Fire Department Facility Design- Camp Dawson Training Center

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the West Virginia Army National Guard Construction and Facilities Management Office, is soliciting architectural and engineering design services for a new Fire Department Facility at Camp Dawson Training Center near Kingwood in Pleasants County, West Virginia. This qualifications-based selection process requires comprehensive multidisciplinary design services encompassing all architectural and engineering disciplines, geotechnical work, utility location verification, construction bid document preparation, and construction administration services. Vendors must submit design deliverables at four progressive phases (35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% completion) with accompanying cost estimates, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting attendance is required for all responding firms. The evaluation will be conducted by a selection committee using a 100-point scale based on qualifications and experience (40 points), goals and objectives with anticipated concepts and methods of approach (20 points), proposed project management and quality/cost control plans (20 points), and oral interview performance (20 points). The solicitation was issued on March 2, 2026, with responses due by March 17, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST to the Department of Administration Purchasing Division in Charleston, West Virginia. The buyer contact is David H. Pauline, reachable at 304-558-0067 or david.h.pauline@wv.gov. The contract will be awarded in two phases, with Phase 1 covering investigative services and design work, and Phase 2 covering construction administration services to be executed via change order upon construction contract award.

Prospective vendors must be properly registered with the West Virginia Purchasing Division and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This is a qualifications-based selection process governed by West Virginia Code 5G-1-3, which explicitly prohibits price or fee information in vendor responses; pricing will be negotiated separately following the selection of the highest-ranked qualified firm. Selected firms must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, Automobile Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Professional/Malpractice/Errors and Omissions Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, along with workers' compensation insurance as required by West Virginia law. State preference for domestic steel, aluminum, and glass products applies in accordance with applicable state code requirements. The contract is subject to funding appropriation by the Legislature, and the State reserves the right to cancel the contract upon 30 days' written notice. No specific incumbent vendors, budget ranges, or award values are identified in the available solicitation documents.