Architectural and Related Services for the Design of Deschutes Watershed District Office

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) issued RFP S-63500-00015398 (ODFW tracking 470-24) for architectural and related services to design the Deschutes Watershed District Office. The source lists an October 29, 2026 due date, which had passed as of October 30, 2026. The attached proposal sheet records a bid closing of January 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PST, and the bid window is closed under that record.

Five proposals were received: Steele Associates Architects LLC on January 14, 2026, and LRS Architects, Inc., SAJ Architecture, ORW Architecture, Inc., and Skylab on January 15, 2026. A pre-bid meeting on December 1, 2025, drew 20 representatives from architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering firms, including Sazan Group, Hacker Architecture, Interface Engineering, KPFF Civil/Structural/Survey, and Holst Architecture.

The scope covers conceptual development, schematic design, design development, and construction documents for a new office facility, with the term running through project completion as defined in the contract agreement. Evaluation considers design qualifications, project approach, team experience, and cost as one component of the overall evaluation. Pricing is set through proposal submission. ODFW will score proposals against the stated criteria before issuing an intent to award. Site conditions, program requirements, and technical specifications appear in the RFP attachments.