25-049-LH Architectural Design for the Expansion of the Law Enforcement Center

Macon-Bibb County, Georgia issued a Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/P) for architectural design services related to the expansion of the Law Enforcement Center, with Phase One responses due on June 26, 2025, at 12:00 noon at the Macon-Bibb County Procurement Department, 700 Poplar Street, Suite 308, Macon, Georgia. The project scope involves designing an expansion to the existing main jail facility located at 668 Oglethorpe Street, which currently operates with 966 total inmate beds across three locations. The design concept must include a 100 to 150 bed expansion facility with segregated areas for maximum security, mental health, and health care units, emphasizing safety, security, staffing efficiency, regulatory compliance, and durability. Minimum qualifications require respondents to be registered with the Georgia Secretary of State, include at least one registered Georgia architect as the principal architect overseeing the project, and have at least one team member with five or more years of experience designing criminal detention facilities. Mandatory submittals include a Proposer Qualification Form, List of Sub-Consultants, Minority Participation Goal, Financial & Legal Stability Statement, Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act E-Verify Affidavit, and Non-Collusion Affidavit, with required insurance including Workers' Compensation and Errors & Omission coverage of $1,000,000 each plus General Liability coverage of $1,000,000. Phase Two will include a mandatory in-person site meeting for shortlisted vendors, followed by design concept submissions and presentations at least twenty-eight days after that meeting. Questions and clarifications were accepted via email to Lhardwick@maconbibb.us until Friday, June 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the contract was subsequently awarded to Jericho Design Group LLC for $675,500.00.

Macon-Bibb County strongly encourages participation by Minority, Women Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and requires quarterly Subcontractor/Supplier Participation Reports detailing all participating subcontractors, suppliers, and payment amounts. The solicitation imposes no explicit set-asides or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that may respond, though compliance with the E-Verify requirements under the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act is mandatory. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors were referenced in the solicitation documents. The project involves integration with the existing main jail facility at 668 Oglethorpe Street and the current modular jail system infrastructure, and will include closure of a portion of Hawthorne Street and demolition of the James F. Higgins Memorial Complex. The anticipated timeline for the project to proceed from design to contractor bidding and construction commencement is between 90 and 180 days. The contract award amount was $675,500.00, with no additional budget ranges or renewal options specified in the procurement documents.