Renovation of a laboratory facility in El Paso, Texas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility.

**As of July 31, 2024, project was awarded to Medlock Commercial Contractors, but awarded amount is not available.** 1. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this Request for Proposal is for the selection of a General Contractor on behalf of EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT d/b/a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF EL PASO, (hereinafter UMC). The General Contractor will be responsible for the requisite material, labor, equipment and services necessary for renovation of the UMC Regional Laboratory. Reference Exhibit B for Scope of Work. The selection of the firm will be at the sole discretion of UMC about which Offeror's Proposal provides the best value to UMC based on the evaluation factors set forth in Section 4 herein. 2. BACKGROUND The El Paso County Hospital District is a not-for-profit, community-owned healthcare organization operating in El Paso, Texas, providing acute care services as well as outpatient and primary care services spanning virtually all major healthcare service lines. University Medical Center of El Paso is the largest public hospital located directly on the U.S./Mexico border and it is the only teaching hospital in the West Texas/Southern New Mexico region, affiliated with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. It also has affiliation agreements with numerous educational institutions in the region, including the University of Texas at El Paso, Southwest University, El Paso Community College, and others. Accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed for 354 beds, the hospital admits approximately 16,000 patients each year. Approximately 70,000 patients are seen in its Emergency Department annually. The University Medical Center of El Paso also serves as the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center. The hospital is also a Center of Excellence in Mother/Baby care and a Level 4 Maternal Care facility (the highest level of care possible). One third of all babies born in El Paso County annually are born at UMC of El Paso. University Medical Center of El Paso is also the region's only Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Level 1 Stroke Center. The hospital began in 1915 as El Paso County Hospital. Its mission today is To Heal, To Serve and To Educate. University Medical Center of El Paso's Vision is: To be the first choice for healthcare in the Southwest. We are committed to C.A.R.E.S values throughout the El Paso County Hospital District: Community - Pursue access to healthcare for all members of our community. Accountability - Embrace responsibility for the outcomes resulting from our choices and actions. Respect - Treat everyone with dignity and compassion. Excellence - Provide the highest quality of care. Service - Exceed each customer's expectations every time. University Medical Center of El Paso is a university-affiliated teaching hospital, sharing its campus with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. Texas Tech University's medical school designated UMC of El Paso as its primary teaching facility in 1973. Resident physicians receive post-graduate training in Family Practice, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Pathology, Radiology, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Orthopedic, and other specialties/fields. Additionally, Allied Health Career students receive their clinical training at University Medical Center of El Paso through memorandums of agreements with the University of Texas at El Paso, the El Paso Community College, New Mexico State University and 50 other educational institutions. Twice in the 1990's and again in 2008, UMC of El Paso was recognized as one of the nation's top performing hospitals in a study titled "100 Top Hospitals: Benchmarks for Success." Since the early 1990's, UMC of El Paso has been designated by the White House as the primary hospital to provide medical care to the President and Vice President of the United States, should it be needed during their visits through the region. 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES 3.1 Definitions For purposes of this Request for Proposal, the following words and terms shall have the meanings specified below: 1. Agreement shall mean the terms and conditions contained in the General Contractor's Agreement between University Medical Center and the selected firm; the form of the Agreement. 2. Engineer shall mean the engineering firm(s), including its agents and representatives, retained by Owner to provide comprehensive engineering services for the Project, including, but not limited to design services, civil, landscape, electrical engineering services, and construction administration services. Referred to as "Engineer." 3. Program Manager shall mean the person or entity that will assist the owner in planning and executing the hospital bond program. 4. Offeror(s) shall mean those entities or persons submitting Statements of Qualification in response to this RFP, including their agents and representatives. 5. Owner shall mean the El Paso County Hospital District dba University Medical Center. 6. General Contractor shall mean that firm responsible to provide construction services as described herein. 7. Project Team or Project Delivery Team shall mean the Owner, Architect, Program Manager, Construction Contractor and their respective agents and representatives. 8. Proposal Due Date shall mean the date established in this Request for Proposal. 9. RFP shall mean this Request for Proposal, including all addenda, attachments and exhibits thereto. 10. Selection Committee shall mean a group of individuals designated by University Medical Center to review the qualifications and fee proposal of the Offerors and recommend the most qualified and best value firm for this bond program. Prevailing Wage: The Offeror is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates adopted by the El Paso County Hospital District Board of Managers on June 13, 2017 shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates and the Prevailing Wage Rate Compliance Procedures are attached as Exhibit C. Written Comments Deadline May 22, 2024 by 2:00 pm MT All questions / requests must be directed in writing to: Liliana Guerrero Materials Resource Manager El Paso County Hospital District bidsquestions@umcelpaso.org