Fire Station #4 Project Request for Qualifications (2027006-FD-DB)

The City of Harrisonburg, Virginia is requesting Statements of Qualifications from design-builders for Fire Station #4, a new single-story replacement facility on the existing site at 210 E. Rock Street, with SOQs due October 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM and a mandatory Project Information Meeting on September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM. This is a Design-Build (DB) procurement, and the City encourages small, women-owned, minority-owned, military family-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned business participation but does not restrict bidding to those categories.

The scope covers design and construction of a 24/7/365 operations fire station incorporating living quarters with offices, sleeping rooms, bathroom and shower facilities, kitchen and dining space, fitness room, and IT/telecommunications space; operational areas including apparatus bays, personal protective equipment storage, workshop, utilities room, negative pressure cleaning room, and EMS supply storage. The facility must be fully sprinklered per NFPA 13, feature roof-mounted solar panels for renewable energy, direct capture vehicle exhaust evacuation, backup generator, and emergency alerting system.

Offerors must demonstrate at least three prior design-build projects of similar scope, hold Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Responsible Land Disturber Certification and VDOT Erosion and Sediment Control Contractor Certification, and comply with Virginia High Performance Standards as referenced in Virginia Code 15.2-1804.1. Key personnel — Design-Build Project Manager, Professional Engineer or Architect in Charge, Quality Control Manager, Design Manager, and Construction Manager — must remain assigned throughout procurement and contract performance.

The Evaluation Committee will score submissions on team experience and financial solvency (40 points), team structure (20 points), experience on three similar projects (15 points), project risk identification and management (10 points), and cost estimation accuracy (15 points). The anticipated short-list of at least two qualified offerors will be released November 9, 2026, with the RFP expected December 1, 2026. Questions are due October 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM. All submissions must be filed electronically through the eVA platform. Any fixed-price contract modification exceeding 25 percent of the original amount or $50,000 requires advance written approval from Harrisonburg City Council.