Renovation of a mixed-use development in Perryville, Missouri. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Perry County School District 32 hereby requests qualification statements from architectural or architectural / engineering firms, for facility planning and design services, who are licensed to practice architecture in the State of Missouri. Please provide all information requested. The Perry County School District 32 is seeking to establish a relationship with an architectural/ engineering firm (consultant) for the purpose of planning and designing future facility improvements throughout the district. The scope of projects may include work at the career center as well as other future projects as determined by the Board of Education. The Perry County School District 32 is a political subdivision of the State of Missouri and is governed by a seven-member Board of Education. Located in Perry County, the District provides education to approximately 2,200 students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. The District operates 1 Elementary School, 1 Primary School, 1 Middle School, and 1 High School. PART ONE - Firm Description and Qualifications A. FIRM name, address, telephone, and e-mail address of the individual submitting the response to the request for qualifications. B. Name, title, and signature of individual submitting. C. Identify the professional qualifications and specific educational experience of the FIRM's principal(s) and other design team members who would be associated with the project. D. Provide a list of anticipated professional consultants and their FIRM's professional qualifications. E. Provide client references, including contact information, for educational projects that are similar in scope and magnitude. F. Identify why your FIRM is best qualified for this commission and what unique qualities your firm will bring to the design and development of the anticipated projects. G. Identify the educational projects your FIRM has completed within the past five (5) years. PART TWO - Submission Procedure Interviews (if requested): Week of January 30, 2023 Finalist Presented to the Board of Education: February 8, 2023 A screening committee will review all submitted qualifications and select those to be considered for presentation to the interview committee. Presentations will take place the week of January 30, 2023. The presentation should last no longer the 30 minutes; the presenters should be prepared to respond to questions following the presentation. The District may award a contract based upon the initial Qualifications received without a presentation of such Qualifications. PART FOUR - General Conditions Initial qualifications may not be withdrawn for 120 calendar days from the due date for qualifications except with the express written consent of the District. If a qualification is accepted as submitted, the negotiated final Agreement shall consist of the Agreement, this RFQ, plus any addenda thereto, and the FIRM's Qualifications. The District shall not be responsible for any pre-Agreement expenses of any FIRM, including the successful FIRM, incurred prior to the commencement of the Agreement. Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute 285.530, all business entities awarded any contract in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with a Missouri public school district must, as a condition to the award of any such contract, be enrolled in and participate in a federal work authorization program with respect to the employees working in connection with the contracted services to be provided, to the District (to the extent allowed by E-Verify). Accordingly, in connection with its qualifications, the FIRM shall affirm that it is enrolled in such a federal work authorization program and shall provide a sworn affidavit to that effect, which affidavit shall also state that the FIRM does not knowingly employ any person who is an unauthorized alien in connection with the services to be provided to the District. The FIRM shall also provide such documentation as is requested by the District to confirm the foregoing. The District reserves the right to reject all qualifications or to seek additional requests for qualifications from other FIRMS, should the District determine no respondents qualify or an agreement cannot be reached. Non-compliance with RFQ specifications will disqualify submittal from further consideration. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time