Renovation of a medical facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a medical facility.

Deadline for Questions Submitted by Respondents 03-18-2024, 2:00 p.m. CST The Solicitation Contact is: Kerron Haywood, Contracts Administrator. Contract Management Department JPS Health Network JPS Professional Office Complex, 1350 S. Main St., Ste. 1350 (1st floor), Fort Worth, TX 76104 Email: Bid_Submissions@jpshealth.org A. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The District desires to award a contract or contracts based upon vendor proposals ("Solicitation Response(s)") to this Solicitation ("Solicitation"). The District is soliciting vendor proposals from vendors capable of supplying the District with Air Handling Unit Replacement-Endoscopy Wing (the "Service(s)"), as set forth and specified herein (See Section II below, Business Requirements, attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes). All Solicitation Responses must be delivered to the District by the date and time, and in the manner specified in Section I.B hereof to be considered a Solicitation Response by the District. It is the sole responsibility of the vendor submitting a Solicitation Response ("Respondent") to ensure that its Solicitation Response is delivered to the proper location on time and in the manner set forth herein. A Solicitation Response does not commit the District to accept such Solicitation Response or to award a contract based on any Solicitation Response ("Contract Award") merely because a Solicitation Response may propose the lowest price for the Services. The District expressly reserves the right to base any Contract Award hereunder upon its evaluation of all relevant factors regarding the vendor, including, but not limited to, Service pricing and terms, management experience and expertise, industry reputation and profile, performance history, support services, location and accessibility, and any other information relevant to its evaluation. Qualifications and omissions will be considered when evaluating vendor solicitation responses. A Solicitation Response that does not meet the minimum requirements set forth in Section II below, Business Requirements, will be disqualified. This Solicitation is not an order and does not commit the District to pay for any costs incurred by the prospective vendor in the preparation or submission of the Solicitation or in the procurement of the Service. Service quantity estimates used herein may or may not reflect actual quantities needed or used by the District in the future, and do not commit the District to order specific Product/Service quantities. Any Solicitation Response accompanied by terms and conditions that conflict with this Solicitation may be rejected by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Solicitation Responses and to issue a Contract Award or not to issue a Contract Award based solely on the Solicitation Responses received by the District in response to this Solicitation. However, prior to making any award hereunder, the District also reserves the right to engage in additional discussions with one or more of the vendors responding to this Solicitation. Any prospective Respondent may request an explanation or interpretation of any portion of this Solicitation by complying with the request procedure described in Section I.C.2 below. The responses, if any, of the District to such requests are subject to and will be in the form of amendment to the Solicitation and will comply with the provisions of Section I.C.2 below. The District may elect not to respond to any or all such requests received from prospective Respondents. MINORITY, WOMAN, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION The District maintains a policy of encouraging and engaging in business transactions with vendors who qualify and are certified under applicable law as Minority, Woman, and Veteran Owned Business Enterprises ("MWVBEs"). The District establishes a 25% good faith target goal. The District also encourages its vendors to utilize subcontractors and vendors who qualify and are certified under applicable law as MWVBEs. MWVBE Respondents are also strongly encouraged to subcontract to other MWVBEs to expand MWVBE participation beyond Respondent's own self-performance. MWVBE Respondents should identify and list MWVBE subcontractors and other relevant information under the appropriate Solicitation Response section(s) and on the Good Faith Form (Exhibit G). Prior to the Contract Award, a Respondent's good faith efforts to utilize MWVBE subcontractors and vendors in its business transactions shall be part of the criteria under which the vendor proposals will be considered. Each Respondent will be required to show in its Solicitation Response its efforts to utilize MWVBE subcontractors and vendors in its business transactions COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 2252.908 Texas Government Code Section 2252.908 ("Section 2252.908") states that a governmental entity or state agency may not enter into certain contracts with a business entity unless the business entity submits Form 1295, a disclosure of interested parties, to the governmental entity or state agency at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity or state agency. Section 2252.908 applies to all contracts entered into from and after January 1, 2016 between business entities and Texas governmental entities and state agencies which meet either one of the following criteria: 1. the contract requires a vote of the governing body of the Texas governmental entity, or 2. the contract has a contractual value of at least $1 Million. The Texas Ethics Commission has adopted a Certificate of Interested Parties form ("Form 1295") and has made it available on the TEC website. In 2017 Section 2252.908 was amended to provide that the requirements of Section 2252.908 do not apply to the following contracts entered into or amended after January 1, 2018: 1. a contract with a publicly traded business entity, including a wholly owned subsidiary of the business entity; 2. a contract with an electric utility, as that term is defined by Section 31.002, Texas Utilities Code; or 3. a contract with a gas utility, as that term is defined by Section 121.001, Texas Utilities Code. In the event a Contract Award is issued pursuant to this Solicitation, the Respondent receiving the Contract Award shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2252.908, Texas Government Code, and the Chapter 46 Rules of the TEC, prior to entry into a contract with the District. The TEC has posted a video tutorial to its website for business entity filings of Form 1295. The TEC video provides step-by-step tutorials for creating login accounts for the business entity for completing and filing Form 1295. The TEC video tutorials can be viewed on its website B. BACKGROUND Tarrant County Hospital District d/b/a JPS Health Network, Tarrant County's public healthcare provider, is a tax-supported entity and includes John Peter Smith Hospital, JPS Surgical Center, a network of community and school-based health centers, and psychiatric services. A Level I Trauma Center, the District is licensed for 582 beds with over 1 million patient encounters per year. The District has the only Psychiatric Emergency Center in Tarrant County and an inpatient psychiatric hospital for adolescents and adults. With more than 25 primary and specialty health centers, the District serves patients throughout the community. The District has a Level III NICU where more than 4,300 babies are born each year. As a Comprehensive Level I Stroke Center and an AMI Certified facility by The Joint Commission, the District provides the best possible care for heart attack and stroke patients. An academic medical center, the District has 17 residency and fellowship programs, including one of the nation's largest Family Medicine residency programs. The District takes pride in teaching the best and brightest from around the world and offers programs in several different specialties. C. PROJECT SCOPE Replace existing Air Handling Unit serving the Endoscopy Wing at JPS Hospital. (See attached Construction documents).