PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING  
              AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES  
                                            
                                            
                                            
              REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS (RFQS) 
                                 RFQS NO. 19C-017 
                              Release Date:  July 1, 2019 
                                            
                                            
                                            
                           Responses must be submitted to: 
                                Alamo Colleges District 
                       Purchasing and Contract Administration 
                    See addresses in “Key Dates and Information” 
                                            
                                            
                                            
                      Pre-Response Meeting:  July 16, 3:00 p.m. 
            Qualification Statements Deadline:  August 1, 2019, 2:00 p.m. 
      
      
        
                                                   TABLE OF CONTENTS 
          Key Dates and Information 
          1.  General Information 
          2.  Purpose 
          3.  Scope of Work 
          4.  Selection Procedures 
          5.  General Requirement 
          6.  Selection Process 
          7.  Submission of Responses 
          8.  Requirement of Responses 
          9.  Format of Responses 
          10. Acknowledgment of Addenda 
          11. Execution of Offer 
               
      Appendix A – Internship Program Parameters 
      Attachment A – Guidelines on Utilization of Small Minority, Women and Veteran Owned Business Enterprise 
      Attachment B – Schedule of Services 
      Attachment C – Sample Agreement 
                                     
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        KEY DATES AND INFORMATION 
         
         
        RFQS NAME:                                      Request for Qualification Statements (RFQS) for Purchase of Construction 
                                                        Material Testing and Geotechnical Engineering Services  
         
        PRE-RESPONSE MEETING:                           A Pre-Response meeting is scheduled on July 16, 2019.  The meeting 
                                                        will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the San Antonio College Campus in the 
                                                        Oppenheimer Academic Center Room 101, San Antonio, TX  78212.  
                                                        The Pre-Response meeting is not mandatory; however, attendance is 
                                                        strongly encouraged. The meeting will be held to answer questions 
                                                        perspective Offerors may have regarding the intent of the solicitation. 
         
        CLOSURES:                                       The Alamo Colleges District will be closed on July 4, 2019.  The Alamo 
                                                        Colleges District will also be closed on Fridays from June 7 to July 26.   
         
        SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:                             August 1, 2019, prior to 2:00 pm 
         
        DELIVERY LOCATION:                              Alamo Colleges District 
                                                        Purchasing and Contract Administration  
                                                        Re:  Purchase  of  Construction  Material  Testing  and  Geotechnical 
                                                        Engineering Services            
                                                        RFQS # 19C-017 
                                                        Reception Desk 
                                                        2222 N. Alamo St.  
                                                        San Antonio, TX 78215 
         
        CONTRACT TERM:                                  Any contract awarded by the Board of Trustees as a result of the 
                                                        RFQS will begin upon award and terminate August 31, 2021, and 
                                                        have three, one year options to renew upon mutual consent of the 
                                                        contractor and Alamo Colleges District.  
         
        NOTICE:           All questions related to this RFQS are to be directed to Sandra Calderon, Senior Purchaser, via 
                          email to:  sirlas@alamo.edu with a copy to dst-purchasing@alamo.edu  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                             
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                                                             Minimum Qualifications 
             The respondents to this RFQS must have the following minimum qualifications.  Failure to meet 
             minimum qualifications is grounds for rejection.  Alamo Colleges District reserves the right to reject 
             qualification statements that fail to include this information with the Offerors qualification statement 
             submission. 
         
                Offeror(s) must affirm in writing and include with qualifications.  Offeror must have the capacity for 
                 providing insurance as required in section 5.6. 
         
                Offeror(s) must affirm in writing and include with qualifications.  Offeror must possess the certifications 
                 A2LA or AASHTO. 
                  
                Offeror(s) must affirm in writing and include with qualifications.  Offeror must possess the credentials, 
                 licenses and/or certifications required for Industrial Air Quality (IAQ) air, soil, bulk & tape samples for 
                 Total Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s), Individual VOC, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Total 
                 Nuisance Dust, Relative Humidity and Temperature. 
                     
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