The School Board of Volusia County, Florida is soliciting architectural services for the Pathways Elementary 11 Classroom Addition project (Project No. 2548152) through a competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The procurement seeks a qualified architectural firm to provide comprehensive professional services including architectural design, campus planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, irrigation and plumbing engineering, construction administration, estimating, and interior design. The project involves constructing a one-story, masonry construction eleven-classroom building with restrooms, storage rooms, and a mechanical room, along with expanding the parent drop-off/pick-up loop and associated site work. Firms must possess a current Certificate of Qualification and will be evaluated based on criteria including business structure, experience, past performance, proposed project staff, project approach, and workload. Key procurement dates include a mandatory pre-submittal meeting on October 1, 2024, submittal inquiries deadline of October 9, 2024, Application for Certification deadline of October 23, 2024, submittals due by October 25, 2024, shortlisting of firms on November 8, 2024, and interviews scheduled for December 3, 2024. The RFQ does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Nine architectural firms submitted proposals, with Hall & Ogle Architects, Inc. emerging as the top-ranked firm after interviews, followed by Zyscovich, LLC and Song & Associates, Inc. The estimated construction budget for the project is $12,000,000, with funding sourced from the Local Capital Improvement Fund (LCIF) and Impact Fees. The project will utilize a prototype facility design and follows Florida Statute 255.103 and 287.055, specifically the Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act (CCNA) and State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF). The School Board reserves the right to negotiate contract terms with the selected firm prior to execution, with an anticipated contract award scheduled for March 11, 2025. The project aligns with the school board's goals of communication, community engagement, and efficient resource management, with the final board approval of rankings expected on January 14, 2025.
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Pathways-Arch-2548152-Addendum-3.pdf | 159KB | 11/12/24 | ||
PathwaysElem-Interview-Recommendation-Scores.pdf | 141KB | 12/4/24 | ||
RFQ-Pathways_11-Classrm-Add_2548152_Final_VendorLink.pdf | 10MB | 9/16/24 | ||
Pathways-Final-Shortlist_2548152.pdf | 76KB | 11/12/24 | ||
Pathways_2548152_Arch_Addendum-1.pdf | 788KB | 10/4/24 |