Site work, paving and new construction of a mixed-use development in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Design plans call for the construction of a 20,000-square-foot educational facility; for site work for a educational facility; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

As of July 1, 2024, a design team has been identified. Construction is expected to start later this year. *The previous closed solicitation is listed below for reference. Architectural design services for Phase 2 of Explora's Cradle through Career STEAM Learning Campus expansion project: Brillante Early Learning Center. This plan calls for a new stand-alone building approximately 20,000 square feet with 10-15 early childhood classrooms, offices and teacher work spaces, a kitchen, an art studio, a welcome plaza with space for hands-on exhibits, outdoor recreation areas, and additional parking spaces. This childcare and early education center must meet all licensing requirements and must reflect Explora's unique approach to science, technology, engineering, art, and math learning for children. The Center will include green space which will ultimately connect west to future development, Phase 3. Make sure to describe how you plan to achieve the outcomes including the performance metrics and targets against which your services should be evaluated. Additionally, we are interested in how you will include opportunities for innovation. Respondents shall provide an emailed PDF proposal no larger than 5MB. Interviews may be held from a "short list" of respondents determined by the Selection Advisory Committee. Short listed respondents will be required to make a presentation to the Selection Advisory Committee addressing project related items selected by the Committee. If interviews are not held, the proposal will be the basis for recommending firms or persons to the Mayor to provide professional services for the project. The format for the proposal plus the point value of each category that will be evaluated by the Selection Advisory Committee shall be as follows: Points I. General Information 5 II. Project Team Members 30 III. Respondent Experience 25 * IV. Technical Approach 25 V. Cost Control 10 VI. Quality and Content of Proposal 5 (Reserved for Committee Use Only) Proposals shall be bound and limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) pages (single sided) excluding the introductory letter, any applicable agreement and insurance certificates, the title page, the table of contents, dividers between categories, and the front and back cover/binder pages. All other 8 1/2 " x 11" pages shall be numbered. Any 17" x 11" pages shall be numbered as two pages. Drawings on 24" x 36" sheets shall be numbered as four pages. Font size no smaller than 10 point shall be used. Your proposal should be as clear and concise as you can make it and still provide the Selection Advisory Committee with information addressing the requirements in each of the first five categories stipulated above (you do not respond to Category VI). Proposals longer than the specified page limitation will be rejected and will not be evaluated. The individual signing the proposal and any other submitted document on behalf of a legal entity shall be a New Mexico registered professional architect. Responses received pursuant to this advertisement may constitute public records of the City of Albuquerque subject to disclosure to any interested party under the Inspection of Public Records Act (Section 14-2-1 through 14-2-3 N.M.S.A. (1978)) . The responding firm and/or person may restrict distribution of their response to only those individuals involved in review and analysis of responses. The City of Albuquerque will attempt to restrict distribution of a designated response as directed by the submitting party. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.