, please respond with "Not Applicable-Self Perform".
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
I certify that neither my company nor an owner or principal of my company has been debarred, suspended or otherwise made ineligible for participation in Federal Assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, “Debarment and Suspension,” as described in the Federal Register and Rules and Regulations.
I declare and affirm that my company is in compliance with the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 and all employees are legally eligible to work in the United States of America. I further understand and acknowledge that any non-compliance with the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 at any time during the term of this contract will render the contract voidable by Collin County.
Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that any vendor considering doing business with a local government entity disclose the vendor’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with a local government entity. Subchapter 6 of the code requires a vendor to file a conflict of interest questionnaire (CIQ) if a conflict exists. By law this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of Collin County no later than the 7th business day after the date the vendor becomes aware of an event that requires the statement to be filed. A vendor commits an offense if the vendor knowingly violates the code. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor. By submitting a response to this request, the vendor represents that it is in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code. Please send completed forms to the Collin County County Clerk's Office located at 2300 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 2104, McKinney, TX 75071.
Bidder certifies that its Bid/Proposal is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any corporation, firm, or person submitting a Bid/Proposal for the same materials, services, supplies, or equipment and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. No premiums, rebates or gratuities permitted; either with, prior to, or after any delivery of material or provision of services. Any such violation may result in Agreement cancellation, return of materials or discontinuation of services and the possible removal from bidders list.
Section 2252.908 of the Texas Government Code requires a business entity entering into certain contracts with a governmental entity to file with the governmental entity a disclosure of interested parties at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity. Section 2252.908 requires the disclosure form (Form 1295) to be signed by the authorized agent of the contracting business entity, acknowledging that the disclosure is made under oath and under penalty of perjury. Section 2252.908 applies only to a contract that requires an action or vote by the governing body of the governmental entity before the contract may be signed or has a value of at least $1 million. Section 2252.908 provides definitions of certain terms occurring in the section. Section 2252.908 applies only to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2016.
In order to better serve our offerors, the Collin County Purchasing Department is conducting the following survey. We appreciate your time and effort expended to submit your bid. Should you have any questions or require more information please call (972) 548-4165. How did you receive notice of this request?
Pursuant to section 2275.0102 of the Texas Government Code, Respondent certifies that neither it nor its parent company, nor any affiliate of Respondent or its parent company, is: (1) majority owned or controlled by citizens or governmental entities of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or any other country designated by the Governor under Government Code Section 2275.0103, or (2) headquartered in any of those countries.
Pursuant to Section 2276.002 of the Texas Government Code, should the contract have a value of $100,000 or more and the company employs 10 or more full-time employees, Respondent represents and warrants that: (1) it does not, and will not for the duration of the contract, boycott energy companies, and (2) will not boycott energy companies during the term of the contract. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.
Pursuant to section 2274.002 of the Texas Government Code, should the contract have a value of $100,000 or more and the company employs 10 or more full-time employees, Respondent verifies that:
Please upload your W-9 Form
During the 79th Legislative Session, House Bill 914 was signed into law effective September 1, 2015, which added Chapter 176 to the Texas Local Government Code. Recent changes have been made to Chapter 176 pursuant to HB23, which passed the
84th Legislative Session. Chapter 176 mandates the public disclosure of certain information concerning persons doing business or seeking to do business with Collin County, including family, business, and financial relationships such persons may have with Collin County officers or employees involved in the planning, recommending, selecting and contracting of a vendor for this procurement.
For a copy of Form CIQ and CIS: https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/conflict/
The vendor acknowledges by doing business or seeking to do business with Collin County that they have been notified of the requirements under Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code and that they are solely responsible for complying with the terms and conditions therein. Furthermore, any individual or business entity seeking to do business with Collin County who does not comply with this practice may risk award consideration of any County contract.
For a listing of current Collin County Officers: https://www.collincountytx.gov/Contact/county-officials
At the time of this solicitation being released, the following are known to be involved in the planning, recommending, selecting, and/or contracting for the attached procurement:
Department:
David Dooley - Asst Dir of Building Projects
Sandeep Kathuria - Director of Building Projects
Kerry Lindsey - Dir of Strategic Initiatives
Luis Palma - Director Of Facilities
Purchasing:
Michelle Charnoski, NIGP-CPP, CPPB – Purchasing Agent
Marci Chrismon, CPPB – Assistant Purchasing Agent
Cory Rogers, Senior Buyer
Commissioners Court:
Chris Hill – County Judge
Susan Fletcher – Commissioner Precinct No. 1
Cheryl Williams – Commissioner Precinct No. 2
Darrell Hale – Commissioner Precinct No. 3
Duncan Webb – Commissioner Precinct No. 4
Complete the CIQ attachment and upload if applicable.
I have read the conflict of interest information above and will file the CIQ form if a conflict exists.
This execution of offer must be completed (initialed) and returned (if submitting manually) with the respondent's qualifications. Failure to complete this execution of offer with the qualifications may result in rejection of the qualifications. Submitting a false statement may void the submitted qualifications or any agreements or other contractual arrangements, which may result from the submission of respondent’s qualifications. A false certification shall be deemed a material breach of contract and, at owner's option, may result in termination of any resulting contract or purchase order.
REPRESENTATIONS By confirming below, Respondent represents and warrants that:
1. the Qualifications and all statements and information prepared and submitted in response to this RFQ are current, complete, true and correct;
2. it is not given, nor intends to give at any time hereafter, any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount trip, favor or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted Qualifications or any subsequent proposal. Failure to sign below, or signing a false statement, may void the Response or any resulting contracts at the Owner’s option, and the Respondent may be removed from all future proposal lists at this County;
3. the individual signing this document and the documents made part of the RFQ is authorized to sign such documents on behalf of the Respondent and to bind the Respondent under any contract which may result from the submission of the Response;
4. no relationship, whether as a relative, business associate, by capital funding agreement or by any other such kinship exists between Respondent and an employee of Collin County, Texas
5. no compensation has been received for participation in the preparation of this RFQ (ref. Section 2155.004 Texas Government Code);
6. Respondent complies with all federal laws and regulations pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action;
7. to the best of its knowledge, no member Collin County Commissioners Court or Elected official has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in the Project; and
8. each individual or business entity proposed by Respondent as a member of its team that will engage in the practice of engineering will be selected based on demonstrated competence and qualifications only.
The County requires that all submitted content be the product of human authorship or have undergone substantial human review and modification. This is to ensure that the final proposal accurately reflects the Offeror’s capabilities, experience, and understanding of the requirements. The Offeror is ultimately responsible for the accuracy, truthfulness, and completeness of their submission. Any submission found to contain misleading information, whether from AI or otherwise, may be subject to penalties or disqualification.
Please confirm all submitted content was either authored by or substantially reviewed a human and not AI and the submission accurately reflects company’s/firm’s capabilities, experience, and understanding of the requirements.
Offeror acknowledges that they understand the specifications, any and all addenda, agrees to the terms and conditions, and can provide the minimum requirements stated herein. Offeror acknowledges they have read the document in its entirety and is familiar with local conditions under which work is to be performed and will be responsible for any and all errors in the statement submitted resulting from Offeror's failure to do so. If statement is accepted, offeror further certifies and agrees to furnish any and all services upon conditions in the specifications of the Statement of Qualifications.
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