DFCM Construction-VBS Programming & A/E Services-SUU Academic Building-20299730

The State of Utah's Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) is seeking professional engineering and architectural services for the construction of a new academic building at Southern Utah University (SUU) through a Design/Bid/Build procurement. The solicitation, identified as JJ19060, aims to design a 95,000 gross square foot facility to support SUU's anticipated growth toward 15,000 students. Required services encompass comprehensive professional engineering disciplines, including civil engineering, landscape consulting, programming/master planning, architectural and engineering design, inspection certification, testing/geotechnical services, hazardous materials assessment, and commissioning services. The procurement will utilize commodity codes 81100 and 80100 for professional engineering and management advisory services. The solicitation was open from June 26, 2019, at 6:00 PM MDT to August 22, 2019, at 3:00 PM MDT, with Clint Bunnell serving as the contact person and the procurement being conducted through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) online platform.

The project has a construction budget of $31,500,000.00, with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on participating organizations mentioned in the documentation. No prerequisites were added to the event, and the solicitation did not indicate any requirements for disadvantaged enterprises or specific vendor qualifications beyond the professional services scope. The procurement does not reference incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure requiring integration. Firms interested in responding to the solicitation would need to demonstrate comprehensive capabilities across the specified engineering and architectural service categories. The project represents a significant infrastructure development for Southern Utah University, with the new academic building designed to support the institution's strategic growth objectives and enhance its educational facilities.