Building 244 Dining Facility Renovations Design-Camp Dawson

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the West Virginia Army National Guard's Construction and Facilities Management Office, is procuring professional architectural and engineering design services for the complete renovation and modernization of Building 244, a dining facility located at Camp Dawson Army Training Site near Kingwood, West Virginia. The scope of work encompasses replacement of HVAC systems, reconfiguration of floor plans, installation of new kitchen equipment, complete restroom renovations, new LED lighting (interior and exterior), replacement of energy-efficient doors and windows, new flooring, installation of an on-demand hot water system, and geotechnical services including utility research and drawings. Design deliverables must be submitted at 35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% completion stages with corresponding cost estimates. The contract will be awarded in two phases: Phase 1 covering Type A (Investigative Services) and Type B (Design) Services, with Phase 2 for Type C (Construction Administration) services to be added via change order following construction contract award. The evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: qualifications, experience, and past performance (40 points); goals, objectives, anticipated concepts, and methods (20 points); proposed project management and quality/cost control plans (20 points); and oral interview performance (20 points), for a total of 100 points. Three most-qualified firms will be selected for interviews requiring 15-30 minute PowerPoint presentations. Responses to this Expression of Interest are due by August 29, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. EST to the Department of Administration Purchasing Division in Charleston, West Virginia, with the buyer contact being David H. Pauline at 304-558-0067 or david.h.pauline@wv.gov.

Vendors must be properly registered with the West Virginia Purchasing Division and are required to maintain Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Professional/Malpractice/Errors and Omissions Insurance, each in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. The solicitation specifically prohibits vendors from including price or fee information in their responses, as evaluation will be based solely on qualifications and performance metrics. Mandatory compliance requirements include adherence to West Virginia Code provisions regarding domestic steel and aluminum product preferences where applicable, Israel boycott certification, background check clearance, and completion of interested party disclosures for contracts valued at $1 million or more. No specific budget amount or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents, though the project's scope and two-phase structure suggest a substantial engagement. Pricing submitted by the selected vendor will be firm for the contract life, with payment made in arrears upon invoice receipt. The contract is contingent upon legislative appropriation of funds by the state of West Virginia.