Location: TX

Bid Date/Time: Nov. 4, 2025, 9 p.m.

Status: Posted

Description:
Class/Item Description 909-22 Building Construction, Non-Residential, Office Building, etc. 909-23 Building Construction, Apartments, Dormitories, etc. 909-24 Building Construction, Commercial and Institutional 909-25 Building Construction, Prefabricated, All Types 909-30 Building Construction, (Not Otherwise Classified) 909-77 Special Construction: Security, Special Rooms, etc. 909-76 Site Work 911-15 C.I.P., Construction and Rehabilitation, Other than Buildings 911-16 C.I.P., Construction and Rehabilitation, Buildings 913-23 Construction, Defense and Military Structure  SCOPE: In accordancewith the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2269, Subchapter F,Construction Manager-at-Risk Method, and Rules and Procedures adopted by theTexas Facilities Commission (TFC), TFC is requesting qualifications for a ConstructionManager-at-Risk (CMR) to provide Pre-Construction and construction management servicesfor Project #25-026-3113, James E. Rudder StateOffice Building MRP project located at 1019 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas, hereinafter described as the “Project”.   ThisProject will be administered by TFC and it’s Project Management Firm (PMF),Square One Consultants. This procurement will be a two-step award process witha two-part work requirement.1)    Step One of the solicitation will include asubmittal of company experience and qualifications focusing on projects ofsimilar size and type, schedule and construction. Respondents will be evaluatedon experience and qualifications, as detailed in Section V, SubmissionRequirements.  Onlythe highest ranked 5 or fewer Respondents will be shortlisted based on thisevaluation and invited to participate in interviews.  Based on the interviews, the short-listedfirms may be invited to participate in Step Two.2)     Step Two of thesolicitation will include the short-listed firms participating ininterviews.  The short-listed firmsparticipating in the interviews may be requested to submit pricing informationrelated to indirect construction costs as detailed in Section V, SubmissionRequirements.  COST OF WORK: Respondents tothe RFQ should consider the “Cost of Work” as Thirty Million, Nine HundredThousand dollars ($30,900,000.00), not including any Pre-constructionManagement fees, Construction Management fees, and Construction GeneralConditions.CONTRACT TERM: Constructionis required to commence within five (5) calendar days after the Notice toProceed for Construction is issued. For planning purposes, the pre-constructionperiod is estimated to be one hundred thirty-seven (137) calendar days. Theconstruction contract period shall be for a term not to exceed one hundred eighty-eight(188) calendar days or to achieve Substantial Completion NLT 12/08/2026, exceptas may be otherwise amended. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: TFC seeks a Construction Manager-at-Risk(CMR) for the J.E. Rudder Building Utilization and Modernization project. TheJ.E. Rudder Building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since1998.  This project involves acomprehensive interior remodel of a mid-rise, six-level (basement plus fivefloors) government office building. The objective is to deliver a fullymodernized, high-performance Class A office environment. The project demands ahigh degree of coordination and expertise due to its location in downtownAustin and the building's potential historical significance, which may requirespecialized historical preservation methodologies and techniques.TFC is using the eProcurementsystem Bonfire.  Respondents mustregister for a Bonfire account (No Charge) to submit a response.  Respondents must submit theirresponses/submittals at the following link: https://tfcstate.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/205234  EVENT DATE Issue RFQ 10/14/2025 Mandatory Pre-Submittal Teleconferences 1st PSC 2nd PSC   10/21/2025, 10:00 AM 10/22/2025, 10:00 AM Deadline for Submission of Questions 10/28/2025 Deadline for Submission of Qualifications and HSP (Step One) 11/04/2025, 3:00 PM Notification of Short List/Interview Selection 11/14/2025 Site Visit 11/19/2025 Interviews 12/02/2025 Notification of Step 2 Pricing Submittals 12/04/2025 Deadline for Submission of Step 2 Pricing Proposals 12/10/2025, 3:00 PM Award by Commission 1/16/2026, 9:00 AM Execute Contract 2/02/2026   Please Note: in order to view Attachment J - PRELIMINARYSPACE MANAGEMENT LAYOUT FOR JE RUDDER BLDG. UTILIZATION PLAN, you must fill outand submit Attachment K - CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT to thepurchaser identified in the solicitation document.  Once he receives the NDA, he will give youaccess to Bonfire where you will have access to view and download all of thedocuments.   This Request for Qualifications (RFQ)is posted on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) located on the TexasComptroller of Public Accounts’ web page located athttps://www.txsmartbuy.com/esbddetails/0006727  This website will have the most currentinformation during the solicitation.