REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL I. PROJECT INFORMATION A. Name: MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505 Meridian Middle School B. Location: 861 Ten Mile Rd., Lynden, WA 98264 C. Project Description: Replace roof at Meridian Middle School main building along with a roof over the main gym. The project includes replacement of existing approximately 66,000 square feet of the roof as well as removal and reinstallation of existing equipment if necessary. D. Planning and design, construction documents, construction cost estimates, contract administration, and warranty compliance. E. Schedule: Construction documents shall be completed in time to allow permits to be obtained prior to the opening of bids in April 2019. Construction work shall be complete to allow Owner to occupy the facility in August 2019 II. GENERAL SCOPE OF SERVICES The general scope of services required by the selected architectural firm shall be as follows: A. Provide planning, architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, acoustical, and all other architectural services necessary for completion of the project. B. Design project and prepare construction contract documents. C. Oversee and coordinate project bidding. D. Administer construction contract. E. Monitor and assist in warranty compliance. III. GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL FIRM REQUIREMENTS Architectural firms shall comply with the following requirements to be considered for selection. Qualifications submitted by firms failing to meet these requirements may be considered non- responsive: A. State of Washington License: Architectural firms shall be licensed to practice in the State of Washington.
B. Office Location: Local office providing services shall be located within 100 driving miles of Bellingham, Washington. C. School Experience: Local office performing work shall have designed or engineered a project similar to the proposed project in the State of Washington within the last six years. D. Professional Liability Insurance: Architectural firm shall carry and plan to maintain a minimum of $1,000,000 professional liability insurance coverage. This level of coverage shall be provided at no additional cost to the Owner. E. Schedule Compliance: Architectural firms and their consultants shall be capable of meeting the Project Schedule. Firm and consultants shall have resources available to begin and complete each phase of work as identified in this Schedule. F. Contract Documents: All contract documents prepared by consultants shall be produced in an electronic format utilizing AutoCAD Release 2012 or later version as required by the Owner. G. Form of Agreement: The selected firm should be prepared to enter into a form of agreement substantially the same as the District s draft form of Owner-Architect Agreement, copies of which may be obtained from the Finance and Operations Office. This form of agreement includes lump sum pricing of Basic Services; minimization of Additional Services compensation; Owner s right to designate a Construction Manager; detailed budgeting guidelines; and other important features. IV. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Prepare and submit qualifications as described below: A. Format and Submittal Information: 1. Qualifications shall comply with all requirements and provide all information identified in this Request for Qualifications document. Qualifications found to be incomplete or failing to comply with these requirements may be considered nonresponsive. 2. Qualifications shall not exceed 10 pages. Architect Project History Forms (refer to details in section IV.B.d Architect Project History Forms) are in addition to the 10- page maximum. 3. Submit qualifications in an 8 ½ x 11 format. B. Provide information as identified in the following four sections. Prepare qualifications according to the sequence and format identified in this section. To comply, the outline of the qualifications shall be as follows: a. Section 1: Confirmation of Architectural Firm Requirements i. State of Washington license: Confirm architectural firm is licensed to practice in the State of Washington. 2 of 5
i Office location: Confirm the local office performing the work is located within 100 driving miles from Bellingham, Washington. School experience: Confirm architectural firm has designed or engineered a project similar to the proposed project in the State of Washington within the last six years. List names of each applicable project designed during the time period. Denote which projects, if any, incorporate green building standards such as the Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol (WSSP), the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Schools design silver standard, or the Living Building Challenge. Professional liability insurance: Confirm architectural firm carries a minimum of $1,000,000 professional liability insurance and plans to maintain this level of coverage at no additional cost to the Owner. v. Schedule compliance: Confirm architectural firm and all proposed consultants have reviewed the Project Schedule (refer to section I.E.) and are able to complete the project, including each individual phase of work, on schedule. b. Section 2: Architectural Firm Information i. Name and address: Identify the name of the firm and address of local office performing the work. i Number and type of employees: Identify the total number of employees working at the local office. Also, identify the number of principals, project managers/architects, designers, draftspersons, and clerical, or other types of employees. Firm history and information: Provide a brief history and general information about the firm. Recent project history: List all projects designed by your firm over the past six years with a construction value exceeding $1,000,000 and below $5,000,000. v. Project participants: Identify the following individuals assigned to the project and include the educational degree for each member: v.1 Principal in Charge v.2 Project Manager v.3 Project Architect or Designer v.4 Draftspersons v.5 Specifications Writer v.6 Construction Administrator vi. Special qualifications: Describe attributes that distinguish your firm from other firms offering similar services and how selecting your firm will benefit the District. 3 of 5
c. Section 3: Consultant Information Provide the following information for each consultant proposed to assist in the architectural firm with this project. As a minimum, provide information regarding civil engineer, landscape architect, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. i. Name and address: Identify type of consultant, firm name, and address of local office. i Number and type of employees: Identify the total number of employees working at the local office. Also, provide the number of employees for each position within the firm. Firm history and information: Provide a brief history and general information about the firm. Recent project history: List all applicable projects designed during the past six years by the local office proposed for the work. v. Project participants: Identify the Principal in Charge and Project Engineer/Primary Designer assigned to the project. vi. Special qualifications: Describe attributes that distinguish consultant from other firms offering similar services and how utilizing this consultant will benefit the District. d. Section 4: Architect Project History Forms i. Provide the following information for all elementary schools and/or projects similar to the proposed project designed during the past six years by the local office proposed for the work: i.1 Name and description of Project i.2 Date Completed i.3 Total Construction Cost i.4 Owner i.5 Owner s Representative and Telephone Number i.6 Principal in Charge i.7 Project Architect or Primary Designer C. Submit four (4) copies of qualifications to MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505, 214 W. Laurel Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226, Attn: Brian Stephan. Deliver qualifications on or before 4:30 p.m., January 15 th, 2019. D. All qualifications submitted remain the property of MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505 and shall not be returned. 4 of 5
V. ARCHITECTURAL FIRM SELECTION PROCESS A. The following information identifies the process to be used by the Meridian School District in the review and selection of an architectural firm for the project: 1. To be considered, the architectural firm shall submit qualifications and information complying with all requirements of the Request for Qualifications document. 2. To be considered, four (4) copies of an architectural firm s qualifications shall be delivered to MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505, 214 W. Laurel Rd., Bellingham, WA, 98226, Attn: Brian Stephan 3. Qualifications shall be reviewed by members of a Meridian School District selection team. Based on this review, final candidates shall be identified. There is no minimum or a maximum number of final candidates eligible for consideration. Final candidates shall be those considered to be most highly qualified to perform the services required. 4. Architectural firms shall be evaluated based upon content and quality of qualifications, experience, performance on past projects, personnel assigned to the project, consultants assigned to the project, ability to meet schedule, references, and other factors the Meridian School District wishes to take into consideration. 5. In-depth review and evaluation of final candidates shall be conducted by a team comprised of Meridian School District staff and others as the District deems appropriate. This evaluation may include, but not be limited to, review of references, review of past projects, office/past project visitation, interviews, and review of additional requests for information sent to final candidates. 6. Upon completion of the architectural firm evaluation process, the Meridian School District shall recommend the top candidate to the Board of Directors for further review and contract negotiations. 7. Final selection is anticipated to be completed no later than January 23, 2019. B. The Meridian School District shall have the right to modify the selection process; waive any informality and irregularity; and make a selection, which in its judgment, is in its own best interest. VI. QUESTIONS All questions and requests for information pertaining to this project shall be directed to Brian Stephan, Maintenance/ Operations Supervisor, Meridian School District, 214 W. Laurel Rd., Bellingham, WA. 98226 (360) 318-2156. Qualifications submitted by firms failing to comply with this requirement may be considered non-responsive. 5 of 5