CAT Architectural & Engineering Services

Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT), a department of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, is requesting proposals for professional architectural and engineering services through a term-contract RFP due October 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via the City's OpenGov portal. Multiple awards may be made to qualified firms offering specific disciplines.

The scope covers design and consulting services including architecture, engineering, planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and construction administration across project types such as transit facilities, administrative offices, maintenance facilities, passenger facilities, and parking structures. Services will be provided on a per-project basis and include facility condition assessments, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. All professionals and sub-consultants must be licensed and insured in Virginia.

The contract term is one year from ratification, with options to renew for up to three additional one-year terms if agreed upon in writing by both parties. The City anticipates funding this procurement in whole or in part with Federal Transit Administration federal financial assistance and requires compliance with Build America, Buy America provisions.

Evaluation criteria are methodology and practice (35 points), experience and portfolio (35 points), ability and availability to perform (25 points), and overall proposal strength (5 points). The City encourages participation of small and micro businesses, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, employment services organizations, and veteran-owned businesses through partnerships and subcontracts.

Successful contractors must obtain professional liability insurance of $1 million per claim and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence. The City reserves the right to terminate the contract at any time for any reason upon 30 days' advance written notice, with compensation provided only for work performed prior to termination. No pre-proposal conference will be held.