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For One or More of the Following Seven (7) Projects: 1) New T.M. Clark Elementary School 2) G-P High School Cafeteria Additions & Renovations 3) Stephen F. Austin Elementary Cafeteria Renovations 4) Experiential Learning Additions at Elementary Campuses 5) New Family Resource Center, Maintenance and Transportation Facility 6) New Baseball and Softball Turf Fields 7) New Visual and Performing Arts Center, including Band Hall Services to Include Design and Construction Contract Administration. The District intends to rank and select an architectural firm for each of the Seven (7) projects no later than November 28, 2022 and to approve contracts with the selected firm or firms at the next Board meeting before December 19, 2022. The District reserves the right to award the Seven (7) projects to one or more firms depending on qualifications and best fit for each project. The firms that contract with the District for the services set out herein must be capable of beginning work with the District in accordance with an agreed schedule for the Project(s). All interested and qualified architectural firms are invited to submit a statement of their competence and qualifications, explicitly stating which one or more of the Seven (7) specific projects the firm wants to be considered for, and consisting of the following: The architectural firm should have experience and expertise with programming, cost estimating, planning and designing, and administering school facility construction projects for Texas school districts or other public facilities with similar regulatory and legal requirements. The firm will be involved with the initial assessment, cost estimating, and development of preliminary concept drawings relating to the awarded project/s (the "Project"). It is intended that the selected firm(s) shall be responsible for full design and administration of any renovation and/or construction undertaken by the District. The firm need not have a local office, but experience in the Texas Coastal Bend area and knowledge of local construction practices, codes, procedures, regulations, soil and environmental conditions is required. At a minimum the Response to the Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") must contain the following: 1. Name of the architectural firm 2. Business address 3. Explicitly specify which one or more of the Seven (7) projects the firm wants to be considered for 4. Contact individual, telephone and e-mail address 5. Type of organization, i.e., sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation 6. General statement of qualifications for each specific project that the firm wants to be considered for 7. History of firm and principals including Years in business - if less than 5 years, previous experience of principals is critical Years in business under present name Experience of business principals Past relationship with District and scope of engagement 8. Key personnel proposed to be assigned to project 9. Registrations, licenses, and certifications 10. General experience and expertise related to school district project assessment and design, project planning and construction; include a list and brief description of all major school facility projects performed in the last five years, with an emphasis on facilities of similar nature and scope to the G-PISD project/s the firm wants to be considered for under this RFQ. If the firm proposed to perform the services does not have a local office, indicate the means in which it acquired experience in the Coastal Bend area and knowledge of local construction practices, codes, procedures, regulations, soil and environmental conditions. Also indicate the means by which a non-local firm will communicate and collaborate with the School District and community in the assessment, design and administration of the project(s) given the distance from the firm's office to the District. 11. List and explain all claims and litigation involving the firm in the last 5 years, including mediation or arbitration proceedings, if any. 12. Statement regarding the ability of the firm to provide the following, if so requested by the District: Bank references Insurance certificates Audited financial statements 13. Statement of any potential conflicts of interest 14. Business references, particularly other school projects 15. District intends to use competitive sealed proposals as the construction delivery method. If the firm prefers an alternative delivery method, explain. Interested firms are encouraged to submit their qualifications as soon as possible but in no case later than the due date stated herein. It is recommended that responding firms use an AIA B305, and supplement with the additional information requested. All inquiries are to be made in writing to: Chris Casarez, Purchasing Coordinator (ccasarez@gpisd.org). Notify Shortlisted Parties (if needed): November 4, 2022 Interviews (if needed): November 10, 2022 Rank Firms: November 11, 2022 Selected Party submitted for Board Approval: November 14, 2022 Begin Negotiations (Gov't Code 2254.004): November 15, 2022 Board Action on A/E Contract: December 19, 2022 G-PISD may interview one or more firms evaluated and selected from those responding to this solicitation. Alternatively, G-PISD may select and rank firms for each of the Seven (7) projects based on the Responses submitted to the RFQ without conducting interviews and selecting the firm that demonstrates superior competence over all others for each respective project. Parties invited for an interview, if any, may be required to provide comprehensive evidence of architectural services for projects of similar type and size that was performed within the past five (5) years. All responses shall be evaluated and ranked on the criteria identified above, and final selection will be based upon the firm's demonstrated competence and qualifications based on the needs of the District, the quality of the documents provided, the criteria stated herein, and factors that any entity would consider in selecting a firm in compliance with Texas Government Code Chapter 2254. Fees will NOT be considered in the evaluation of demonstrated competence of responding architectural firms and must NOT be included in the Response to this RFQ. The District intends to approve the contract with the selected firm(s) within 45 days of being selected. The District intends to use a non-AIA owner/architectural contract in substantially the form attached to this RFQ and fees may be discussed after the firm has been selected, but not before. This is the form agreement the District shall use. Any objection or deviation to the contract or contract amendments must be submitted with A/E's Response and the final Contract will require subsequent Board approval. Material deviations to the form of the Contract attached hereto will not be considered. The firm(s) selected shall maintain professional liability or errors and omissions insurance in the amount of at least $1 million for each occurrence, automobile liability insurance (owned/nonowned and hired) and must provide workers' compensation insurance, as required by the Texas Labor Code. The District reserves the right to require additional coverage, as needed, depending on the size and scope of a particular project. The architectural firm's duties may include: assessing current school district facility site and drainage needs, prioritizing facility needs, construction cost estimating, planning, programming, designing, administration of drainage improvements construction/renovation, producing construction documents, assisting with advertising for bids/proposals, assisting with evaluating the bids/proposals, overseeing the project, authorizing payments to contractor(s), etc. The firm(s) selected will be required to provide related disciplines necessary to address all design needs of the work (i.e. structural, civil engineering, FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment), IT and security design for the facility, etc.). It is the intention of the District to designate and separately retain an engineering firm(s) to provide District and Architect the mechanical, electrical and plumbing ("MEP") engineering subconsultant services for these projects, as contemplated by Section 1 of the Sample Project Architect's Contract.