Franklin County School District Sealed Solicitation

Title: RFQ 2019-004 - Request for Qualifications for Professional Architectural Consulting Services - Franklin County School District

Deadline: 11/22/2019 2:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 2019-004

Description:

The Franklin County School District, Facilities Department, will receive and consider qualifications from prospective Architectural Firms for construction expansion projects.  The Architect will provide the project scope, design and specification documents for the project(s).  The Architect will work with FCSD staff and the selected Construction Manager to complete the program and work on the construction phasing.  


The Franklin K-12 School expansion project is multiple phases.  

• Phase I is a Career & Technical Education (CTE) Welding Building which will be approximately 6,300 sq. ft. in size and located on the current K12 Franklin County School Campus at 1250 US Highway 98, Eastpoint, FL  32328.  The estimated budget for Phase I of the project is $1,978,722.  The project completion date is July 31, 2021.

• Phase II is anticipated for a Transportation Facility. 

• Phase III is anticipated to include a CTE Culinary Arts Facility. 

• Phase IV is to be determined. 

Documents:

Documents as of 10/23/2019
RFQ-2019-004-Professional-Architectural-Continuing-Contract-Services.pdf
RFQ-2019-004-Professional-Architectural-Continuing-Contract-Services_091819_Addendum #1_101019.pdf
RFQ-2019-004-Professional-Architectural-Continuing-Contract-Services_Addendum #2_102319.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 10/17/2019

Type of Addition: Questions

Overview:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1.  In reference to Section 2.3, Item 12 on page 7 "Questions & Answers for Committee INTERVIEW (Appendix I)".  Please confirm that these are questions to be answered after 3 firms have been selected for interview and are not required in the initial proposal due on 10/25/19.  

Yes, these questions will be answered during the committee interview and are not required to be submitted with the initial proposal.  Please see Addendum #1.  

2.  Please clarify which counties in the State of Florida qualify as "surrounding" noted on Appendix F - Location Rating Table.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               In alphabetical order, the surrounding counties are:  Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Liberty, Leon, Taylor, and Wakulla.  

3.  Please clarify how Minority Business Enterprise (M/WBE) will be scored?  If we include a M/WBE consultant/engineer on our team will we receive 5 points?

To receive 5 points, the legal entity must be at least 51% owned and controlled by M/WBE with official State of Florida M/WBE certification.  An individual minority or woman team member assigned to this project would not meet the qualification for the 5 points without having the legal entity certified as M/WBE by the State of Florida.  

4.  Could you please provide the address/location for the proposed transportation facility?

The location of the transportation facility is yet to be determined.  FCSD has property in Apalachicola, Eastpoint, and Carrabelle.  

Addition 2

Posted: 10/21/2019

Type of Addition: Questions and Answerw

Overview:

1.  Is the District looking for a team (Architect, MEP Engineer, Structural, Civil etc.) or should an architect just submit on their own merit?  Its not clear in the RFQ and it doesn’t mention sub-consultants anywhere.   

This RFQ is for services provided by an Architectural Firm, no subcontractors are included.  


Addition 3

Posted: 10/23/2019

Type of Addition: Questions and Answers

Overview:

1.  On Page 6, Section 2.1/G it references that "responses should respond to each item noted in 2.0 A.  Is 2.0 A referencing what is in 2.3 A (page 7)?

The numbering has been corrected.  Please see Addendum #2.  Section 2.1 G now refers to 2.2 A.  

2.  Is there a minimum/maximum number of Performance Reference Survey forms that should be submitted by each firm?  Should the survey be filled out prior to submission of the RFQ?

A minimum of three (3) surveys should be received by FCSD no later than the bid deadline.  The surveys should be sent directly from the firms reference via fax (850) 670-8579 or email to Floyd Roberts (froberts@franklincountyschools.org).

Addition 4

Posted: 11/18/2019

Type of Addition: Clarification of Question of Sub-Contracting - dated 10/21/19

Overview:

Original Question:  Is the District looking for a team (Architect, MEP Engineer, Structural, Civil, etc.) or should an architect just submit on their own merit?  Its not clear in the RFQ and it doesn't mention sub-consultants anywhere.

Original Response:  This RFQ is for services provided by an Architectural Firm, no subcontractors are included.

Additional Response:  To further clarify, the District's contract will be with the Architectural Firm, but Engineering sub-consultants will also be required to complete the scope of work.  You may included engineers on your team.  

Deadline: 11/22/2019 2:00 PM

Addition 5

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Overview: Date: 1/16/2020 Intent to Award to CRA Architects

Addition 6

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Addition 7

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Intent to Award to CRA Architects - January 23, 2020

Posted: 10/17/2019

Type of Addition: Questions

Overview:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1.  In reference to Section 2.3, Item 12 on page 7 "Questions & Answers for Committee INTERVIEW (Appendix I)".  Please confirm that these are questions to be answered after 3 firms have been selected for interview and are not required in the initial proposal due on 10/25/19.  

Yes, these questions will be answered during the committee interview and are not required to be submitted with the initial proposal.  Please see Addendum #1.  

2.  Please clarify which counties in the State of Florida qualify as "surrounding" noted on Appendix F - Location Rating Table.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               In alphabetical order, the surrounding counties are:  Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Liberty, Leon, Taylor, and Wakulla.  

3.  Please clarify how Minority Business Enterprise (M/WBE) will be scored?  If we include a M/WBE consultant/engineer on our team will we receive 5 points?

To receive 5 points, the legal entity must be at least 51% owned and controlled by M/WBE with official State of Florida M/WBE certification.  An individual minority or woman team member assigned to this project would not meet the qualification for the 5 points without having the legal entity certified as M/WBE by the State of Florida.  

4.  Could you please provide the address/location for the proposed transportation facility?

The location of the transportation facility is yet to be determined.  FCSD has property in Apalachicola, Eastpoint, and Carrabelle.  

Posted: 10/21/2019

Type of Addition: Questions and Answerw

Overview:

1.  Is the District looking for a team (Architect, MEP Engineer, Structural, Civil etc.) or should an architect just submit on their own merit?  Its not clear in the RFQ and it doesn’t mention sub-consultants anywhere.   

This RFQ is for services provided by an Architectural Firm, no subcontractors are included.  


Posted: 10/23/2019

Type of Addition: Questions and Answers

Overview:

1.  On Page 6, Section 2.1/G it references that "responses should respond to each item noted in 2.0 A.  Is 2.0 A referencing what is in 2.3 A (page 7)?

The numbering has been corrected.  Please see Addendum #2.  Section 2.1 G now refers to 2.2 A.  

2.  Is there a minimum/maximum number of Performance Reference Survey forms that should be submitted by each firm?  Should the survey be filled out prior to submission of the RFQ?

A minimum of three (3) surveys should be received by FCSD no later than the bid deadline.  The surveys should be sent directly from the firms reference via fax (850) 670-8579 or email to Floyd Roberts (froberts@franklincountyschools.org).

Posted: 11/18/2019

Type of Addition: Clarification of Question of Sub-Contracting - dated 10/21/19

Overview:

Original Question:  Is the District looking for a team (Architect, MEP Engineer, Structural, Civil, etc.) or should an architect just submit on their own merit?  Its not clear in the RFQ and it doesn't mention sub-consultants anywhere.

Original Response:  This RFQ is for services provided by an Architectural Firm, no subcontractors are included.

Additional Response:  To further clarify, the District's contract will be with the Architectural Firm, but Engineering sub-consultants will also be required to complete the scope of work.  You may included engineers on your team.  

Deadline: 11/22/2019 2:00 PM

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Overview: Date: 1/16/2020 Intent to Award to CRA Architects

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 1/16/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Intent to Award to CRA Architects - January 23, 2020