1-Nebo School District RFSQ - Architectural Services - New Jr High School.pdf

Nebo School District RFSQ Architectural Services for a New Jr. High School

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Request for Statement of Qualifications

Architectural Services for a

Jr. High School

December 1, 2025

Solicitation #NSDRPSOQ25-1202

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PURPOSE OF REQUST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (RFSQ)

Nebo School District (NSD) is requesting statements of qualifications from qualified Architectural firms to provide the design and related architectural services for a new Jr. high school.

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE

Submission packets will be accepted electronically through U3P (Bonfire)

RFSQ DUE DATE: 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2025

RFSQ's received after the deadline will be late and may be ineligible for consideration.

Submittals should be concise and address the specific items listed on U3P and in this packet.

SCOPE OF WORK

Working in coordination with Nebo School District, provide Architectural Services for a new Jr. high school (Approximately 165,000 sq. ft.)

Specific Program Elements Submitting firms shall clearly demonstrate recent, direct experience in the design of two-story junior high or middle schools in Utah that preferably include the following program elements:

• Two-story academic and support wings sized to accommodate approximately 1,200 students

• Two full-size gymnasiums (one competition gymnasium and one auxiliary/teaching gymnasium)

• Dedicated choir suite

• Dedicated band room

• Dedicated orchestra room

• Cafetorium (combined cafeteria and stage/auditorium with full commercial kitchen)

• Drama classroom or black-box theater space

• Wood shop / construction lab

• Foods / culinary arts room

• Large central commons / gathering area

• Weight room

• Wrestling room

• Sewing room

Firms must provide specific project examples (completed or in-construction Utah K-12 projects) that contain the elements listed above. The firm and the proposed Lead Designer must each possess a minimum of five (5) years of Utah public-school design experience.

NSD may be interested in using the final design for other future Jr. High rebuilds.

Responses that do not explicitly confirm experience with these required elements will be considered non-responsive.

Architectural Services shall include, but may not be limited to those stated in the standard form of agreement between Owner and Architect, AIA Document B101. Additional services may be requested by Nebo School District or required for the particular project and will be negotiated with the awarded firm.

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PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSE FORMAT

All proposals must include the following:

1. SCHEDULE ‘A’ - CERTIFICATION OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION FORM. The District’s Certification of

Proposal form completed and signed.

2. SCHEDULE ‘B’ – Please respond to each of the items below and indicate the letter next to each response. Keep responses brief and concise.

(Submittal must address/respond to each item “A” through “H”)

A. Submittal shall contain the name, location of all of its offices, and size of the firm, specifically indicating the principal place of business, the age of the firm, the total number of years of experience providing architectural services for educational projects, the average number of employees over the past five (5) years, and a brief history of the firm and the range of services offered.

B. Indicate the team assigned to this project. Include the education, project experience, licensing, training level, qualifications, and expertise of members of the team; specific design and construction administration experience for similar projects recently constructed. Clearly identify what role each member of the team will play on the project and the percent availability through the design phase, as well as the construction phase.

Submittal shall also include all proposed consulting engineers. Include a minimum of (3) references for each team member proposed. Include how the firm intends to manage its responsibilities and provide value engineering, cost control, risk identification, and risk mitigation. Please note: Any firms listing projects or designs done by employees, who performed the work while employed by another firm, that is not duly noted in the RFSQ, may be cause for disqualification.

C. Firms must provide examples (1-3) of past or current projects the firm has designed and engineered, along with floor plans with photos and/or renderings described in the Scope of Work. Include any other information that would aid in the evaluation of the past projects, such as costs, square footage, durability, energy efficiency, educational benefits, etc.

D. Describe the ability of the firm in designing and providing a complete and comprehensive set of construction documents in a timely and efficient manner; describe the ability to perform the required services of this project by managing the workload and the availability of adequate personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the services expeditiously.

E. Provide the names and contact information of at least five (5) clients who may be contacted, including at least two (2) for whom similar facilities of the size and nature indicated above were designed in the past ten

(10) years. Reference information must include the name, position held within the company, company, address, phone number, and an email address. Nebo School District reserves the right to contact clients of submitting firms that are not listed in the RFSQ.

F. Provide proof of the firm’s present level of professional liability insurance coverage, including errors and omissions insurance. The insurance coverages of the firm, including errors and omissions insurance; must be insurable to a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 annual aggregate limit.

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G. The architectural firms must submit a certification that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from soliciting work by any governmental department or agency. Describe any litigation, arbitration, or other alternative dispute resolution proceedings the firm has been involved in with an owner within the past ten (10) years.

H. Provide any other pertinent information regarding qualifications and performance data not requested in this

RFSQ.

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AWARD AND CONTRACT

The District will evaluate each vendor against the weighted criteria stated below to determine the vendor/s that will provide the best overall value for the District.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Evaluation of the RFSQ will be by a District Evaluation Committee utilizing the following criteria.

Firms will be graded according to the scale above and then rank ordered. Once ranked, NSD will select the top 2-5 Firms and have them present in more detail their school plan and/or do a site visit. NSD reserves the right to make a selection and begin negotiations without a presentation / site visit if deemed in their best interest. Once this stage is complete a final Firm ranking will be concluded.

The firm with the highest rank based on the highest score will enter negotiations for fees per Utah Code 63G-6a- 1503.5(4).

FEE

The Architectural fee will be negotiated with the highest scoring firm(s). If the procurement officer is unable to agree to a reasonable and fair price with the highest scoring firm, then discussions will move to the second highest scoring firm. Per Utah Code 63-G-6a-Part 15, no Architectural fees shall be submitted at the time of this

RFSQ.

10pts Compliance with SOQ Instructions

15pts Firm qualifications & experience

25pts Strength of proposed team, qualifications, experience, and individual references of each member.

25pts Past Performance & references (This refers to past performance as it relates to school construction with Nebo School District and/or other similar entities. NSD reserves the right to contact other references and/or entities of the submitting firm that are not specifically included or listed in the RFSQ.)

25pts Design ability & experience with projects of similar size and scope,