Architectural and Engineering Services for West Side Elementary

The Granite School District is soliciting architectural and engineering services through a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSOQ) for the design and construction of a new K-5 elementary school serving 700 to 900 students (22 to 26 classrooms) in the western area of the district. The scope of work encompasses three primary deliverables: finalization of the preliminary project program with school administration and district staff, provision of basic architectural services including programming, schematic design, design development, and construction documents, and delivery of bidding/negotiation support and construction administration services with three site visits per week throughout an estimated 80-week construction period. Respondents must demonstrate qualifications across ten evaluation criteria totaling 300 points, with particular emphasis on submission of existing elementary school designs (150 points) that meet or exceed 75 percent of the district's program requirements. The preliminary project schedule indicates Board of Education approval of the architect by May 5, 2026, completion of construction documents by November 12, 2026, construction bidding from November 16 through December 10, 2026, contractor approval by January 5, 2027, and construction extending from January 2027 through July 2028. Electronic proposals must be submitted through the Bonfire Utah Public Procurement Place system by 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time on Friday, April 10, 2026, with hard copies also required at the District's Purchasing Department located at 2500 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Selected firms may be invited for formal presentations including facility visits, though presentation is not required for selection.

The solicitation documents do not identify specific set-asides or restrictions limiting bidder participation based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type. The architectural and engineering fee will be negotiated based on a percentage of the construction budget using the February 3, 2022 Division of Facilities and Construction Management fee schedule for a complexity level C project, with fee allocation structured as follows: Programming/Schematic Design (15 percent), Design Development (15 percent), Construction Documents (35 percent), Bidding/Negotiation (5 percent), and Construction Administration (30 percent). The project budget is estimated at $35 to $40 million, with construction administration services including a cost-per-visit unit price for additional visits beyond 240 visits in basic services. The selected firm must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, professional liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on construction budget size, and workers' compensation insurance. All deliverable instruments of service, including drawings and specifications, become the sole property of the Granite School District with unlimited rights for use, reuse, and modification. The contract will be governed by Utah law with venue in Salt Lake County's Third Judicial District Court, and the District reserves the right to terminate the agreement for convenience upon fourteen calendar days' written notice.