RFP 2026-0093 Construction Audit Services

PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION AUDIT SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
RFP 2026-0093
Release Date: June 4, 2026
Proposals must be submitted to:
Alamo Colleges District
Purchasing and Contract Administration
See addresses in "Key Dates and Meetings"
Proposal Deadline: July 2, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (CST)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Dates and Information
General Information
A. RFP Project Scope
B. Description of Alamo Colleges District
C. Definition of Terms
Section 1: Scope of Work
A. Scope of Work
B. Statement of Work
Section 2: Terms and Conditions of the RFP & Submission of Proposal
A. Terms and Conditions of the RFP
B. Preparation of Proposals
C. Submission of Proposal
Section 3: Proposal Pricing Schedule
Section 4: Offeror's Checklist
Section 5: Certification of Non-Collusion
Section 6: Proposal Certification
Section 7: Form CIQ - Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
Section 8: Terms and Conditions of the Contract
1. Defined Terms
2. Project Objective(s) and Scope
3. Project Deliverables
4. Supplemental Deliverables or Rate Changes
5. Access
6. Communication
7. Policies
8. Compliance with Applicable Laws
9. Insurance
10. Payment
11. Term and Termination
12. Licenses, Permits, Taxes and Fees
13. General Terms
1) Notices
2) Choice of Law
3) Identity Theft Prevention and Notification
4) Successors and Assigns
5) Entire Agreement
6) Amendments
7) Force Majeure
8) Severability
9) Gender and Number
10) Captions
11) Exhibits
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12) Drafters
13) No Third Party Beneficiaries
14) Dispute Resolution
15) Release of Liability
16) Indemnification and Releases
17) Release of Information
18) Independent Contractor
19) Copyrights, Consents & Assignments
20) Records
21) Covenants Pertaining to Contractor Employees Working at Alamo Colleges Premises
22) Right to Audit
23) Contractor Parking
Appendix A: Internship Program Parameters
Appendix B: Representations and Warranties to Governmental Entities Required by Law
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KEY DATES AND INFORMATION
RFP NAME: Request for Proposal (RFP) Purchase of Construction Audit
Services
SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: July 2, 2026, prior to 2:00 pm (CST)
U.S. DELIVERY LOCATION: Offeror may upload the proposal to Alamo Colleges District e-
bidding portal; or deliver to
Alamo Colleges District
Purchasing and Contract Administration
Purchase of Construction Audit Services
RFP 2026-0096
2222 N. Alamo Street
San Antonio, Texas 78215
CONTRACT TERM: Any contract awarded as a result of the RFP will begin upon
award and end upon completion and acceptance of
construction audits ultimately assigned from the original or
amended project list, subject to the termination rights provided
in the contract.
NOTICE: All questions related to this RFP are to be directed to Maria Velma Bates, via email to:
mbates28@alamo.edu
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Minimum Qualifications
The respondents to this RFP must have the following minimum qualifications. The Alamo
Colleges District reserves the right to reject proposals, which fail to include this information:
* Offeror must affirm in writing: Offeror will provide construction-related auditing
services without the use of subcontractors and provide evidence with your firm's
proposal submission.
* Offeror must affirm in writing: Offeror's designated engagement partner, or person
responsible for oversight of the audit process and issuance of interim or final reports,
should possess a current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in the State of
Texas, and provide evidence with their firm's proposal submission. In lieu of
possessing a CPA license in the State of Texas, the Offeror's designated
engagement partner, or person responsible for oversight of the audit process and
issuance of interim or final reports, must possess a current Certified Construction
Auditor (CCA) designation issued by the National Association of Construction
Auditors (NACA), and provide evidence with your firm's proposal submission.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Organizational Description (Who We Are)
Alamo Community College District (Alamo Colleges
District or ACD) is a nationally recognized organization
and the recipient of the Malcom Baldrige National
Quality Award, the nation's highest honor for
performance excellence, in both 2018 and 2024. The
Aspen Institute named San Antonio College the winner
of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College
Excellence and received $600,000. Four of the five
colleges in the Alamo Colleges District are named in
the top 150 of the nation's best community colleges,
and Palo Alto College is among the top two in the
country. Alamo Colleges District includes Palo Alto
College, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio
College, St. Philip's College, and Northeast Lakeview
College, along with a number of off-campus locations throughout the San Antonio metropolitan area,
serving an eight-county region, with a total unduplicated enrollment of over 88,000 students.
From our origin as a community college district in 1945 through decades of change and expansion,
we have worked to make higher education accessible and affordable. ACD provides academic,
vocational and technical courses for certificates of completion, associate degrees, bachelor's
degrees, continuing education and workforce training at its five colleges and seven education and
training centers. Our credits transfer to four - year universities for those pursuing advanced
degrees, and our workforce development and continuing education programs help individuals build
new careers and meet the needs of businesses. Our moonshot is to partner to end poverty through
education and training - whether that is a certificate, an associate degree, or workforce-oriented
baccalaureate degrees.
The Alamo Colleges District is one of the largest community college systems in the United States
and the fourth largest in Texas. Bexar County is the taxing district for ACD. We, however, serve a
much larger region; our service area includes all of Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, and
Wilson Counties, and most of Atascosa and Guadalupe Counties. San Antonio is the seventh-
largest city in the nation with an estimated 1.5 million people, of which 60% are Hispanic. Of all
students enrolled in post-secondary education in the city, approximately 39% are enrolled in one of
our colleges.
ACD serves the Bexar County community and its service area through its programs and services
that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Students
are taught by highly qualified faculty with Master's and Doctorate degrees who are dedicated to
creating a learning-centered environment. Student services include advising, computer labs,
tutoring, financial aid services, services for the disabled, advocacy centers, developmental
instruction, veteran's services, and job placement assistance.
ACD, a Hispanic-Serving System which includes the nation's only college that is both a Historically
Black College and a Hispanic-Serving Institution, is the nation's third largest producer of Hispanic
nurses. ACD is also one of Texas' largest providers of online post-secondary education. A diverse
international program brings Central American and other teachers to San Antonio for advanced
education while affording students and faculty the opportunity to gain the skills to work in a global
economy.
2. The Five Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District
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The five colleges that comprise ACD include: St.
Philip's College (SPC), established in 1898; San
Antonio College (SAC), established in 1925; Palo Alto
College (PAC), established in 1985; Northwest Vista
College (NVC), established in 1995; and Northeast
Lakeview College (NLC), established in 2007. All the
colleges are within San Antonio city limits except
Northeast Lakeview College, located in Universal City,
just to the northeast of San Antonio. Each College is
accredited independently by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Each College has typical college campus facilities such
as academic and classroom buildings, administrative
buildings, library facilities, gymnasiums, cafeterias,
science classrooms and labs, and computer labs. In
addition, there are a number of specialty facilities such
as performing arts centers, natatoriums, allied health,
emergency medical training areas, and aviation
classrooms adjacent to the runway at the historic
Stinson Field. ACD occupies more than 6.8 million square feet of space on.1,047 acres. A $987
million capital improvement program was approved by the voters of Bexar County in 2025.
3. District Support Operations (DSO)
District Support Operations (DSO), located in the Alamo Colleges Center of Excellence for Student
Success (ACCESS) building close to the urban contemporary Pearl District, provides administrative
services and support to the five colleges under Collaborative Agreements. The ACCESS facility
encompasses 160,950 square feet of space which houses the executive offices for the Chancellor
and Vice Chancellors, as well as Human Resources, Legal Services, Ethics, Communications,
Internal Audit, Strategic Planning and Performance Excellence, Institutional Research and
Effectiveness, Information Technology, Finance and Fiscal Services, Facilities, Student Financial
Aid, Center for Student Information, Police, workforce programs, and other service units. The
ACCESS building has a large conference center for cross-college meetings, program collaboration,
and community use. Some remaining DSO personnel are co-located with the colleges on their
campuses, enabling them to be close to the students they support.
4. Off-Campus Sites
The Alamo Colleges District also maintains several off-campus sites to better serve the residents
of Bexar County and those located within the surrounding service area.
* Brackenridge Education & Training Center
* Eastside Education and Training Center
* First Responders Academy (FRA), Von Ormy, TX
* Greater Kerrville - Alamo Colleges Center
* Harlandale Education and Training Center
* Northeast Lakeview College at New Braunfels
* Northwest Education & Training Center (under development)
* Northwest Vista College Southwest Research Institute Center
* Southside Education & Training Center
* St. Philip's College Military Base Locations
* St. Philip's College Southwest Campus
* Westside Education and Training Center
* Workforce Center of Excellence Westside Education and Training Center
* Workforce Center of Excellence
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Our Colleges are open-door institutions whose students come to college with various goals and at
various levels of preparedness. Consequently, we serve students and the community with transfer
courses, academic and technical degrees, and workforce development and continuing education
options, offering more than 325 degree and certificate programs. Our educational program and
service offerings are designed to meet the educational goals and service needs of our students.
We deliver these services through semester, flex, weekend, evening, and online courses.
Of our students. We deliver these services through semester, flex, weekend, evening, and online
courses.
5. Awards and Recognitions
2025
* The Aspen Institute named NVC as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College
Excellence
* All five Alamo Colleges earn gold-level Veteran Education Excellence Award
* ACD received the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into
Academia magazine.
* AAA Bond Rating (Moody's)
* AAA Bond Rating (Standards and Poor's)
2024
* ACD honored as the only community college system in the nation to earn the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award (2018 and 2024).
* Great Place to Work Designation (Great Place to Work)
* Leader College of Distinction (Achieving the Dream)
* Network Legend Award (Achieving the Dream)
* Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (Government Finance Officers Association)
* Certificate of Distinction Award (Government Treasurers' Organization of Texas)
2023
* ACD honored with National Bellwether Award for Program Excellence.
* Leader College (Achieving the Dream)
* ACD Chancellor wins the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence.
2022
* ACD earns the Award of Excellence for Student Success from the American Association of
Community Colleges.
* ACD receives the Franklin Covey Greatness Award.
2021
* SAC is the recipient of the $1 million 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
* NVC and PAC named to Aspen Top 150 community colleges
2020
* ACD honored with San Antonio Business Journal Resiliency in Business Award.
* Four Alamo Colleges Top in the Nation for Online Community Colleges (NVC, PAC, SPC,
SAC)
* ACD Honored with 2020 Leah Meyer Austin Award from Achieving the Dream
* SPC receives the Texas Award-Next for Performance Excellence
6. Workforce Profile of Alamo Colleges District
Our workforce includes 6,707 faculty, administrators, staff, and work-study (student employees).
The District's diverse workforce continues to be representative of both our student population and
the demographics of Bexar County. Teaching faculty are required to meet the certification
requirements associated with accreditation set by the SACSCOC. Some positions in the
administrative segment require professional or doctoral degrees, while others require bachelor's or
master's degrees, and positions in the staff segment require at least a high school level of education.
Special health and safety related requirements exist in the following areas: recognized hazardous
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work environments such as welding, electrical, chemical, and ergonomics; compliance with Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Standards for police officers; and driving safety for vehicle
operators.
7. Organizational Structure/Organizational Governance of ACD
The Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and reports to a 9-member Board of Trustees
(Board) with one non-voting Student Trustee; the members represent nine different districts in Bexar
County and are elected by community members to serve for a term of six years. The Student Trustee
is selected by the Board from the student associations of the five Colleges and serves a one-year
term. By state statute, the Board is the governing body that sets policy, appoints the Chancellor,
levies property taxes, and approves the budget. The Board is the final authority on all matters of
governance for the organization. College Presidents report to the Chancellor, serve as CEOs of their
college; and sit on the Strategic Leadership Team, the senior decision-making body within the
organization
Definition of Terms:
* "Alamo Colleges District," "ACD" "District," or "ACCD" refers to the Alamo
Community College District.
* "Offeror," "Proposers," "Respondent," or "Company" refers to a company which chooses
to submit Qualifications to provide products and/or services for the district as specified
in this RFQ.
* "Contractor" refers to the company awarded the contract to provide products and/or
services for the Alamo Colleges District as specified in this RFQ.
* "Qualifications" refers to the offer, from Offeror to the Alamo Colleges District, to
provide the products and/or services as specified in the Agreement.
* ""Board of Trustees" refers to the governing body of ACD.
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SECTION 1
SCOPE OF WORK
A. Scope of Work: The Alamo Colleges District is soliciting proposals from experienced firms for the
purchase of construction audit services for construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR), design-build and other
project delivery methods authorized by law for use by local governmental units. The firm must possess
demonstrated ability, knowledge and expertise to provide construction-related auditing services to the
Alamo Colleges District. It is important that the firm have sufficient depth of talent and experience and that
it be in a position to respond quickly and efficiently. The awarded offeror(s) will have the non-exclusive
right to provide construction-related auditing services to the Alamo Colleges District, as needed, on an
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis. The Alamo Colleges District reserves the right to make
multiple awards as a result of this solicitation.
A. Statement of Work:
1. Consult with designated Alamo Colleges District Representative(s) concerning all construction- related
auditing assignments.
2. Provide a project-specific detailed review of contract documents and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
contract/agreement and audit of costs billed to the Alamo Colleges District.
3. Review of design drawings to identify potential errors and omissions.
4. Analyze pricing trends to determine industry standard for labor rates, materials and equipment costs in
order to compare to the rates and amounts charged to the District.
5. Assess internal controls and processes to identify risks, areas of non-compliance and operational
issues.
6. Provide recommendations to reduce/eliminate potential risks associated with contract compliance, order
processing, invoicing discrepancies, budgetary spend, internal controls and operating procedures.
7. Provide a periodic report of audit findings, recommendations, and any potential cost recovery items.
8. Review, track, and evaluate the following areas of designated construction projects to determine
contract compliance, order efficiency, budgetary spend and accuracy of invoicing to include, but not
limited to:
* Articulation of Controls on Self-performed Work and Pass-through Expenses
* Articulation of General Conditions and Construction Management Fees
* Asbestos Certification
* Bid Process
* Bonds and Insurance
* Business Ethics and Professional Conduct
* Buyouts, including "live" review of buyouts
* Changes to Scope and Language
* Clarification of Allowable and Unallowable Costs
* Compensation
* Construction Manager's General Responsibilities
* Construction Phase Fee
* Construction Phase Services
* Contract Savings, Allowances, Rebates and Refunds
* Direct Construction Costs
* Dispute Resolution
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