RFQ North Bellevue Community Center Playground

The City of Bellevue, Washington, is requesting qualifications for consultant services to review the North Bellevue Community Center property, identify three candidate playground locations, and deliver a site recommendation with conceptual design and cost estimation, with submissions due August 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. through the Public Purchase electronic portal.

The scope requires meeting with center staff to assess playground needs, evaluating the property against design and operational criteria, outlining benefits and drawbacks for each proposed site, developing a conceptual design, and producing a comprehensive report with drawings. Required qualifications include demonstrated experience in playground, play area, and park design; knowledge of applicable design disciplines; regulatory knowledge covering Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and Certified Playground Safety Inspector certification; and strong communication and project management skills. Submittals must include a cover letter, firm qualifications, project team information with staff biographies, relevant project experience from the past five years, a regulatory knowledge and approach statement, and three professional references.

Evaluation criteria are weighted equally: regulatory knowledge (35 points), project team experience and qualifications (30 points), relevant project experience (25 points), and firm capacity (10 points). The selected consultant must maintain professional liability insurance with limits of $1 million per claim and annual aggregate, along with standard commercial general liability and workers' compensation coverage. The City anticipates a new contract in place by October 2026, with the contract term extending until completion of services and final payment unless terminated earlier under City policy. No pre-submittal meeting is scheduled. The City reserves the right to reject any submissions and does not obligate itself to pay any preparation costs or accept any services. Consultants must comply with City of Bellevue equal opportunity requirements and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.