65 Main Design Services - 2nd & 3rd Floor

The Town of Thompson, Connecticut is soliciting proposals through a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional design services to renovate the interior of the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Town-owned building at 65 Main Street in North Grosvenordale. The procurement seeks qualified architectural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) design consultants to provide comprehensive design services for a facility being repurposed as a local small-business support and education center with work-share rental space and meeting/classroom space. The building has been gutted to the studs following completed demolition and hazmat abatement. Deliverables include 50% contract documents (two months), estimating and review/approval (one month), 100% contract documents (two months), final estimating and review/approval (one month), and construction administration services during the twelve-month construction period. Required qualifications include State of Connecticut licensure, demonstrated experience designing similar projects within the past five years, detailed resumes for assigned project managers and key personnel, and specified insurance coverage including commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), workers' compensation, automobile liability ($1,000,000 per accident), errors and omissions liability ($1,000,000 per claim), and seven years of professional services liability coverage following project completion. The RFP mandates inclusion of a structural engineer to address floor conditions and requires addressing hazardous building materials related to existing staircases and exterior envelope work. Evaluation criteria include accuracy and responsiveness to requirements, qualifications and experience of proposed personnel, successful performance of similar work, technical solution and approach, ability to meet schedule, and the number and significance of exceptions to proposal requirements. The vendor question and answer period extends from October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT through November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST, with an optional pre-proposal site inspection on November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM; proposals are due by 12:00 PM on November 18, 2025, with interviews of top respondents scheduled for November 24-25, 2025, and contract award anticipated for December 2, 2025, with an effective date of January 5, 2026.

The Town of Thompson is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Minority/Women/Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to bid, with all vendors eligible to respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The Town has secured funding through the DECD CIF Grant program (Round 5) for completion of architectural designs and subsequent construction; the project budget for renovation and construction is $724,158, exclusive of soft costs but including contingencies, though this represents the overall construction budget rather than the design services contract value, which remains unspecified. Pricing for proposals must include separate line items for 50% contract documents, 100% contract documents, and construction services costs, with values being mutually exclusive and phased independently. Optional line items include Construction Administration services, structural evaluation, window replacement cost estimates, and professional cost estimates at the 50% construction document phase. The Town will provide new design and construction documents in CAD/REVIT format at the appropriate time and indicates its intention to award the contract to a single general contractor who will work concurrently with separate contractors conducting basement and 1st floor renovations, though the Town reserves the right to modify this approach and to reject any or all proposals, negotiate with selected proposers, extend the contract for additional services, or cancel the RFP in part or in its entirety.