Renovation of an educational facility in South Windsor, Connecticut. Design plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

As of December 5,2022, an architect has been selected and this project is in the design phase. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to June 2023. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: Two new portable classrooms will be installed on the existing site of the Philip R. Smith School, 949 Avery Street, SW. Appendix C demonstrates the proposed location of the portable classrooms. They will be located in the rear of the building adjacent to the gym and mechanical room for the school. The architect will be responsible for preparing architectural, structural, site, mechanical, electrical, sprinkler and plumbing drawings necessary for the contractor to install the two classrooms. Power and data connections shall be coordinated with the Director of Facilities. Possible relocation of existing sewer manhole shown on the drawing Appendix C. The classrooms shall be connected to the existing building through an enclosed firerated connector as shown in Appendix B. The architect shall be responsible for detailing the roof connections to the existing building. Note: Plans and details of the existing building will be provided to the architect awarded the project only due to security reasons. The overall project schedule consists of a standard design, bid, and construct process ultimately resulting with owner occupancy for the start of the 2023-2024 academic year. The design phase is scheduled to start on September 6, 2022 and be completed by October 31, 2022. Upon completion of the construction documents they will be reviewed immediately by the Owner. The architect shall be responsible for incorporating all review comments by the Owner or their designee. Bidding is anticipated in mid-November with a mid-December 2022 bid opening and award shortly afterwards. Installation of the portable structures will start immediately upon school completion in June 2023 and shall be completed by August 15, 2023. Questions regarding this request for proposal should be directed to Ms. Karen Dallaire at kdallaire@swindsor.k12.ct.us . Questions must be submitted by Tuesday, August 23, 2022 by 4:00 p.m. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.