City of Nahunta USDA Architect RFP DUE DATE EXTENDED UNTIL 2 PM 12/9/2025

The City of Nahunta, Georgia, in Brantley County, is issuing a Request for Proposals to select an architectural firm to provide comprehensive pre- and post-award services for a USDA Community Facilities Loan project. The project addresses the City's critical need for adequate facilities to house City Hall services. The architectural firm will be responsible for planning, design, cost estimating, bidding, contracting, construction oversight, quality control, and project closeout, with specific deliverables including preparation of plans and specifications, surveying, bid documents, bid analysis, contractor performance management, inspections, change order preparation, and submission of required reports and documentation. Qualified firms must demonstrate years in business, resource capability, community knowledge, professional licenses, errors and omissions insurance coverage, and prior experience with federal grants or loan projects. Selection will be based on firm qualifications evaluated across six key performance areas: ability to provide all major disciplines necessary for project completion, relevant experience with the type of construction involved, knowledge of the local community, staff expertise qualifications, prior experience with Federal Grants or Loan Projects, and cost competitiveness, with each criterion scored on a scale of 1 to 4 points. Proposals must be submitted in writing to City Clerk Angela Wirth at the City of Nahunta, 9911 Main Street North, P.O. Box 156, Nahunta, GA 31553, with a deadline of 2:00 p.m. on December 9, 2025 (extended from the original December 2, 2025 date). Interested firms must contact Michael Jacobs at the Southern Georgia RC, 1725 South Georgia Parkway West, Waycross, GA 31503, (912) 285-6097, to request the Statement of Qualifications Form and RFP scoring criterion.

The City of Nahunta has not designated set-asides or restrictions specifically limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprises, though all contracts will be subject to federal and state contract provisions prescribed by the USDA as the awarding agency. The solicitation documents do not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors for this engagement. The City is committed to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing and ensuring equal access to its services, programs, activities, education, and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or age. No specific award value or budget range has been provided in the available solicitation documents; firms are required to submit detailed cost estimates for all architectural services from project start through final closeout as part of their proposals. The City of Nahunta reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities in the proposal process. Project funding will be provided through USDA Community Facilities Loan program funds, which the City will apply for in connection with this engagement.