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MARION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING QUALIFICATIONS

FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

The Marion County Public School System (MCPS) is requesting professional services from qualified firms from the State of Florida pursuant with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, the “Consultant’s Competitive Negotiations Act” (CCNA), Section 287.057 (24) Florida Statues, for the following:

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES POTENTIALLY INCLUDING A DESIGN STUDY,

AND ALL PHASES OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

AND ANY ADDITIONAL OR ASSOCIATED WORK OR EXTENSIONS OF THE

WORK ON THE SITE, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE FOLLOWING

PROJECT:

CONTINUALLY CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS VALUED

AT NO MORE THAN 7.5 MILLION EACH

Applying firms shall be licensed and qualified in the areas for which they are applying. The firms selected shall enter into a one-year agreement with the Marion County School Board with the possibility of the contract being extended for additional years in one (1) year extension increments. A purchase order and/or a Form of Work Authorization will be issued by the Marion County Public School System for each phase and/or project describing specific tasks. The School Board intends to approve several firms for each discipline and will be issuing identical contracts to one or more firms for each discipline. The Board intends to rotate the awarding of projects, depending on the urgency of the project, the work load of firms under consideration, the experience of the firm with the project specific scope, and the quality of past performance of firms. Throughout the term of the contract, firms may not receive or be assigned projects equal in size, number, complexity, cost or fee value equal to those projects assigned to other firms within the same discipline. In this rotation, the School Board will issue a contract with each firm where compensation will be based on hourly rates that the Board determines is fair, competitive, and reasonable. These rates shall apply for the entire year of the contract and may be re-negotiated as the Board determines is in the best interest of the School District. Firms will be required to execute the School Board’s Annual Contract for Design Professionals, copies of which will be available for review prior to the contract being issued.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The selection process for this RFQ will abide by the 2025 Design Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Selection Process Manual, which can be found on the Facilities Forms page of the Marion County Public Schools website. The Marion County Public School District reserves the right to conduct or not conduct public presentations in accordance with the CCNA Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. The public may not be excluded from these proceedings.

Pursuant to Florida Statute Section 287.057(25), respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch (i.e., Marion County School District) concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer (JBPro) or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.

INSTRUCTIONS

Firms desiring to provide professional services for the above-described project(s) shall submit a qualifications submittal through the VendorLink portal. This submittal shall include the following:

• A letter of application

• Proof of licensure and insurance

• A letter of bondability from a surety company

• Proof of Minority Business status (if applicable)

• Joint Venture documentation (if applicable)

• Professional reference letters (no specific format required) for the last 3 school projects, where design services by the firm were provided.

References must include name, title, phone number, email, school name and address

• A response to all criteria listed in the 2025 Marion County Public Schools Design Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Manual, particularly the criteria listed under Step 1 on pages 4 – 6

Submittals must not exceed 20 pages, including the items listed above. All applicants must be licensed to practice their profession in the State of Florida at the time of application, and the proposal shall include evidence of same.

Corporations must be registered to operate in the State of Florida by the Department of State Division of Corporations at the time of application.

Professional Liability, General Liability and Auto Insurance will be required for each contracted project in the minimal amount of $1,000,000 for each type of coverage, along with Worker’s Comp Insurance (statutory limits), and will be provided as a part of basic services.

The selection committee reserves the right to reject any and/or all submittals received pursuant to this request for qualifications as it is determined to be in the best interest of the Marion County Public School District. All materials submitted shall become the property of the Marion County Public School District and will not be returned. Costs for developing submittals in response to this request for qualifications are entirely the obligation of the applicant(s) and shall not be chargeable in any manner to the Marion County Public School District.

The Marion County Public School District reserves the right to use any and all information presented in any response to the request for proposal. Acceptance or rejection of your proposal does not affect this right.

The required submittal must be received through the VendorLink online portal, no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 7, 2025. Late submittals, regardless of the reason, will not be accepted.

Further information may be obtained at the MCPS website or by contacting JBPro in writing via email at MCPSProcurement@jbpro.com. Note that in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 287.057 (25) and the provisions listed above in this solicitation, all correspondence must be in writing.