This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Columbus, Ohio. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Columbus State Community College is critically important to the economic vitality of Central Ohio, preparing more than 45,000 students each year for in-demand jobs while meeting growing and evolving regional employment needs. Columbus State is the region's most affordable higher education provider and is committed to accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Columbus State's commitment to advancing student success and closing equity gaps has consistently earned the College national recognition over the past several years. In 2019, the College received the Leah Meyer Austin Award, the highest honor bestowed by the national community college advancement network Achieving the Dream (ATD), in recognition of more than doubling graduation rates from 2010-2017 and significantly closing the achievement gap for African American and low-income students. The College first became an ATD Leader College in 2015 based on its commitment to accelerating student success and became an ATD Leader College of Distinction in 2020 in recognition of minority student performance improvement. As a national leader, Columbus State is the only community college in the nation to earn ATD Leader College status, develop next-generation academic and career pathways as part of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Guided Pathways, and to be entrusted with developing a new credentialing model through the AACC Right Signals Initiative. The College has leveraged public/private partnerships and careful use of limited State funding to maintain its infrastructure and is poised to pursue an ambitious capital construction plan. Successful partners in this plan will share the mission and values of the College and will demonstrate commitment and capacity to helping Columbus State: Advance priority student success objectives Deliver innovative and thoughtful programs and services Advance equity and inclusion work Promote institutional fiscal health Leverage previous work and existing resources Engage partners in meaningful ways Strengthen the College's reputation for community impact The purpose of this request is to solicit firms that are interested in professional service contracts for new construction and renovation projects that commence in calendar year 2023. Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is required to select qualified firms from the Architectural, Engineering and Special Consultant list of pre-qualified professional service firms to provide services for projects that are not advertised through the Ohio Register. Firms will be evaluated for qualification for specific disciplines and will be placed on one or more of the "List of Professionals" by discipline. Interested firms must submit only Form #F110-330 part II. There is no guarantee that any firm on the Columbus State Community College "List of Professionals" will be awarded a professional service contract as the result of the firm being on the list. If a firm has branch offices, complete for each specific branch office The Columbus State Community College initiates projects based on the needs of the College and project requirements. Contracts for projects will be awarded by using the Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process to select a qualified firm from its "List of Professionals". CSCC will short list candidates from the "List of Professionals" and request short listed candidates to submit Statement of Qualifications Form #F110-330 parts I and II for specific projects to demonstrate their experience and expertise regarding a proposed team, consultants, approach to the project, and other factors described in the RFQ. The Columbus State Community College will determine qualification of firms responding to this announcement pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 153.69. Those firms considered for a specific project will be requested to identify additional qualifications and availability of personnel, specific consultants, if any, and project approach for final ranking, and selection. Project Specific Submittal(s): As the Columbus State Community College determines the need for design services, it will issue a Request for Qualifications to a minimum of three firms from the pre-qualified list(s) indicating the anticipated scope of services, project schedule, budget, location, evaluation criteria for selection and other appropriate information. Firms will be ranked based on the evaluation criteria for the specific project. This evaluation will be based on their response to the RFQ and conversations to clarify their qualifications. Submit all questions regarding this RFQ in writing to Kate Smith at FACPlanning@cscc.edu with the project number included in the subject line (no phone calls please). The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.