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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

The Scott County Board of Supervisors requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide Architectural Services for work related to potential awards of available CDBG-DR funding, FEMA funding, and other related awards. You are invited to submit eight (8) copies of a proposal, in accordance with this request, to the Scott County Chancery Clerk, P.O. Box 630, Forest, MS 39074. Proposals may also be delivered to 100 E.

Main Street, Forest, MS 39074, no later than 10:00am on July 16, 2025 and submissions will be opened at 2:00pm on July 16, 2025.

Architectural services may be utilized for design and cost estimates to be used for funding application preparation, and if awarded, the selected architect will provide all architectural services for successfully funded projects during the period of performance and through closeout in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as any program specific requirements.

The scope of work may include but is not limited to the following: 1) Preparation of plans and specifications, 2) distribution of bid documents, 3) assistance with opening of bids and bid tabulations, 4) assistance with the execution of any potential construction contracts, 5) pre-construction conference(s), 6) construction inspections including periodic reports to the County, and 7) review and recommendation of all payment requests associated with a potential project.

Scott County Board of Supervisors is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The County encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit proposals. The County also encourages Section 3 eligible businesses to submit proposals. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, requires, to the greatest extent feasible, that the County and its contractors that participate in the above referenced program give opportunities for job training and employment to lower income residents of Scott County.

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the following language: “Proposal for Architectural Services.” Proposals will be evaluated on the following factors: Qualifications (40 points), Experience (40 points), and Capacity for Performance (20 points). To be evaluated properly, the following criteria must be addressed in detail:

Qualifications – List of qualifications of persons to be assigned to the project;

Experience – Information regarding the firm or individual’s experience and the projects previously completed by the firm or individual, including the type and amount of grants awarded, the activities performed in such projects, and the status of those projects;

Capacity for Performance – Provide information on the number and title of staff to be provide services, as well as physical location of any office(s) where staff assigned will be located.

The County will designate a selection committee to evaluate each proposal. The selection committee may hold proposals for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days for the purpose of reviewing and investigating the qualifications of the individuals or firms, and the assigned individual(s). The selection committee, upon review, will provide recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for selection, and the Board of Supervisors will make the final determination of selection.

The County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Subject to the awarding of sufficient funding, and the removal of any environmental conditions, the County will select the individual or firm whose proposal has the highest number of cumulative points issued by the selection committee and determined to be the most advantageous to the County, price and other factors considered. The contract will include the scope and extent of work and other essential requirements. An individual contract will be executed for each awarded project, and the contract will be on a fixed price basis. Any selection is contingent upon the receipt and execution of acceptable contract. The County has authority to terminate the selection at any time.