Professional Design Services for Public Safety, Municipal Court and Public Works Buildings

The City of Fayetteville, Georgia, issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #PS25-01 seeking professional design services for comprehensive renovation and new construction of three municipal facilities: a new Municipal Court building (approximately 10,000 square feet), a new Public Safety Building (approximately 20,000 square feet), and renovation of the existing Public Works Building. The procurement encompasses full-service architectural and engineering design including programming, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, landscape design, interior design, furniture/fixtures/equipment (FF&E) design coordination, security and access control management system design, audio-visual design, and construction contract administration. The project utilizes a Construction Manager At-Risk delivery method with a preliminary construction budget of $20,000,000 and anticipated design commencement in August 2025, with Guaranteed Maximum Price documents (75% construction documents) due by Q1 2026. The design team must perform a minimum of 50% of architectural design services in-house, with up to 50% potentially subcontracted to associated firms. Evaluation criteria consist of firm stability (10%), suitability to provide services (15%), previous performance and references (25%), qualifications and experience of the proposed design team (30%), and quality of the proposed design plan (20%). The initial deadline for questions was Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., with Statements of Qualifications due Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. A mandatory site visit for shortlisted firms was scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025, with finalist firms notified on July 21, 2025, and interviews conducted between July 31 and August 8, 2025. The contract term is two years with automatic renewal for one additional one-year term unless cancelled in writing 30 days before the end of the current term.

The City encourages minority-owned, woman-owned, and small business enterprises to participate in this procurement; however, no specific set-aside percentages or mandatory participation requirements are identified in the RFQ documents. No incumbent contractor is identified for these facilities. The design professional must maintain professional liability insurance with a per-claim limit of $3,000,000 and an aggregate limit of $4,000,000, along with other specified insurance coverages as outlined in the RFQ. Ten firms submitted qualifications by the July 9, 2025, deadline, and four firms were selected to the short list for interview: Jericho Design Group, POH+W Architects, Harvard Jolly Architects (PBK), and Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC). The contract will be based on an Owner-modified AIA B133 Standard Form of Agreement. Submittals were limited to 40 pages and required submission of one original, one hard copy, and one electronic PDF copy on USB drive to the City of Fayetteville Finance Department, Attention: Tina Rich, Purchasing Coordinator, at 210 Stonewall Ave West, Fayetteville, GA 30214.