The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking qualified firms (Respondents) to provide one (1) or more of the following five (5) Service Lines: 1) Environmental Engineering, 2) Geotechnical Engineering, 3) Building Commissioning, 4) Building Envelope Commissioning, and/or 5) Construction Materials Testing and Inspection Services on an as-needed, IDIQ basis. The Services will be performed at ERS Headquarters Building, located at 200 East 18th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 and/or the 1836 San Jacinto Building located at 1836 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701. Respondent shall provide the level of services required in the RFQ and meet other requirements that are in the best interests of ERS, its members, and the state of Texas (State). Respondent shall be required to execute a contract (Contract) provided by, and satisfactory to, ERS for a period that begins upon execution of the Contract by ERS and extends for six (6) years, subject to the terms of the Contract. It is anticipated the Contract will be executed in April or May 2022. Questions will be accepted until March 11, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. CT ERS reserves the right to rebid the RFQ if deemed by ERS to be in the best interests of ERS, its members, and/or the State. ERS also reserves the right to reject any Response submitted that does not fully comply with the RFQ s instructions and criteria. ERS is under no legal requirement to execute a Contract on the basis of this notice or upon issuance of the RFQ and will not pay any costs incurred by any Respondent in connection with the preparation of a Response. ERS also reserves the right to revise any provisions set forth in the RFQ at any time prior to execution of a Contract where ERS deems it to be in the best interests of ERS, its members, and/or the State. Any general questions should be sent to ERS point of contact, Sarita Paton, Procurement Specialist,
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