Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 5 - TEXAS VETERANS LAND BOARD › Chapter 176 - VETERANS HOMES › Section 176.11 - Construction Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
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.