Renovation of an educational facility in Houston, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Properly submitted Bids will not be returned to the respondents. Bids materials must be enclosed in a sealed envelope (box or container) addressed to the Point-of-Contact identified in Section 1.6; the package must clearly identify the submittal deadline, the ITB Number, and the name and return address of the Respondent. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The Owner designates the following person, as its representative and Point-of-Contact for this ITB. Respondents shall restrict all contact to email format with the Owner and direct all questions regarding this ITB, including questions regarding terms and conditions, to the Point-of-Contact person. Lauren Roberts / Buyer II The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Operations Center Building 1851 Crosspoint, OCB 1.160 Houston, Texas 77054 E-mail: Lauren.Roberts@uth.tmc.edu Last day for question(s) submittal is Friday, January 18th, 2019 at 2 pm CST. All questions shall be submitted in writing by electronic mail to the individual specified above. The Owner designates the following person, as its Project Manager Representative. Clinton Herman OWNER RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: The Owner may evaluate the Bids based on the anticipated completion of all or any portion of the Project. The Owner reserves the right to divide the Project into multiple parts, to reject any and all Bids and re-solicit for new Bids, or to reject any and all Bids and temporarily or permanently abandon the Project. Owner reserves the right to award any, all, or none of the Project. Owner makes no representations, written or oral, that it will enter into any form of agreement with any respondent to this ITB for any project and no such representation is intended or should be construed by the issuance of this ITB. VALIDITY PERIOD: Bids are to be valid for UTHealth's acceptance for a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the submittal deadline date to allow time for evaluation, selection, and any unforeseen delays. Bids, if accepted, shall remain valid for the life of the Contract. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: It is the policy of The University of Texas System, and each of its component institutions, to promote and encourage contracting and subcontracting opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) in all contracts. Accordingly, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has adopted Exhibit E, Policy on Utilization of Historically Underutilized Businesses (included in the Bidding Documents). The Policy applies to all contracts with an expected value of $100,000 or more. If UTHealth determines that subcontracting opportunities are probable, then a HUB Subcontracting Plan (Exhibit E) is a required element of the Bids. Failure to submit a required HUB Subcontracting Plan will result in rejection of the Bids. The expected value of this ITB is expected to exceed $100,000, and thus a HUB Subcontracting Plan is required. A HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) is required as part of Proposer proposal. The HSP will be developed and administered in accordance with University's Policy on Utilization of Historically Underutilized Businesses attached as Exhibit D and incorporated for all purposes. Each Proposer must complete and return the HSP in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITB, including Exhibit D. Proposers that fail to do so will be considered non-responsive to this ITB in accordance with Section 2161.252, Government Code. Questions regarding the HSP may be directed to: Contact: Shaun McGowan Manager, HUB & Small Business Program Phone: (713) 500-4862 Email: Shaun.A.McGowan@uth.tmc.edu Contractor will not be permitted to change its HSP unless: (1) Contractor completes a newly modified version of the HSP in accordance with the terms of Exhibit D that sets forth all changes requested by Contractor, (2) Contractor provides University with such a modified version of the HSP, (3) University approves the modified HSP in writing, and (4) all agreements or contractual arrangements resulting from this RFP are amended in writing by University and Contractor to conform to the modified HSP. HUB Subcontracting Plans will be evaluated on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 at 2 pm CST. At that time, the bids with a passing HUB Subcontracting Plan will be opened. CRITERIA FIVE: LETTER OF INTENT You must include with your bid a letter of intent from a surety company indicating your firm ability to obtain a payment bond and a performance bond for the entire construction cost of the project. If you do not include this letter, your bid will be considered incomplete and will be rejected. The surety shall acknowledge that the firm may be bonded for each stage/phase of the project, with a potential maximum of the entire construction cost. Bonding requirements are set forth in Article 5 of the Uniform General and Supplementary Conditions, see Exhibit B.