SLCo FAC130070 Adult Detention Center (ADC) Expansion Architectural/Engineering Services - RFP

Salt Lake County's Facilities Management Division is soliciting architectural and engineering services through a single-stage Request for Proposals (RFP) for the programming, design, and construction administration of an Adult Detention Center (ADC) Expansion project. The County seeks a single legal entity licensed to practice architecture in Utah to deliver comprehensive services across two phases: Phase 1 encompasses programming and feasibility studies with a September 25, 2026 completion deadline, while Phase 2 addresses design, bidding, construction administration, closeout, and warranty services contingent upon future funding. Key deliverables and objectives include extensive stakeholder engagement, risk assessment, LEED Gold certification management, coordination with a separately contracted Construction Manager as Constructor, and compliance with security clearances and background checks for all project team members. Proposers must demonstrate substantial experience with jail or prison facility design, LEED Gold certification processes, Construction Manager as Constructor delivery methods, and similar public facility projects. Required qualifications include professional liability insurance with minimum limits ranging from $1 million to $10 million depending on discipline, commercial general liability coverage of $6 million, and workers' compensation insurance. The RFP submission deadline is May 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) Bonfire platform, with an optional pre-proposal conference on April 8, 2026, and a final question submission deadline of April 22, 2026. Up to four shortlisted proposers will be interviewed on May 21, 2026, with award notification anticipated for May 26, 2026, and a Phase 1 Notice to Proceed scheduled for June 15, 2026.

Phase 1 programming services are subject to a maximum not-to-exceed fee of $683,417, which proposers may bid lower but cannot exceed. Phase 2 services will be compensated as a single flat fee expressed as a percentage of the Fixed Limit of Construction Cost (FLCC), estimated between $600 million and $700 million, with the specific percentage to be determined by proposer selection and subsequently formalized by amendment. The flat fee is guaranteed and generally will not increase, with the architect bearing responsibility for suggesting scope reductions or material substitutions if the project approaches budget limitations. All expenses including travel, communications, printing, and specialty consultant costs are incorporated within the flat fee structure, with no additional reimbursable expenses permitted. Phase 2 design is scheduled to commence February 5, 2027, with substantial completion targeted for April 2031. The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular categories of organizations such as disadvantaged enterprises, indicating that any qualified architectural firm meeting the stated requirements and holding appropriate licensure in Utah is eligible to respond.