National Guard Readiness Center Parkersburg-Design EOI

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the West Virginia Army National Guard Construction and Facilities Management Office, is procuring professional architectural and engineering design services for a new National Guard Readiness Center in Parkersburg, located at 300 Campus Drive in Wood County, West Virginia. This Expression of Interest (EOI) solicitation, issued January 24, 2025, with a closing deadline of February 5, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. EST, seeks qualified firms to execute a two-phase design project. Phase 1 requires design development to 35% completion to enable the agency to secure additional federal funding, while Phase 2 (contingent on federal funding approval) includes completion of the remaining 65% of design work, assistance with competitive bidding for construction, and construction administration services. Responsive firms must comply with current building codes, ADA accessibility standards, military force protection requirements, and ICC International Energy Conservation Code and ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 green building standards. The selection committee will evaluate submissions based on qualifications and experience (40 points), goals, objectives, anticipated concepts, and methods of approach (20 points), proposed project management and quality/cost control plans (20 points), and oral interview performance (20 points). A mandatory pre-bid meeting is required for all participants, with attendance verified on an official sign-in sheet; failure to attend will result in automatic bid disqualification. The three highest-scoring firms will be selected and invited to participate in individual 15-30 minute PowerPoint presentations for final evaluation.

The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular enterprise categories. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Firms must provide proof of required insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, and Professional/Malpractice/Errors and Omission Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Notably, the solicitation explicitly prohibits submission of price or fee information in vendor EOI responses; all pricing for both phases will be negotiated following selection, with the initial contract award limited to 35% of the full negotiated fee and Phase 2 costs added via change order upon federal funding receipt. Vendors must agree to hold design pricing firm for Phase 2 for at least two calendar years while the agency secures federal funding and to maintain bid assistance and construction administration pricing firm for two years plus the time required to complete those activities. The specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents, and contract award and execution are contingent upon receipt of funding. Interested vendors should submit bids in paper, facsimile, or electronic format through wvOASIS to the Department of Administration Purchasing Division, 2019 Washington Street East, Charleston, WV 25305, or fax to (304) 558-3970, and direct inquiries to David H. Pauline at (304) 558-0067 or david.h.pauline@wv.gov.