The Austin Community College District (ACC) is seeking qualifications for a design-build project for rooftop solar arrays at the Highland Campus. The project involves a two-step selection process. The deadline for questions is January 30, 2026, and the solicitation response is due on February 11, 2026. An optional site visit and conference will be held on January 28, 2026. The anticipated contract start date is May 1, 2026. The selected firm must comply with federal and local incentives and provide required certifications. The project is budgeted for $1,200,000. 00. The design-build firm must provide all labor, materials, equipment, engineering, supervision, permitting, coordination, and related services necessary to design, procure, construct, install, commission, and deliver fully operational photovoltaic PV systems.
The system shall be completed and fully operational no later than December 31, 2026, or at a date as accepted by ACC, according to the bid notice.
Until substantial completion, ACC will pay 95% of the amount due the respondent on account of progress payments, but will retain five percent 5 of the original amount, as stated in the bid notice.
The designbuild package must include, at a minimum: a 25-year warranty on PV modules, a 10-year warranty on inverters, a 2-year warranty on all other components, and a 2-year performance warranty on the complete system, according to the bid notice.
The award will be based on the best value to ACC, considering factors like technical competence, quality of qualifications, warranty, and understanding of tax credits, as stated in the bid notice.
Respondents will be evaluated based on experience, financial soundness, technical competence, past performance, and other factors, according to the bid notice.
ACC has calculated that $1,000 per day is a reasonable estimate of damages for the designbuild firms unexcused delay in achieving substantial completion by the substantial completion date, as stated in the bid notice.
An optional site visit will be held immediately following the solicitation conference on January 28th, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. , CST, according to the bid notice.
Questions or comments concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the ACC's point of contact, by no later than the date and time indicated in the procurement schedule of events, according to the bid notice.
The proposed solar project is budgeted for $1,200,****, according to the bid notice.
