40 Tex. Admin. Code § 176.11 - Construction Requirements
The following procedures shall be applicable to bidding and awarding of contracts for the design and construction of the veterans homes provided for in this rule.
(1) The
Board may request proposals from individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations
or a joint venture, or other similar business arrangement, of such entities
interested in the design, construction and operation and management of one or
more of the state veterans homes provided for in this rule.
(2) The Board shall award the design,
construction and operation and management of the veterans home(s) on the basis
of the proposers demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the
requested job at fair and reasonable prices.
(3) The selected proposer must be a
registered architect or registered professional engineer or the selected
proposer must employ a registered architect or registered professional engineer
that would be responsible for the design and construction of the state veterans
home(s).
(4) The selected proposer
will be required to supervise and coordinate all architects, engineers,
subcontractors during the design and construction of the state veterans
home(s).
(5) Each state veterans
home must be a skilled nursing care facility, certified for
dementia/Alzheimer's care, which meets the requirements for licensure by the
State of Texas as a nursing care facility and the requirements for recognition
by the USDVA as a state veterans home. The facility should be modular in
nature, so as to allow for incremental changes in size and types of care with a
minimum of redesign. The facility should also be designed to avoid an
institutional atmosphere by creating a supportive, therapeutic, home-like
environment. Additional requirements may be specified in the Request for
Proposals.
(6) The Board may
require the proposers to submit separate pricing proposals for the construction
phase and the operations phase of the state veteran home(s). The Board may
consider the pricing proposals together or individually.
(7) Each request for proposal approved by the
Board shall contain detailed instructions of the procedure the proposer must
follow when developing the pricing proposal for the construction
phase.
(8) Pricing proposals for
the construction phase shall be evaluated based on the dollar amount of the
proposal, the proposers financial resources, surety and insurance experience,
construction experience, completion ability, personnel available, equipment
available, work load, and client relationship. The contract will be awarded
based on the proposal most advantageous to the Board after evaluation of all
proposals.
(9) Once a contract is
awarded the proposer shall provide all necessary insurance certificates and
bonds. The selected proposer will then begin design of the state veterans
home(s) and shall be paid in accordance with the terms of its contract with the
Board.
(10) The Board may contract
with an individual, firm, partnership or corporation to act as the Board's
representative in all aspects of the proposal process, construction phase and
operation phase of the state veterans home(s). The representative must be a
registered architect or registered professional engineer or the representative
must employ a registered architect or registered professional engineer that
would be responsible for the functions of the representative. The functions of
the representative include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A) Providing expertise and professional
advice to the Board regarding the proposals, proposer selection process, design
and construction and operation and management of the state veterans
homes.
(B) Monitoring the design
and construction of the state veterans home(s) to insure that the construction
quality and standards agreed to by the Board are implemented by the selected
proposer.
(C) Completing periodic
reports to the Veterans Land Board on the progress of the design and
construction of the state veterans home(s).
(D) Fulfilling any other requirements or
services outlined with its contract with the Board.
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