Design Services for Myrtle Grove Library

Escambia County, in partnership with West Florida Library Services, is seeking design services for a new Myrtle Grove Library through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued on October 20, 2025. The project involves designing a single-story library facility on a 2.2-acre parcel located at the northeast corner of Lillian Highway and 57th Avenue. Design requirements include a community/meeting room for approximately 50 guests, staff office spaces, bathroom facilities, a fenced outdoor play yard, bike rack, bike repair station, and a covered outdoor reading area. The procurement process will be conducted in two phases, with an initial scoring to create a shortlist of firms, potentially followed by interviews. Evaluation criteria will emphasize experience and past performances (35%), personnel qualifications (20%), personnel availability (30%), and proactive performances (15%). Respondents must provide three to five examples of public library design experience with detailed client references. A non-mandatory pre-solicitation meeting is scheduled for October 28, 2025, at 9:00 am via MS Teams, with proposals due by November 19, 2025, at 2:00 pm.

The RFQ requires comprehensive professional liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per wrongful act and $2,000,000 policy aggregate. Successful bidders must complete various vendor submission forms, including mandatory certifications for E-Verify, anti-human trafficking, and conflict of interest. While the document does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises, it does require detailed documentation of firm qualifications and past performance. No incumbent vendor information is provided, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation. Firms interested in responding must carefully prepare submissions that demonstrate significant public library design experience, robust personnel qualifications, and the ability to meet the county's comprehensive design requirements for the new Myrtle Grove Library facility.