Bid Detail

22-066 - Designer Services for the Replacement of A Tunnel Roof at Gerena School

Invitation: The City of Springfield (“Owner”) is seeking the services of a qualified “Designer” with the meaning of M.G.L. Chapter 7C, Section 1, to provide professional design and potential construction administration services for the replacement of the A tunnel roof structure at the Gerena Elementary School in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Selection of a Designer will be made by the Designer Selection Panel of the City of Springfield, in accordance with all sections of M.G.L. Chapter 7C, as amended by Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2012.

The Owner is seeking designs, specifications and construction documents for the above-mentioned project work, and continuing through the bidding and potential construction administrative phases, including final closeouts and warranties should the project progress to this stage. As a part of this RFQ, the designer selected will be required to coordinate all of their project scope and work with other designers previously hired for other building systems work at the location. All work to be performed will be subject to the approval of the Project by the Springfield City Council, as recommended by the Department of Parks, Buildings, & Recreation Management (DPBRM), and further subject to adequate funding authorized by the Owner.

The Project Cost for this work should be based upon generally accepted industry practices. Depending upon the project scope as agreed upon by the Owner and that are ultimately approved by the City of Springfield. The Project Cost for this potential Project is estimated to be approximately $500,000- five hundred thousand dollars with variance depending upon the project scope as agreed upon by the Owner and that are ultimately approved by the City of Springfield. The Fee for Basic Services is expected to be range between 8% and 10% of the project cost and will be negotiated- not to exceed $50,000- fifty thousand dollars.

Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 7C, Section 6, the Designer must agree to contract with minority and women-owned business as certified by the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA). The amount of participation shall be as listed each January in the on-line Central Register maintained by the Commonwealth’s Department of Labor. For the purposes of this RFQ, the stated percentage amount listed for the current calendar year of 2021 shall be the utilized for all portions of the contract for services. The minority and women-owned business enterprises must be selected from those categories of work identified in Section F of this RFQ.

Pre-Proposal Meeting

All interested parties should attend the October 12, 2021 briefing session/site walk at the Gerena Elementary School – Main St. Entrance (through Linda Park). (Total time estimated to be 1-1/2 hours)

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

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