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Office of the State Engineer 523 East Capitol Ave. Pierre, South Dakota 57501

605.773.3466 / http://boa.sd.gov/state-engineer

July 29, 2022

RE: REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF INTEREST

COTTONWOOD FIELD STATION – NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

PHILLIP, SOUTH DAKOTA

OSE# R0323—11X

The State is looking for firms interested in providing professional Architectural and Engineering services for the project referenced above. The project scope will involve the design, bid and construction for AES-FIELD STATION RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES at the South Dakota State University Cottonwood Field Station in Phillip, South Dakota, OSE # R0323—11X

The project is located at the Cottonwood Field Station near Phillip, SD and consists of 2,640 acres. The site includes appropriate utilities and access. In addition to new facilities the project would also include upgrades to existing facilities.

This project would transform the Cottonwood Field Station into a nationally recognized, innovative range beef cattle research and education site supporting ranchers and rangeland managers. Upgrading the station would provide modern facilities for experimental research in beef production handling, grazing, nutrition, breeding, and grassland management.

The new facility would be one fully enclosed and climate-controlled building added to the site that would include a classroom/conference area, locker rooms, calving area, cattle handling area, laboratory, office, and wash area. Semi-closed structures would include a monoslope feeding barn, machine shop, holding pens, and a commodity shed. The existing facilities would be upgraded for animal welfare including the current working barn.

Upgrades would include new working chutes, sorting pens, and dry feedlots.

The project will need to be designed and ready for bid advertisement by the fall of 2023. Construction is anticipated to be completed in fall of 2024.

Firms desiring to be considered for providing professional services for this project should send a statement of interest that outlines qualifications and experience for this project. Statements of Interest should at a minimum include the following:

1. Specialized expertise, capabilities, experience in designing similar facilities, and technical competence as demonstrated by the team's capabilities, proposed approach and methodology to meet the project requirements. (30%)

2. Resources available to perform the work, including any specialized services, within the specified time limits for the project. Include resumes of all personnel, including sub-consultants who will be assigned to this project for the entire duration. (25%)

3. Record of past performance, including price and cost data from previous projects, quality of work, ability to meet schedules, cost control, and contract administration. (15%)

4. Availability to project locale. (5%)

5. Familiarity with project locale. (5%)

6. Proposed project management techniques. (10%)

7. Ability and project history in handling special project constraints. (10%)

A technical review committee will review the proposals and select a shortlist of firms. Those firms will then be interviewed by the Building Committee, who will make the final selection. The committee respectfully requests that statements of interest be limited to 25 pages or less. This is not a requirement; merely a request.

Copies of the statement of interest must be submitted by 4:00 PM CT on Thursday August 25th, 2022. Please send recyclable hard copies and electronic copies (media or e-mail attachment) as quantified to each of the following:

(1 hard copy, 1 electronic copy) (1 hard copies, 1 electronic copy) Brandon Carda Luke Witte Office of the State Engineer South Dakota State University Joe Foss Building Facilities and Services 523 E. Capitol Avenue 1451 Stadium Road Pierre, SD 57501-3182 Brookings, SD 57007 Phone: 605.295.1570 Phone: 605-688-4136 E-mail: brandon.carda@state.sd.us E-mail: luke.witte@sdstate.edu

Firms wanting additional site/project information should contact the OSE Project Engineer, Brandon Carda. To schedule a site visit contact Luke Witte, SDSU Facilities and Services. Thank you for your interest in this project; we look forward to working with you.

Respectfully, Stacy Watters, PE State Engineer

CC: Brandon Carda, OSE Luke Witte, SDSU mailto:brandon.carda@state.sd.us mailto:luke.witte@sdstate.edu