NOTICE TO OFFERORS
CITY OF FORT WORTH
DIAMOND HILL COMMUNITY CENTER
Proposals for the Diamond Hill Community Center located at 1701 NE 36th Street in Fort Worth Texas will be received at the Purchasing Office, City of Fort Worth, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, 76102, until 1:30 P.M on Thursday, April 29, 2021, and will be opened and publicly read aloud approximately thirty minutes later in the Council Chambers.
After evaluating the Proposals submitted, the City shall select the Offeror that offers the Best Value to the City and enter into negotiations with that Offeror. The City may discuss with the selected Offeror options for a scope or time modification and any price change associated with such modification.
The last day for questions from prospective Offerors is at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 1701 NE 36th Street.
The offers will be valid for ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) calendar days. Estimated construction cost is approximately $7,989,300 (including $80,000 Food Service Equipment Allowance). There are three (3) Alternates for this project.
The Offeror will add a 7.5% Owner’s Contingency Allowance on a separate line item on the Proposal form and only the Owner will approve the use of this allowance during construction. Any Allowance remaining at the end of construction will be retained by the City of Fort Worth. This Allowance is not to be included in the Base Proposal and will not be used in the Best Value selection process.
Refer to the evaluation matrix for the selection of the Best Value Offeror in the Instructions to Offerors.
Refer to the Request for Proposal documents for the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Information. MBE participation will be evaluated in awarding this Contract. The MBE participation goal is 19%. Offerors must submit the attached Best Value Utilization Form within 5 business days of submitting their Best Value Proposal. Failure to document proposed attainment will remove the Proposal from further consideration.
Also, Refer to Section 2. MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MBE) (BEST VALUE PROPOSAL) in the Instructions to Offerors.
Offerors must submit a bid bond with their proposal. Offeror(s) to whom an award of contract(s) is made will be required to provide Payment and Performance Bonds and provide Contractors General Liability and Statutory Workers Compensation Coverage.
If you intend to submit a Proposal, request you inform the Project Manager or Architect who can then inform the interested subcontractors.
General Contractors and Suppliers may make copies of the Instructions to Offerors, General Conditions, Drawings, and Specifications through their printer. The construction documents are not available at the City but may be viewed and printed on-line by cutting and pasting the following link into your browser:
https://docs.b360.autodesk.com/shares/7d5e5225-0869-461c-9f18-ec6811876c89
Contact the Project Manager, Alfonso Meza, at (817) 392-8274 or email Alfonso.Meza@fortworthtexas.gov for assistance. For additional information contact the Project Architect, Kent Pontious, at (214) 303-1500 or email Pontious, Kent (kent.pontious@gff.com)