Renovation of an educational facility in La Joya, 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 -Lincoln Building HVAC Upgrades Phase II" located at 801 North Coyote Drive La Joya, Texas 78560 respectively The school district has selected Ethos Engineering to prepare construction documents for this project. The request for competitive sealed proposals that includes construction documents, selection criteria, estimated budget, project scope, schedule, and other information that contractors may require to respond to the request may be obtained from Ethos Engineering at 1126 South Commerce, Harlingen, Texas 78550 or by calling (956) 230-3435. Contract Documents are returned in good condition within five (5) days after the deadline for submission of proposals. All prospective proposers will be required to deposit a certified or cashier's check payable to La Joya ISD or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the largest possible total of proposals submitted must accompany each proposal in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Performance and payment bonds for 100% of the contract value will be required upon issuance of contract. Vendors must submit One Original, 3 Copies, and 1 USB with proposal. Each proposal which is not signed by the offeror or an authorized representative of the offeror shall be rejected. Vendors are requested to hold proposal offers firm for period of Sixty (60) days from the due date for acceptance. 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 (Davis-Bacon 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. *This project has been identified as part of a stimulus package