Texas DIR/ESBD #UTD20260929-TB

UT Dallas CMAR Services for Four Deferred-Maintenance Phases

The University of Texas at Dallas is seeking multiple Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) firms for a campus deferred-maintenance program managed by Facilities Management. - Buyer: The University of Texas at Dallas, Facilities Management, Richardson, Texas. - Procurement: Select multiple CMAR firms to provide preconstruction and construction-phase services across four multi-stage scopes. Firms may propose on one or more phases. - Scope and anticipated budget limitations: - Phase 1 — $65 million: Replace or refurbish existing air handlers, replace pneumatic variable-air-volume (VAV) units, and restore affected educational and general (E&G) areas, including carpet, paint, ceilings, and lighting. - Phase 2 — $45 million: Restore campus E&G restrooms and related building systems and finishes; repair, restore, or replace building envelopes, roofs, and elevators; and restore E&G areas in the Bioengineering and Sciences Building (BSB) and Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory (NSERL). Excludes Phase 1 work. - Phase 3 — $45 million: Restore electrical systems serving E&G research buildings and the Central Energy Plant and satellite plants; assess and improve campus utility-system resiliency for E&G buildings. - Phase 4 — $15 million: Restore E&G areas at the Brain Performance Institute (BPI), Center for Brain Health (CBH), and Callier Dallas (CD), potentially including building systems, interiors, restrooms, envelopes and roofs, elevators, electrical systems, controls, life-safety, and accessibility work. - Services and proposal requirements: Provide qualifications and availability, project execution and phasing plans, estimating and cost control, scheduling, quality control and commissioning, warranty and service support, and pricing and delivery information. - Value note: The initial notice estimates the project at $27 million, while the attachment lists phase budget limitations totaling $170 million. These figures differ; the attachment’s phase amounts are shown above. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are identified in the solicitation materials.

Description

The University of Texas at Dallas is soliciting proposals to select multiple Construction Manager at Risk firms for four multi-stage/phase deferred maintenance scopes of work. The RFP describes a two-step selection process, including proposal evaluation and interviews with the most qualified respondents. The stated estimated value is $27,000,000. Proposals are due December 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST and are submitted through the listed Bonfire portal.

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