RFSQ Design-Build Services UWMC NW OPMC MRI Suite

The University of Washington is soliciting Statements of Qualifications for design-build services to construct the UWMC NW OPMC MRI Suite, with a virtual pre-submission meeting on November 10, 2026 and SOQs due December 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The University will shortlist three to four finalists to respond to a Request for Proposals, with in-person interviews on January 20–21, 2027.

The three-phase project relocates the Blood Draw Stations and Physical Therapy check-in area, then demolishes, renovates, and builds a new first-floor MRI suite at OPMC. The suite includes two MRI exam rooms, a shared control room, MRI equipment rooms, patient preparation and holding areas, offices, toilet and storage rooms, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing improvements. It will house a new 1.5T MRI unit initially, with infrastructure for a future 3T unit. The work proceeds within a fully operational outpatient facility.

Proposers must comply with RCW 39.04.350 and 18.27 RCW and demonstrate bonding capacity for the $4.5 million target Design-Build budget. Required experience includes design and renovation within fully operational outpatient facilities, innovative solutions within existing facility constraints, and coordination with specialized healthcare equipment vendors, applying Progressive Design-Build best practices. The University is procuring under the Design-Build alternative public works procedure in Chapter 39.10 RCW.

The total project budget is $6.3 million, with the target Design-Builder services budget at $4.5 million exclusive of Washington State sales tax. Unsuccessful finalists receive a $2,500 honorarium.

Evaluation criteria are Team Members (30 points), Design-Build Process (30 points), Partnership (20 points), Construction Site Safety (10 points), and Business Equity (10 points), with Bonding and Insurance evaluated pass/fail.

Contract execution is anticipated February 12, 2027. Design runs February through July 2027, construction August 2027 through June 2028, and closeout June 2028 through February 2029.