# Texas DIR/ESBD #758-27-05037

Design-build services for Lamar University’s approximately 1,000-bed residence hall

**Posted:** November 10, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** 758-27-05037
**NAICS:** 236220, 541310, 541330

Lamar University is seeking a design-build team for a major new student residence hall in Beaumont, Texas.
- **Government buyer:** The Texas State University System, on behalf of Lamar University; the procurement office is Lamar University Purchasing.
- **Project:** One residence hall of approximately 240,000 gross square feet, planned for about 1,000 student beds, primarily in traditional double rooms, with shared study and amenity spaces.
- **Services requested:** Integrated programming validation, architecture and interior design, engineering, site and utility development, landscaping, construction, commissioning coordination, and closeout. Scope also includes technology, AV, telecommunications, security, access control, life-safety systems, signage, wayfinding, cost estimating, scheduling, and BIM coordination. The design-build team must coordinate owner-furnished, owner-installed furniture and owner-provided testing and commissioning services.
- **Named OEM:** **Alertus** — integrate the campus-wide mass notification/intercom system. No other product manufacturers or vendors are named.
- **Notable requirements:** No wood-framed construction; a standalone chiller; applicable accessibility, energy, windstorm, and code compliance; and coordination with campus technology standards and owner-selected testing providers. The RFQ also identifies a VetHUB commitment, an A/E subcontracting plan, and a guaranteed maximum price proposal.
- **Budget:** $105 million construction cost limitation within a stated $113.4 million design-build budget limitation.
- **Schedule:** The preliminary project schedule includes design/pre-construction, construction, substantial and final completion, and occupancy milestones; the selected team is expected to validate and develop the schedule.

### Description

The Texas State University System, on behalf of Lamar University, is seeking Statements of Qualifications from firms for design-build services for a new residence hall in Beaumont, Texas. The project is planned for approximately 1,000 student beds and includes design, construction, and closeout, along with site development, utilities, landscape, technology, security, life-safety systems, and related services. The RFQ is the first phase of a two-phase selection process; responses are due December 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The stated estimated value is $105,000,000.

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