37784_Jul_20_26_solicitation_doc.pdf

This solicitation document is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by Regional School District No. 15 in Connecticut for architectural design services for a new Pomperaug Elementary School located in Southbury. The project scope encompasses the construction of a new school facility on the existing Pomperaug Elementary School site, with the existing school remaining operational during new construction, followed by demolition and site work completion upon occupancy of the new facility. The RFQ was open from July 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT through July 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT. A mandatory site walkthrough is scheduled for July 15, 2026, and written questions are due by July 17, 2026, with District responses provided by July 21, 2026. The project timeline requires final design documents to be completed by December 31, 2027, with building occupancy targeted for August 14, 2030. The scope of services includes schematic design, design development, construction documents, coordination with a separately retained Construction Manager, value engineering, agency approvals and filings, and full construction administration through project completion.

Responses must be submitted in the specified format of one signed original, five identical hard copies, and one electronic version. All deliverables become exclusive property of the District under U.S. Copyright Law. The Primary Project Manager must demonstrate principal control over at least three similar new construction projects completed on sites with operating schools. Qualifying firms must provide detailed project histories, resumes of key personnel, company profiles including ownership structure and Dun & Bradstreet numbers, and minimum three references from comparable projects completed within the last ten years, preferably for government clients. Insurance requirements include Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability at $1,000,000 occurrence limit, Commercial Automobile at $1,000,000, Umbrella/Excess Liability at $5,000,000, and Errors & Omissions at $1,000,000 per claim with $3,000,000 aggregate. Project funding was approved in a May 2026 referendum. No set-asides or preference programs apply; all vendors are eligible to respond. The District may award both the Pomperaug and separately solicited Gainfield Elementary School projects to the same firm.