Kerrville, Texas Enhanced-Use Lease
VA South Texas Health Care System
Kerrville Division
3600 Memorial Boulevard
Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: (210) 617-5300/(877) 469-5300
http://www.southtexas.va.gov/southtexas/index.asp
The VA Building Utilization Review and Repurposing Initiative (BURR) has identified five (5) acres of vacant land at the VA Kerrville Division of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in Kerrville, Texas for a long term ground lease. VA is soliciting qualified developers to submit proposals to finance, design, develop, construct, equip, furnish and maintain a new Assisted Living and/or Senior/Non-Seniors Independent Housing Residences/Facility, for at risk Veterans, with priority placement for Veterans and their families.
The Kerrville Division (KD) began operations in 1947 and is a 70 acre campus located 65 miles Northwest of San Antonio. Prior to that time, the American Legion began to construct facilities on the site, following WWI. Most of the facilities were constructed in 1923 and the site is still referred to locally as “Legion.” Kerrville Division services include 20 acute beds and 4 urgent care, primary and 154 authorized long term care beds are provided for veterans residing in the Texas Hill Country. Today, acute medical, intermediate medical, primary and long term care services are provided for an estimated 16,000 Veterans residing in the Texas Hill Country. Comprised of 226 authorized hospital beds and a 154 bed Nursing Home Care Unit, the KD provides such services and technology as geriatric evaluation and management, hospice care and a computerized tomography scanner. Kerrville enjoys successful affiliations with local institutions such as the Schreiner and Howard Colleges. The KD has developed and extensive primary care delivery system and was the recipient of the VA Deputy Secretary’s Scissors Award for their accomplishments. The KD is part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and the Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17) located in Arlington, TX.
News and Updates
- In an ongoing effort to eliminate homelessness among Veterans and their families, VA is proceeding with an agreement with a third-party provider to provide 100 assisted living/extended care units of housing.
- The Request for Proposal closed October 6, 2011.
- Potential respondents to the VA Kerrville Division RFP should note that the Executive Summary of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was contained as Attachment E of the RFP. Respondents who wish to access the entire document may also email VA.EUL.BURR.Kerrville@va.gov prior to September 28, 2011. Please note that the Phase 1 Environmental Assessment revealed ‘no recognized environmental conditions’.
- The Public Hearing was held on July 19, 2011.
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If you have any questions, please to send an email to VA.EUL.BURR.Kerrville@va.gov.
