Eagle Reserve Golf Course Design-Build Services for Golf Course Renovation

Texas A&M University–Texarkana is seeking a qualified design-build team to renovate the Eagle Reserve Golf Course, an 18-hole facility located directly opposite the campus and featuring dramatic elevation changes and scenic views of Bringle Lake. The university aims to transform the course into a premier college amenity and regional golf destination while ensuring continued affordability and access for the local community and university stakeholders. This solicitation, identified as TAMUT-RFQ-2018_082026, follows a two-phase procurement process, with the current phase focused on evaluating the technical qualifications, experience, and capabilities of proposers rather than pricing. Proposal submissions are due by August 31, 2026, and must be submitted as a single PDF file via an online portal, including signed exhibits addressing non-collusion, insurance, and VetHUB participation, along with documentation demonstrating financial capacity, bonding capability, and team qualifications. The evaluation is weighted toward relevant experience in golf course renovation (30%), followed by design-build team composition and licensure (20%), references (15%), financial strength and bonding (15%), coordination with ongoing golf operations (10%), and adherence to the VetHUB subcontracting plan (10%). The award will be based on a best-value trade-off approach, not solely on lowest price. The contractor must comply with numerous state-specific requirements including Texas Government Code and Insurance Code provisions, waive subrogation rights in favor of the A&M System, name the university as an additional insured on all liability policies, and adhere to prohibitions against boycotts of Israel and business with prohibited countries. All design documents become the property of TAMUT upon completion, and the contractor is subject to audit by the Texas State Auditor’s Office. Insurance must remain in effect until formal acceptance and must be submitted electronically to contracts@tamut.edu. The project includes course redesign, clubhouse upgrades, irrigation and drainage improvements, maintenance facility enhancements, and modernization of practice areas with integrated technology, though detailed design criteria will be provided in Phase 2 to shortlisted firms. Performance is limited to the golf course location in Texarkana, Texas, with no explicit delivery timeline or contract value disclosed at this stage.