REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS by Tyler Junior College for Selection of a Vendor to Provide DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A NEW RESIDENCE LIFE HALL AND POSSIBLE RELATED SERVICES RFQ No.: J2120-14-01 Issued: September 5, 2013 Submittal Due Date: September 27, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Prepared By: Michael Caruso Director, Campus Services Tyler Junior College 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 903-510-2420 mcar@tjc.edu Page 1 of 48
Table of Contents Key Dates Schedule SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION SECTION 2 - NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL SECTION 3 - SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATIONS SECTION 4 - GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SECTION 5 - SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SECTION 6 - DELIVERY SCHEDULE APPENDIX ONE - SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 2 - EXECUTION OF OFFER SECTION 3 - PROFESSIONAL S GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE SECTION 4 - ADDENDA CHECKLIST SECTION 5 FELONY CONVICTION NOTIFICATION FORM APPENDIX TWO - PROPOSED AGREEMENT Page 2 of 48
KEY DATES SCHEDULE PROJECT NAME: New Residence Life Hall SCOPE OF WORK: Selection of a Professional to Provide Design & Architectural Services for a New Residence Life Hall, and possible miscellaneous-related services ISSUANCE OF RFQ September 5, 2013 DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: Friday September 20, 2013, 10:00 a.m. SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: Friday, September 27, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time DELIVERY LOCATION: Tyler Junior College Campus Services/Purchasing Building Attn: Michael M Caruso 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARD: A final determination will be made at a future board meeting. Tyler Junior College reserves the right to reject any and all Request for Qualifications and waive any and all formalities and conditions. TERM OF Student Housing must be complete and ready SERVICE/PROJECT: for occupancy Fall 2015 NOTICE: ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS RFQ ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO MICHAEL CARUSO VIA E-MAIL TO mcar@tjc.edu WITH A COPY TO DANA BALLARD dbal@tjc.edu. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Page 3 of 48
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Description of Tyler Junior College Tyler Junior College ( TJC ) is located in Tyler, Texas. Since 1926, Tyler Junior College has been fulfilling three promises to its students and the Tyler area by providing a quality education, a vibrant student life and service to the community. Whatever course of study you choose, you will find quality instruction, caring faculty, support services designed to help you achieve your goals and a vibrant student life that is like none other at the two-year level. Through your studies and involvement in student organizations, you will come in contact with numerous opportunities for service learning, volunteerism and community assistance. Tyler Junior College provides a friendly, smoke-free environment at all of its campuses and satellite facilities. Use or possession of firearms or weapons is prohibited on campuses and satellite facilities. No alcohol whatsoever will be permitted on campus grounds. Tyler Junior College s web page is located at http://www.tjc.edu/. Tyler Junior College has been designated as a Hurricane Evacuation Shelter. 1.2 Objective of this Request for Qualifications Tyler Junior College ( TJC ) is soliciting Architectural Firms ( Professional or Professionals ) in response to this Request for Qualifications for Selection of a Vendor to Provide Design & Architectural Services for a New Residence Life Hall. The Services include but are not limited to; 1.3 Purpose Architectural Design of a new Residence Life Hall. The proposed new building will consist of approximately 125 rooms (250 beds) and will support a Living Learning Community. Connections to existing facilities. Site utilities and drainage Scope could include programming for the new Residence Life Hall Scope could include possible design of extra parking Scope could include addressing any environmental issues, if any TJC is soliciting competitive sealed submissions from Professionals having suitable qualifications and experience providing services in accordance with the terms, conditions and requirements set forth in this RFQ. This RFQ provides sufficient information for interested parties to prepare and provide submissions of qualification for consideration by TJC. Page 4 of 48
By providing a submission, Professional certifies that it understands this RFQ and has full knowledge of the scope, nature, quality, and quantity of the services to be performed, the detailed requirements of the services to be provided, and the conditions under which such services are to be performed. Professional also certifies that it understands that all costs relating to preparing a response to this RFQ will be the sole responsibility of Professional. PROFESSIONAL IS CAUTIONED TO READ THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS RFQ CAREFULLY AND TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE RESPONSE TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND QUESTIONS AS DIRECTED. 1.4 Public Information Proposer is hereby notified that TJC strictly adheres to all statutes, court decisions and the opinions of the Texas Attorney General with respect to disclosure of public information. TJC may seek to protect from disclosure all information submitted in response to this RFQ until such time as a final agreement is executed. Upon execution of a final agreement, TJC will consider all information, documentation, and other materials requested to be submitted in response to this RFQ, to be of a nonconfidential and non-proprietary nature and, therefore, subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552.001, et seq.). Proposer will be advised of a request for public information that implicates their materials and will have the opportunity to raise any objections to disclosure to the Texas Attorney General. Certain information may be protected from release under Sections 552.101, 552.110, 552.113, and 552.131, Texas Government Code. 1.5 Felony Notification Bidders are hereby notified that in accordance with Section 44.034 of the Texas Education Code, a person or business entity that enters into a contract with Tyler Junior College must give notice to the College if the person or an owner or operator of the business entity has been convicted of a felony. The notice must include a general description of the conduct resulting in the conviction of a felony. Furthermore, the College may terminate a contract with a person or business entity if the College determines that the person or business entity failed to give this notice or misrepresented the conduct resulting in the conviction. This requirement does not apply to a publiclyheld corporation. Service Provider must complete the Felony Conviction Notification Form attached to this RFQ as APPENDIX ONE, Section 5. 1.6 Type of Contract Service Provider, if any, will be required to enter into a contract with TJC in a form substantially similar to the Agreement between TJC and Service Provider (the Agreement ) attached to this RFQ as APPENDIX TWO and incorporated for all purposes. Page 5 of 48
1.7 Inquiries and Interpretations TJC may in its sole discretion respond in writing to written inquiries concerning this RFQ and post its response as an Addendum on the TJC website. Only TJC s responses that are made by formal written Addenda will be binding on TJC. Any verbal responses, written interpretations or clarifications other than Addenda to this RFQ will be without legal effect. All Addenda issued by TJC prior to the Submittal Deadline will be and are hereby incorporated as a part of this RFQ for all purposes. Professional is required to acknowledge receipt of each Addendum as specified in this Section. Professional must acknowledge all Addenda by completing, signing and returning the Addenda Checklist (ref. Section 4 of APPENDIX ONE). It is the Proposer s responsibility to make sure they have obtained all addenda. Addenda, if any, will be posted on TJC s website at http://www.tjc.edu/legalnotices. The Addenda Checklist must be received by TJC prior to the Submittal Deadline and should accompany Professional s submission of qualification. 1.8 Evaluation Process TJC will select the successful Professional by using the evaluation process described in this Section. TJC will use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid public disclosure of the contents of a submission of qualification prior to selection of the successful Professional. After the opening of the submissions of qualification and upon completion of the initial review and evaluation of the submissions, TJC may invite one or more selected Professionals to participate in oral presentations. TJC will select, on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the services, the firms it believes are best qualified and rank them in order. TJC will identify the Professional that is most highly qualified on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications. Once the successful Professional has been selected, TJC will attempt to negotiate the Agreement with the most highly qualified Professional at a fair and reasonable price. If the Agreement cannot be negotiated with the most highly qualified Professional, TJC shall formally end negotiations with that Professional, select the next most highly qualified Professional, and attempt to negotiate the Agreement with that Professional at a fair and reasonable price. TJC shall continue this process until the Agreement is successfully negotiated with the successful Professional. TJC reserves the right to (a) enter into an agreement for all or any portion of the requirements and specifications set forth in this RFQ with one or more Professionals, (b) reject any and all submissions of qualification and re-solicit submissions of qualification, or (c) reject any and all submissions of qualification and temporarily or permanently abandon this selection process, if deemed to be in the best interests of TJC. Professional is hereby notified that TJC will maintain in its files concerning this RFQ a written record of the basis upon which a selection, if any, is made by TJC. Page 6 of 48
1.9 Professional's Acceptance of Evaluation Methodology By providing a submission of qualification, Professional acknowledges (1) Professional's acceptance of [a] the Submission of Qualification Evaluation Process (ref. Section 1.8 of SECTION ONE), [b] the Criteria for Selection (ref. 2.3 of this RFQ), [c] the Specifications and Additional Questions (ref. Section 5 of this RFQ), [d] the terms and conditions of the Agreement (ref. APPENDIX TWO), and [e] all other requirements and specifications set forth in this RFQ; and (2) Professional's recognition that some subjective judgments must be made by TJC during this RFQ process. 1.10 Solicitation for Submission of Qualification and Preparation Costs Professional understands and agrees that (1) this RFQ is a solicitation for submissions of qualification and TJC has made no representation written or oral that one or more agreements with TJC will be awarded under this RFQ; (2) TJC issues this RFQ predicated on TJC s anticipated requirements for the Services, and TJC has made no representation, written or oral, that any particular scope of services will actually be required by TJC; and (3) Professional will bear, as its sole risk and responsibility, any cost that arises from Professional s preparation of a submission of qualification in response to this RFQ. 1.11 Sales and Use Taxes Section 151.311, Tax Code, as amended effective October 1, 1993, permits the purchase free of state sales and use taxes of tangible personal property to be incorporated into realty in the performance of a contract for an improvement to realty for certain exempt entities that include junior college districts. The section further permits the purchase tax free of tangible personal property (other than machinery or equipment and its accessories and repair and replacement parts) for use in the performance of such a contract if the property is necessary and essential for the performance of the contract and completely consumed at the job site. In addition, the section permits the purchase tax free of a tangible service for use in the performance of such a contract if the service is performed at the job site and if the contract expressly requires the specific service to be provided or purchased by the person performing the contract or the service is integral to the performance of the contract. 1.12 Eligible Respondents Only individual firms or lawfully-formed business organizations may apply. (This does not preclude a respondent from using consultants.) The Owner will contract only with the individual firm or formal organization that submits a Proposal in accordance with the requirements set forth herein. 1.13 Bid Protest Procedure A vendor who has timely responded to an Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, Request for Qualifications or Competitive Sealed Proposal, but is not awarded the bid, has the right to protest the bid award if the amount of the bid is over $50,000 in the Page 7 of 48
aggregate. A protest must be made in writing and submitted to the Director, Campus Services, no later than five (5) business days after the award of the bid. The date of the bid award will not be counted as one of the five (5) business days. Any protest submitted after five (5) business days is untimely and will not be considered by the College. The written protest must contain the following in order to be considered: (a) A specific identification of the statutory, regulatory, or policy provision(s) that the action complained of is alleged to have violated; (b) A specific description of each act alleged to have violated the statutory, regulatory, or policy provision(s) identified in a of this subsection; (c) A precise statement of the relevant facts; (d) An identification of the issue or issues to be resolved; (e) Arguments and authorities in support of the protest; and (f) An affidavit that the contents of the protest are true and accurate. No amendments to the protest will be considered by the College. The Director, Campus Services, legal counsel for the College, and/or a committee headed by and appointed by the Vice-President, Business Affairs, shall review the protest documentation and shall provide the protestor a final written determination regarding whether any statutes, regulations, or policies have been violated, the reasons for the determination, and remedial action to be taken, if any. This review and final determination may be made with the assistance of legal counsel. The written determination shall be made within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the protest, unless the Director, Campus Services, notifies protestor that additional time is needed. The decision shall be final. 1.14 Equal Opportunity Employer TJC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in awarding contracts or employment of persons because of their race, sex, age, religion, national origin, veteran, disabled or handicap status or any other characteristic protected by law. TJC requires companies with which it conducts business to be equal opportunity employers and comply with all applicable federal, state and municipal laws and regulations regarding contracting and employment practices. Page 8 of 48
SECTION 2 - NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL 2.1 Submittal Deadline TJC will accept submissions of qualification provided in response to this RFQ until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2013 (the Submittal Deadline ). 2.2 TJC Contact Person Professionals will direct all questions or concerns regarding this RFQ to the following TJC contact ( TJC Contact ): Tyler Junior College ATTN: Michael M Caruso Director, Campus Services 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 903-510-2420 mcar@tjc.edu TJC specifically instructs all interested parties to restrict all contact and questions regarding this RFQ to written communications forwarded to the TJC Contact. TJC Contact must receive all questions or concerns no later than 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 20, 2013. TJC will have a reasonable amount of time to respond to questions or concerns. Any response to the questions will in the form of an Addendum. It is the Proposer s responsibility to make sure they have obtained all addenda. Addenda, if any, will be posted on TJC s website at http://www.tjc.edu/legalnotices. It is TJC s intent to respond to all appropriate questions and concerns; however, TJC reserves the right to decline to respond to any question or concern. 2.3 Criteria for Selection The successful Professional ( successful Professional ) will be the Professional that provides a submission of qualification in response to this RFQ on or before the Submittal Deadline, is selected by TJC in accordance with the requirements and specifications set forth in this RFQ as the most highly qualified to perform the Services, and with whom TJC is able to negotiate the Agreement at a fair and reasonable price. An evaluation team from TJC will evaluate submissions of qualification. The evaluation of submissions of qualification and the selection of the successful Professional will be based on the information provided by Professional in its submission of qualification. TJC may give consideration to additional information if TJC deems such information relevant. The criteria to be considered by TJC in evaluating qualifications and selecting the most highly qualified Professional will be demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the Services for a fair and reasonable price. Page 9 of 48
3.1 Number of Copies SECTION 3 - SUBMISSIONS OF QUALIFICATION Professional must provide a total of Three (3), One (1) original and Two (2) complete and identical copies of its entire submission of qualification. An original signature by an authorized officer of Professional must appear on the Execution of Offer (ref. Section 2 of APPENDIX ONE) (failure to supply will cause proposal to be disqualified) of at least one (1) copy of the submission of qualification. The copy of Professional s submission of qualification that bears an original signature should contain the mark original on the front cover of the submission. 3.2 Submission Submissions of qualification must be received by TJC on or before the Submittal Deadline (ref. Section 2.1 of this RFQ) and should be delivered to: Tyler Junior College ATTN: Michael M Caruso Director, Campus Services 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 903-510-2420 If sending by common carrier (UPS, FedEx etc ) use the following address. It is the responsibility of submitting parties to insure that packages are signed for before deadline. 3.3 Submission Validity Period Tyler Junior College ATTN: Michael M Caruso Director, Campus Services 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 903-510-2420 Each submission of qualification must state that it will remain valid for TJC s acceptance for a minimum of ninety (90) days after the Submittal Deadline, to allow time for evaluation, selection, and any unforeseen delays. 3.4 Terms and Conditions 3.4.1 Professional must comply with the requirements and specifications contained in this RFQ, including the Agreement (ref. APPENDIX TWO), the Notice to Professional (ref. Section 2 of this RFQ), Submission Requirements (ref. APPENDIX ONE) and the Specifications and Additional Questions (ref. Section 5 of this RFQ). If there is a conflict among the provisions in this RFQ, the Page 10 of 48
3.5 Submittal Checklist provision requiring Professional to supply the better quality or greater quantity of services will prevail, or if such conflict does not involve quality or quantity, then interpretation will be in the following order of precedence: 3.4.1.1 Specifications and Additional Questions (ref. Section 5 of this RFQ); 3.4.1.2 Agreement (ref. APPENDIX TWO); 3.4.1.3 Submission Requirements (ref. APPENDIX ONE); 3.4.1.4 Notice to Professionals (ref. Section 2 of this RFQ). Professional is instructed to complete, sign, and return the following documents as a part of its submission of qualification. If Professional fails to return each of the following items with its submission of qualification, then TJC will reject the submission: 3.5.1 Signed and Completed Execution of Offer (ref. Section 2 of APPENDIX ONE) 3.5.2 Signed and Completed Delivery Schedule (ref. Section 6 of this RFQ) 3.5.3 Responses to Professional's General Questionnaire (ref. Section 3 of APPENDIX ONE) 3.5.4 Responses to questions and requests for information in the Specifications and Additional Questions Section (ref. Section 5 of this RFQ) 3.5.5 Signed and Completed Addenda Checklist (ref. Section 4 of APPENDIX ONE) 3.5.6 Signed and Completed Felony Conviction Notification Form (ref. Section 5 of APPENDIX ONE) Page 11 of 48
SECTION 4 - GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS The terms and conditions contained in the attached Agreement (ref. APPENDIX TWO) or, in the sole discretion of TJC, terms and conditions substantially similar to those contained in the Agreement, will constitute and govern any contract or agreement that results from this RFQ. Page 12 of 48
SECTION 5 - SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS 5.1 General The minimum requirements and the specifications for the Services, as well as certain requests for information to be provided by Professional as part of its submission of qualification, are set forth below: 5.2 Minimum Requirements Each Professional must include information that clearly indicates that Professional meets each of the following minimum qualification requirements: 5.2.1 Track record of providing quality Design & Architectural Services. (a) List a maximum of five projects in the last ten years for which the Architectural firm provided or is providing Services in a college/university setting which are most related to the Scope provided for in this RFQ (Ref. Section 5.4). List the projects in priority order, with the most related project listed first. Provide the following information for each project listed: Project name and location Project Owner Project construction cost Project size in gross square feet Description of services the firm provided Project description Senior Planner (individual responsible to the client for the overall success of the project) Names of consultant firms, if any, and their areas of expertise Description of how this project is similar and why the services provided are relevant to this project. (b) List all current projects with description, budgets and estimated time of completion. (c ) To employ both high and low tech sustainable solutions to maximize the long-term efficiency of the building while minimizing its operational costs, list two (2) projects that in your opinion most typify your firm s use of green building principles. 5.2.2 Provide evidence that Professional was able to meet delivery schedules for the representative projects in 5.2.1 (a). 5.2.3 Professional must be detail-oriented and experienced in providing quality Design & Architectural Services. Page 13 of 48
5.2.4 Professional must be able to show breadth and depth of residence life hall experience at the firm. Resumes of each member of the proposed team must be included, as well as a resume of the firm. If member of team holds a professional license, please attach copies of same. 5.2.5 Professional must be able to show that programming of a residence life hall was included in some of the projects listed in 5.2.1. 5.3 Intentionally Left Blank 5.4 Scope of Work Tyler Junior College ( TJC ) is soliciting Architectural Firms ( Professional or Professionals ) in response to this Request for Qualifications for Selection of a Vendor to Provide Design & Architectural Services for a New Residence Life Hall. The Services include but are not limited to; Architectural Design of a new Residence Life Hall. The proposed new building will consist of approximately 125 rooms (250 beds) and will support a Living Learning Community. Connections to existing facilities. Site utilities and drainage Scope could include programming for the new Residence Life Hall Scope could include possible design of extra parking Scope could include addressing any environmental issues, if any Page 14 of 48
SECTION 6 - DELIVERY SCHEDULE Submission of Qualification of: (Professional Company Name) To: Ref.: TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE Design & Architectural Services for a New Residence Life Hall RFQ NO.: J2120-14-01 All State licenses and regulatory agreements must be complied with, failure will result in disqualification. TJC reserves the right to place order with more than one Service Provider. Ladies and Gentlemen: Having carefully examined all the specifications and requirements of this RFQ and any attachments hereto, the undersigned proposes to furnish the Services in accordance with the schedule provided below: Delivery Schedule of Events and Time Periods: Student Housing must be complete and ready for occupancy Fall of 2015. Respectfully submitted, Professional: By: (Authorized Signature for Professional) Name: Title: Date: Page 15 of 48
APPENDIX ONE - SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 2: EXECUTION OF OFFER SECTION 3: PROFESSIONAL'S GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE SECTION 4: ADDENDA CHECKLIST SECTION 5: FELONY CONVICTION NOTIFICATION FORM Page 16 of 48
SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION APPENDIX ONE 1.1 Submission of Qualification Requirements and General Instructions 1.1.1 Professional should carefully read the information contained in this RFQ and provide a complete submission of qualification in response to all requirements and questions as directed. 1.1.2 Submissions of qualification and any other information provided by Professional in response to this RFQ will become the property of TJC. 1.1.3 TJC will not provide compensation to Professional for any expenses incurred by Professional for submission of qualification preparation or for demonstrations or oral presentations that may be made by Professional, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing. Professional provides its submission of qualification at its own risk and expense. 1.1.4 Submissions of qualification that (i) are qualified with conditional clauses; (ii) alter, modify, or revise this RFQ in any way; or (iii) contain irregularities of any kind, are subject to disqualification by TJC, at TJC s sole discretion. 1.1.5 Submissions of qualification should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of Professional's ability to meet the requirements and specifications of this RFQ. Emphasis should be on completeness, clarity of content, and responsiveness to the requirements and specifications of this RFQ. 1.1.6 TJC makes no warranty or guarantee that an award will be made as a result of this RFQ. TJC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submissions of qualification, waive any formalities, procedural requirements, or minor technical inconsistencies, and delete any requirement or specification from this RFQ or the Agreement when deemed to be in TJC's best interest. TJC reserves the right to seek clarification from any Professional concerning any item contained in its submission of qualification prior to final selection. Such clarification may be provided by telephone conference or personal meeting with or writing to TJC, at TJC s sole discretion. Representations made by Professional within its submission of qualification will be binding on Professional. 1.1.7 Any submission of qualification that fails to comply with the requirements contained in this RFQ may be rejected by TJC, in TJC s sole discretion. Page 17 of 48
1.2 Preparation and Submittal Instructions APPENDIX ONE 1.2.1 Specifications and Additional Questions Submissions of qualification must include responses to the questions and requests for additional information in Specifications and Additional Questions (ref. Section 5 of this RFQ). Professional should reference the item number and repeat the question in its response. In cases where a question does not apply or if unable to respond, Professional should refer to the item number, repeat the question, and indicate N/A (Not Applicable) or N/R (No Response), as appropriate. Professional should explain the reason when responding N/A or N/R. 1.2.2 Execution of Offer Professional must complete, sign and return the attached Execution of Offer (ref. Section 2 of APPENDIX ONE) as part of its submission of qualification. The Execution of Offer must be signed by a representative of Professional duly authorized to bind Professional to its submission of qualification. Any submission of qualification received without a completed and signed Execution of Offer will be rejected by TJC, in its sole discretion. 1.2.3 Delivery Schedule Professional must complete and return the Delivery Schedule (ref. Section 6 of this RFQ), as part of its submission of qualification. In the Delivery Schedule, Professional should describe each significant phase in the process of providing the Services to TJC, and the time period within which Professional proposes to be able to complete each such phase. 1.2.4 Professional s General Questionnaire Submissions of qualification must include responses to the questions in Professional s General Questionnaire (ref. Section 3 of APPENDIX ONE). Professional should reference the item number and repeat the question in its response. In cases where a question does not apply or if unable to respond, Professional should refer to the item number, repeat the question, and indicate N/A (Not Applicable) or N/R (No Response), as appropriate. Professional should explain the reason when responding N/A or N/R. 1.2.5 Addenda Checklist Professional should acknowledge all Addenda to this RFQ (if any) by completing, signing and returning the Addenda Checklist (ref. Section 4 of APPENDIX ONE) as part of its submission of qualification. It is the Proposer s responsibility to make sure they have obtained all addenda. Addenda, if any, will be posted on TJC s website at http://www.tjc.edu/legalnotices. Page 18 of 48
APPENDIX ONE Any submission of qualification received without a completed and signed Addenda Checklist may be rejected by TJC, in its sole discretion. 1.2.6 Felony Notification Proposer must complete, sign and return the attached Felony Conviction Notification Form (ref. Section 5 of APPENDIX ONE) as part of its proposal. The Felony Conviction Notification Form must be signed by a representative of Proposer duly authorized to bind the Proposer to its proposal. Any proposal received without a completed and signed Felony Conviction Notification Form may be rejected by TJC in its sole discretion 1.2.7 Submission Professional should provide all submission of qualification materials enclosed in a sealed envelope, box, or container. The RFQ No. (J2120-14-01) and the Submittal Deadline (ref. Section 2.1 of this RFQ) should be clearly shown in the lower lefthand corner on the top surface of the container. In addition, the name and the return address of Professional should be clearly visible. Upon Professional s request and at Professional s expense, TJC will return to Professional its submission of qualification received after the Submittal Deadline if the submission of qualification is properly identified. TJC will not under any circumstances consider a submission of qualification that is received after the Submittal Deadline that is required by this RFQ. TJC will not accept submissions of qualification provided by telephone, submissions of qualification provided by Facsimile ( FAX ) transmission, or submissions of qualification provided by electronic transmission (i.e., e-mail) in response to this RFQ. Except as otherwise provided in this RFQ, no submission of qualification may be changed, amended, or modified after it has been provided to TJC. However, a submission of qualification may be withdrawn and resubmitted at any time prior to the Submittal Deadline. No submission of qualification may be withdrawn after the Submittal Deadline without TJC s consent, which will be based on Professional's submittal of a written explanation and documentation evidencing a reason acceptable to TJC, in TJC s sole discretion. By signing the Execution of Offer (ref. Section 2 of APPENDIX ONE) and providing a submission of qualification, Professional certifies that any terms, conditions, or documents attached to or referenced in its submission of qualification are applicable to this procurement only to the extent that they (a) do not conflict with the laws of the State of Texas or this RFQ and (b) do not place any requirements on TJC that are not set forth in this RFQ or in the Appendices to this RFQ. Professional further certifies that providing a submission of qualification is Professional's good faith intent to enter into the Agreement with TJC as specified herein and that such intent is not contingent upon TJC's Page 19 of 48
APPENDIX ONE acceptance or execution of any terms, conditions, or other documents attached to or referenced in Professional s submission of qualification. 1.2.8 Page Size, Binders, and Dividers Submissions of qualification must be typed on letter-size (8-1/2 x 11 ) paper, and must be submitted in a binder. Preprinted material should be referenced in the submission of qualification and included as labeled attachments. Sections within a submission of qualification should be divided by tabs for ease of reference. 1.2.9 Table of Contents Submissions of qualification must include a Table of Contents with page number references. The Table of Contents must contain sufficient detail and be organized according to the same format as presented in this RFQ, to allow easy reference to the sections of the submission of qualification as well as to any separate attachments (which should be identified in the main Table of Contents). If Professional includes supplemental information or non-required attachments with its submission of qualification, this material should be clearly identified in the Table of Contents and organized as a separate section of the submission of qualification. 1.2.10 Pagination All pages of the submission of qualification should be numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.). Attachments should be numbered or referenced separately. Page 20 of 48
APPENDIX ONE SECTION 2 - EXECUTION OF OFFER DESIGN & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A NEW RESIDENCE LIFE HALL RFQ# J2120-14-01 SIGNING A FALSE STATEMENT MAY VOID THE SUBMITTED PROPOSAL OR ANY AGREEMENTS OR OTHER CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE SUBMISSION OF RESPONDENT S PROPOSAL, AND THE RESPONDENT MAY BE REMOVED FROM ALL PROPOSER LISTS AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE. A FALSE CERTIFICATION SHALL BE DEEMED A MATERIAL BREACH OF CONTRACT AND, AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE S OPTION, MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION OF ANY RESULTING CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER. 1. By signature hereon, Respondent offers and agrees to furnish to Owner the products and/or services more particularly described in its proposal, at the prices quoted in the proposal, and to comply with all terms, conditions and requirements set forth in the RFQ documents and contained herein. 2. By signature hereon, Respondent affirms that he has not given, nor intends to give at any time hereafter, any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted proposal. 3. By signature hereon, a corporate Respondent certifies that it is not currently delinquent in the payment of any Franchise Taxes due under Chapter 171, Texas Tax Code, or that the corporate Respondent is exempt from the payment of such taxes, or that the corporate Respondent is an out-ofstate corporation that is not subject to the Texas Franchise Tax, whichever is applicable. 4. By signature hereon, the Respondent hereby certifies that neither the Respondent nor the firm, corporation, partnership or institution represented by the Respondent, or anyone acting for such firm, corporation, or institution has violated the antitrust laws of this state, codified in Section 15.01, et. seq., Texas Business and Commerce Code, or the Federal antitrust laws, nor communicated directly or indirectly the proposal made to any competitor or any other person engaged in such line of business. 5. By signature hereon, Respondent represents and warrants that: a. Respondent is a reputable company regularly engaged in providing products and/or services necessary to meet the terms, conditions and requirements of the RFQ; b. Respondent has the necessary experience, knowledge, abilities, skills, and resources to satisfactorily perform the terms, conditions and requirements of the RFQ; c. Respondent is aware of, is fully informed about, and is in full compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances; d. Respondent understands (i) the requirements and specifications set forth in this RFQ and (ii) the terms and conditions set forth in the Contract under which Respondent will be required to operate; e. Respondent, if selected by Owner, will maintain insurance as required by the Contract; Page 21 of 48
APPENDIX ONE f. All statements, information and representations prepared and submitted in response to this RFQ are current, complete, true and accurate. Respondent acknowledges that Owner will rely on such statements, information and representations in selecting the Successful Respondent. If selected by Owner as the Successful Respondent, Respondent will notify Owner immediately of any material change in any matters with regard to which Respondent has made a statement or representation or provided information. 6. By signature hereon, Respondent certifies that the individual signing this document and the documents made part of the RFQ is authorized to sign such documents on behalf of the company and to bind the company under any agreements or other contractual arrangements which may result from the submission of Respondent s proposal. 7. Intentionally Left Blank 8. By signature hereon, Respondent certifies that no relationship, whether by relative, business associate, capital funding agreement or by any other such kinship exist between Respondent and Owner. 9. By signature hereon, Respondent affirms that no compensation has been received for participation in the preparation of the specifications for this RFQ. (ref. Section 2155.004 Texas Government Code). 10. Respondent represents and warrants that all articles and services quoted in response to this RFQ meet or exceed the safety standards established and promulgated under the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Law (Public Law 91-596) and its regulations in effect or proposed as of the date of this solicitation. 11. By signature hereon, Respondent signifies his compliance with all federal laws and regulations pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action. 12. By signature hereon, Respondent agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Owner, all of its board members, agents and employees from and against all claims, actions, suits, demands, proceedings, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs), damages, and liabilities, arising out of, connected with, or resulting from any negligent or willful acts or omissions of Respondent or any agent, employee, subcontractor, or supplier of Respondent in the execution or performance of any agreements or other contractual arrangements which may result from the submission of Respondent s proposal. 13. By signature hereon, Respondent agrees to abide by and fully comply with Owner s smoking policy. Respondent understands that Owner has a smoke-free campus and this applies to the project at issue and Respondent agrees that all persons working under or for Respondent will abide by this policy in all respects. 14. By signature hereon, Respondent agrees that Owner s bid protest policy, which is included in the RFQ, will govern any protests related to this RFQ and agrees to the terms of same. Page 22 of 48
Please complete the following: APPENDIX ONE Respondent s FIN No: Respondent s FEI No: If Sole Owner: Respondent s SS No: If a Corporation: Respondent s State of Incorporation: Respondent s Charter No: Please identify each person who owns at least 25% of Respondent s business entity by name and social security number: Name Name Name Name Social Security Number Social Security Number Social Security Number Social Security Number Submitted and Certified By: (Respondent s Name) (Date) (Authorized Signature) (Printed Name/Title) (Telephone Number)&(Fax Number) (Street Address) (City, State, Zip Code) Page 23 of 48
SECTION 3 - PROFESSIONAL S GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE APPENDIX ONE NOTICE: WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, INDIVIDUALS ARE ENTITLED ON REQUEST TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS COLLECT ABOUT SUCH INDIVIDUALS. UNDER SECTIONS 552.021 AND 552.023, GOVERNMENT CODE, INDIVIDUALS ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW SUCH INFORMATION. UNDER SECTION 559.004, GOVERNMENT CODE, INDIVIDUALS ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH INDIVIDUALS THAT IS INCORRECT. Submissions of qualification must include responses to the questions contained in this Professional s General Questionnaire. Professional should reference the item number and repeat the question in its response. In cases where a question does not apply or if unable to respond, Professional should refer to the item number, repeat the question, and indicate N/A (Not Applicable) or N/R (No Response), as appropriate. Professional will explain the reason when responding N/A or N/R. 3.1 Professional Profile 3.1.1 Legal name of Professional company: Address of principal place of business: Address of office that would be providing service under the Agreement: Number of years in Business: State of incorporation: Number of Employees: Annual Revenues Volume: Name of Parent Corporation, if any: Page 24 of 48
APPENDIX ONE NOTE: If Professional is a subsidiary, TJC prefers to enter into a contract or agreement with the Parent Corporation or to receive assurances of performance from the Parent Corporation. 3.1.2 State whether Professional will provide a copy of its financial statements for the past two (2) years, if requested by TJC. 3.1.3 Professional will provide a financial rating and any related documentation (such as a Dunn and Bradstreet analysis) that indicates the financial stability of Professional. 3.1.4 Is Professional currently for sale or involved in any transaction to expand or to become acquired by another business entity? If yes, Professional will explain the expected impact, both in organizational and directional terms. 3.1.5 Professional will provide any details of all past or pending litigation or claims filed against Professional that involve allegations of malpractice, negligence, gross negligence, professional errors and/or omissions, criminal allegations or breach of contract. 3.1.6 Is Professional currently in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity? If yes, Professional will specify the pertinent date(s), details, circumstances, and describe the current prospects for resolution. 3.1.7 Professional will provide a customer reference list of no less than five (5) organizations with which Professional currently has contracts and/or to which Professional has previously provided services (within the past five (5) years) of a type and scope similar to those required by TJC s RFQ. Professional will include in its customer reference list the customer s company name, contact person, telephone number, project description, length of business relationship, and background of services provided by Professional. 3.1.8 Does any relationship exist (whether by family kinship, business association, capital funding agreement, or any other such relationship) between Professional and any employee of TJC? If yes, Professional will explain. 3.2 Approach to Project Services 3.2.1 Professional will provide a statement of Professional s service approach and will describe any unique benefits to TJC from doing business with Professional. Professional will briefly describe its approach for each of the required services identified in Section 5.4 Scope of Work of this RFQ. 3.2.2 Professional will provide an estimate of the earliest starting date for services following execution of an Agreement. Page 25 of 48
APPENDIX ONE 3.2.3 Professional will provide a work plan with key dates and milestones. The work plan should include: 3.2.3.1 Identification of tasks to be performed; 3.2.3.2 Time frames to perform the identified tasks; 3.2.3.3 Project management methodology; 3.2.3.4 Implementation strategy; and 3.2.3.5 The expected time frame in which the services would be implemented. 3.2.4 Professional will describe the types of reports or other written documents Professional will provide (if any) and the frequency of reporting, if more frequent than required in the RFQ. Professional will include samples of reports and documents if appropriate. 3.3 General Requirements 3.3.1 Professional will provide summary resumes for its proposed key personnel who will be providing services under the Agreement with TJC, including their specific experiences with similar service projects, and number of years of employment with Professional. 3.3.2 Professional will describe any difficulties it anticipates in performing its duties under the Agreement with TJC and how Professional plans to manage these difficulties. Professional will describe the assistance it will require from TJC. 3.4 Service Support Professional will describe its service support philosophy, how is it implemented, and how Professional measures its success in maintaining this philosophy. 3.5 Quality Assurance Professional will describe its quality assurance program, its quality requirements, and how they are measured. 3.6 Miscellaneous 3.6.1 Professional will provide a list of any additional services or benefits not otherwise identified in this RFQ that Professional would propose to provide to TJC. Additional services or benefits must be directly related to the services solicited under this RFQ. 3.6.2 Professional will provide details describing any unique or special services or benefits offered or advantages to be gained by TJC from doing business with Page 26 of 48
APPENDIX ONE Professional. Additional services or benefits must be directly related to the services solicited under this RFQ. 3.6.3 Does Professional have a contingency plan or disaster recovery plan in the event of a disaster? If so, then Professional will provide a copy of the plan. Page 27 of 48
SECTION 4 - ADDENDA CHECKLIST APPENDIX ONE Submission of Qualification of: (Professional Company Name) To: TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE Ref.: Design & Architectural Services for a New Residence Life Hall RFQ NO.: J2120-14-01 Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned Professional hereby acknowledges receipt of the following Addenda to the captioned RFQ (initial if applicable). It is the Proposer s responsibility to make sure they have obtained all addenda. Addenda, if any, will be found at http://www.tjc.edu/legalnotices. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Respectfully submitted, Professional: By: (Authorized Signature for Professional) Name: Title: Date: Page 28 of 48
APPENDIX ONE SECTION 5: FELONY CONVICTION NOTIFICATION FORM TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO. J2120-14-01 FELONY CONVICTION NOTIFICATION State of Texas Legislative Senate Bill No. 1, Section 44.034, Notification of Criminal History, Subsection (a), states "a person or business entity that enters into a contract with a school district must give advance notice to the district if the person or an owner or operator of the business entity has been convicted of a felony. The notice must include a general description of the conduct resulting in the conviction of a felony." Subsection (b) states "a school district may terminate a contract with a person or business entity if the district determines that the person or business entity failed to give notice as required by Subsection (1) or misrepresented the conduct resulting in the conviction. The district must compensate the person or business entity for services performed before the termination of the Contract." This notice is not required of a publicly-held Corporation I certify that the information concerning notification of felony convictions has been reviewed by me and the following information furnished is true to the best of my knowledge. NAME: A. I have not been convicted of a felony. Signature: Date: B. I have been convicted of a felony. Name of Felon (s): Details of Conviction (s): Signature: Date: C. The associated firm (or practice) is owned or operated by the following individual(s) who has/have been convicted of a felony. Name of Felon (s): Details of Conviction (s): Signature: Date: Page 29 of 48
APPENDIX TWO PROPOSED AGREEMENT AGREEMENT For DESIGN & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A NEW RESIDENCE LIFE HALL This Agreement is made as of, (the Effective Date ), by and between: The Owner: Tyler Junior College ( TJC ) 1327 South Baxter Tyler, Texas 75701 and The Services Provider: This Agreement is for the provision of Design & Architectural Services related to a New Residence Life Hall for the Owner. Services are of limited scope, to be performed on a non-exclusive, indefinite quantity basis, as requested by the Owner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Services Provider represents that it has the knowledge, ability, skills and resources to provide such services in accordance with the terms and requirements of this Agreement. The Owner and the Services Provider agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 TERM OF AGREEMENT 1.01 Initial Term: This initial term of this Agreement shall begin on the effective date and shall expire upon acceptance of TJC of the final documents or terminated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. 1.02 Completion of Work in Progress: The Owner has the option to extend the term of this Agreement, or any renewal period, as necessary for Services Provider to complete work on any project approved by the Owner prior to the expiration of the Agreement. ARTICLE 2 CONTRACT SUM 2.01 No Minimum Amount of Work: Owner makes no representations regarding the amount or type of services, if any, that Services Provider will be asked to provide to Owner during the term(s) of this Agreement. It is expressly understood that the Owner is Page 30 of 48