Specifications (39).pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

Supplemental Professional Architectural and/or Engineering Design Services for Various Facility Projects for the Office of the County Engineer

SCOPE

Harris County is seeking multiple qualifying firms with the experience, capabilities, and qualified available staff to provide professional architectural and/or engineering design services for various facility projects for the Office of the County Engineer (OCE). All firms proposing to provide professional services to the County shall have an established staff or team capable of providing the services indicated in the Scope of Services.

PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE

A pre-submittal conference is scheduled for September 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. CST. Attendance is not mandatory, but all vendors should attend in order to have a better understanding of the requirements of this RFQ. Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact the Office of the Purchasing Agent at (713) 274-4400 at least two (2) days prior to the conference.

It is the responsibility of each firm to examine the entire RFQ, seek clarification in writing, and review their submittal for accuracy before submitting. Once the submission deadline has passed, all submissions will be final. Questions relating to the bid must be submitted in writing and submitted though Bonfire at https://harriscountytx.bonfirehub.com/. The deadline for submission of questions relating to this bid is listed on the Event Schedule in Bonfire. All questions submitted in writing prior to the deadline will be compiled and answered in writing. A copy of all questions and answers will be released as a Public Notice to all firms through Bonfire. The County will not be bound by any information conveyed verbally.

M/WBEs Harris County is committed to fostering meaningful engagement with prime contractors and subcontractors that reflect the diverse business community within the County. We are dedicated to ensuring that Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) are afforded fair and equitable opportunities to participate in the County’s procurement process per the County’s M/WBE Policy. As this is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the County's focus at this stage is exclusively on evaluating the expertise and qualifications of potential vendors. Upon the development of the project scope, Harris County will carefully review and assess each project to determine the appropriate M/WBE participation goals accordingly.

RENEWAL OPTIONS

Harris County may consider four (4) one-year renewal options, renewable one (1) year at a time, based upon the same terms, conditions and pricing as the original year. Renewal is subject to approval by Harris County Commissioners Court. Once renewal options are exhausted, the contract must be rebid. Harris County reserves the right to rebid at any time as is in its best interest and is not automatically bound to renew.

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (FORM 1295)

Texas law requires all parties who enter into any contract with the County which must be approved by its Commissioners Court to disclose all interested parties. Form 1295 must be completed in its entirety at the following website:

https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/filinginfo/1295/ prior to submitting your response. Failure to do so may result in disqualification of your response. A copy of form 1295 must be returned with your response.

DESCRIPTION

Harris County is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified architectural and engineering firms to provide professional services in connection with the design of various County facilities. The scope of services includes but is not limited to:

Programming/ Test-fit Space Planning Schematic design Design development.

Construction documents Cost Estimating Permitting

Value Engineering Bidding phase services Construction Administration Closeout documents

Offerors shall submit Statement of Qualifications referring to the hypothetical project listed below. The project is hypothetical, but Offeror should prepare their qualification submittal as if they were proposing to work on this specific project.

Project Name County Administration Building Project Limit 1001 Preston, Houston TX 77002 Project Estimated Budget $50,000,000

General Project Scope

This project scope includes planning, design, and construction of a County Administration Building to meet the expansion needs of the Harris County Administration and multiple County departments needing to co-locate.

Successful completion of this project will provide the County with adequate space for their existing and future staffing needs; improved operational efficiency; reduced operational and maintenance expenses (through the incorporation of energy efficient / sustainable design elements); flexibility; and a facility that accommodates future growth potential. The proposed building shall include parking facility for the tenants.

The proposed will be located at the same site of the existing building. Existing building is a mid-rise building with concrete structure, precast concrete, and curtain wall exterior, asphalt roofing and approximately 250,000 square feet with 9 floors. Current tenants include Auditor’s Office, Budget Management Office, County Judge, County Clerk, and District Clerk. The scope of work should include demolition of the existing building.

County expects a comprehensive design and construction management service to include but not limited to the following category:

Site Development Permit Application Civil Engineering Consultant Structural Engineering Consultant HVAC Consultant MEP Consultant Interior Design Consultant Landscape Consultant Acoustic Consultant Traffic/Transportation/Parking Consultant Environmental/Weatherproofing/Roof Consultant Code Consultant IT (Information Technologies) Consultant AV Consultant Security Consultant Signage/Graphics Consultant TAS (Texas Accessibility Standards) Consultant LEED/Energy Modeling/Life Cycle Cost Analysis Consultants Building Information Modeling Consultants Furniture & Equipment Planning Consultants