Site work and new construction of a pre-engineered storage facility in Great Falls, Montana. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a 11,040-square-foot pre-engineered storage facility; and for site work for a pre-engineered storage facility.

Cascade County (County) is currently requesting a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for architectural services relating to the design and construction for the new construction, of a 144 X 60 heated storage facility, with an additional 80 X 30 covered cold storage area. to the existing property, located at 3800 Ulm N Frontage Rd. Great Falls, MT. 59404. Services may include, but is not limited to preliminary design, community meetings, preparing bidding documents, construction administration, and any other services deemed necessary by the owner to complete the project. Questions regarding project specific items will be answered by: Les Payne, Director Cascade County Public Works Department 279 Vaughn S. Frontage Rd. Great Falls, MT 59404 (406) 454-6920 Once opened proposals will then be given to a three-person committee to evaluate. Recommendations will then be given to the commission in a public meeting at a later date. All proposals must be submitted in printed format. Proposals received after the aforementioned time and date will not be considered. Please provide five copies of all proposal documents. Responses may not exceed 4 one-sided pages, not including resumes of key personnel, and cover letter. The RFQs received from qualified firms or individuals will be evaluated using the following criteria: 1.Qualifications of professional personnel to be assigned to project (15%). 2.Capability to meet time and budget requirements for the project (10%). 3.Present and projected workloads at the time of the proposed project (10%). 4.Related experience on similar projects (25%). 5.Recent and current work for County (25%). 6.Location of the firm (5%). 7.Overall quality of proposal (10%) Those firms ranked highest by the selection committee may be selected based on the SOQ submitted or interviewed to determine which firm will be awarded the contract, should it be awarded. The County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities to evaluate the proposals submitted, and to accept the proposal which best serves the interest of Cascade County.