New State Prison - State of Georgia

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, on behalf of the Georgia Building Authority and the Georgia Department of Corrections, is requesting Statements of Qualifications from architectural and engineering firms to provide design professional services for Project No. GBA-198B, a new state prison facility, with qualifications due March 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Reciprocal preference law applies to Georgia-based proposers, and the state encourages participation of minority-owned, women-owned, and small business enterprises.

The project scope is a 3,000-inmate medium/close security prison facility designed for a 20-year service life on approximately 100 acres with utility infrastructure and central plant facilities. Design services include programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. The selected design professional must perform a minimum of 50% of architectural design services in-house, with associated firms providing up to 50%. The project will utilize a Construction Manager at-Risk delivery method and must incorporate Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Construction Act requirements and Georgia Peach certification with commissioning.

The estimated preliminary construction cost limitation is $320 million. Design services are anticipated to commence by the end of the second quarter of 2023, with construction start targeted for the end of 2023 and material completion in approximately 36 to 40 months. Addendum One, posted February 21, 2023, clarifies the project schedule and corrects a typographical footer reference; all dates are subject to change. The contract will be based on the GSFIC Design Professional Agreement with no anticipated modifications to standard terms and conditions.

Qualifications are evaluated on firm stability (25%), experience and qualifications (45%), and suitability to the project (30%). Finalist firms, to be determined by March 15, 2023, will submit design team proposals by March 27, 2023, with interviews scheduled for March 30, 2023 and a mandatory pre-proposal site visit prior to submission. Nelco Architecture was awarded the contract for initial programming and concept design services.