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

The La Joya Independent School District is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from qualified sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, or other legal entities to provide construction services for the "La Joya ISD ESSER Funds - JFK and Tabasco Elementary Schools HVAC Upgrades" located at 1801 Diamond Ave, Penitas, TX 78576 and 223 Leo Ave, La Joya, TX 78560 respectively. The School district has selected an architect/engineer to prepare construction documents for this project. The selection criteria for competitive sealed proposals shall be the offeror's: 1. The purchase price 35 2. The reputation of the vendor and of the vendor's goods and services 5 3. The quality of the vendor's goods or services. 10 4. The extent to which the goods or services meet the District's needs 12 5. The vendor's past relationship with the District 1 6. The impact on the ability of the District to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses (consideration) 7. The total long term cost to the district to acquire the vendor's goods or services(service, supplies, maintenance, etc.), total cost of ownership 7 8. Environmentally Sensitive 2 9. Delivery Requirements 7 10. District Community Involvement 3 11. Company or local representative involved in litigation against a school district 6 12. Other relevant factors specifically listed in the solicitation No proposal shall be accepted after this deadline. Each proposal is to be submitted in a sealed envelope which is clearly marked: "Competitive Sealed Proposal - La Joya ISD JFK and Tabasco Elementary Schools HVAC Upgrades" Each proposal which is not signed by the offeror or an authorized representative of the offeror shall be rejected. Within 45 days after the date of the opening the proposals, the District shall evaluate and rank each proposal submitted in relation to the published selection criteria. The District shall select the offeror that offers the best value to the district based on the published selection criteria and on its ranking evaluation. The District and its Architect/ Engineer may discuss with the selected offeror options for cost reduction. If the District is unable to reach a contract agreement with the selected offeror, the District shall terminate further discussions and proceed to the next offeror in the order of the selection ranking until a contract agreement is reached or all proposals are rejected. Attention of proposer is particularly called to the fact that not less than the federally determined prevailing wage rate (DavisBacon Act), as issued by the US Department of Labor and as set forth in the contract documents, must be paid on this project, and that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, marital status, handicap, or national origin. In determining best value for the district, the District is not restricted to considering price alone, but may consider any other factor stated in the selection criteria.