Legal Notice - Revised 2024-06-10.pdf

This document is a notice from the Tompkins County Facilities Department soliciting qualifications for professional consulting and architectural design services for the Tompkins County Center of Government Project. The project involves the construction of a new centralized government building and the renovation of two adjacent existing buildings to consolidate county operations currently spread across multiple locations. The anticipated project budget is $30-35 million. Responses to the RFQ are due by July 9, 2024 at 2 PM and must be submitted online through the Tompkins County website. The selected consultant team will be required to have demonstrated experience in designing new buildings and renovating existing structures within historic districts, as well as expertise in sustainable design practices to help the county achieve its goal of net zero emissions for the new Center of Government Building.

The document also specifies that there are no set-asides, minority-owned, women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, or disadvantaged-owned subcontracting goals for this project. The county is undertaking a parallel study on district geothermal heating and cooling for the affected buildings, and the selected consultant team will be expected to interface with that effort as it progresses.