RFQ_2025-11_Public_Notice_Shortlisted_Firms.pdf

This public notice, issued by Valencia College, details the shortlisting of architectural firms for RFQ 2025-11: Architectural Services for a Nursing Simulation Lab Design. The Evaluation Committee has selected five respondents to advance to Phase II: HuntonBrady Architects, Baker Barrios Architects, Little, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, and Harvard Jolly, Inc. Phase II Presentations and Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST, to be held at Valencia College's West Campus in Orlando, Florida. The individual presentations and interviews will not be open to the public, with further details to be provided directly to the respondents. A subsequent evaluation meeting is planned for 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM on the same day.

The document does not provide specific details about pricing, funding sources, or contract value. However, the procurement is for designing a comprehensive 16,000 square foot nursing simulation laboratory within the Health Sciences Building, which will include a ten-bed simulation classroom, anatomage classroom, lecture classroom, ICU simulation rooms, control rooms, immersive learning rooms, and administrative spaces. The selection process appears to be competitive, with firms being evaluated on their qualifications, design capabilities, and experience with similar educational infrastructure projects. The final contract award is anticipated to be made by the District Board of Trustees, with an emphasis on selecting a qualified architectural firm capable of delivering a sophisticated healthcare education facility design.