Scope of Services
The City of Carson is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFP) from firms interested in providing Professional Architectural Services on an open-order/on-call services (OCS) basis, to assist with the implementation of the City's Commercial Facade Improvement Program ("Program") for which information can be found online. The Citywide Facade Improvement Program provides financial assistance to eligible property owners for the renovation of commercial buildings and structures within the City of Carson Commercial Areas (collectively "Target Areas"). The goal of this Program is to facilitate commercial revitalization, stimulate private investment, preserve and beautify the commercial corridors, upgrade the physical image of the city, and to generate shopping, tourism, and a pleasant walking environment by improving the visual aesthetics of the Target Areas with enhancements in design, color schemes and building facades through the use of the City of Carson ("City") Funds. The selected firm will manage various architectural and urban design aspects of the Program including but not limited to the preparation of conceptual design or construction drawings (architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services), reviewing of plans
submitted by Program applicant's architect, and making architectural and urban design recommendations to further the Program's goals. The selected firm is also expected to provide technical assistance the Program applicants navigate the permitting and plan approval process.
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Notes
NOTE: ALL RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE VENDOR NAME, COMPANY ADDRESS AND REFERENCE THE RFP NO. 23-012 ON THE DOCUMENTS. This RFP does not commit the City of Carson to award a contract or to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of any response to the RFP. All responses to this RFP become the property of the City. At such time a selection is made, all responses submitted become a matter of public record and shall be regarded as such, with the exception of those elements in responses which are trade secrets or proprietary, marked as such, and otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. Any changes to the RFP requirements will be made by addendum. Unless expressly stated otherwise, documents must be uploaded in PDF format. It is the Proponent's responsibility to ensure qualification documents are properly and timely received. Qualifications that are missing pages, cannot be opened, etc. may be considered nonresponsive. I
Bidder is solely responsible for "on time" submission of their electronic bid. The Bid Management System will not accept late bids and no exceptions shall be made. Bidders will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the Bid Management System indicating that their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully. NOTE: E-Bids are sealed and cannot be viewed by the City until the closing date and time. If you need to withdraw your bid, you may do so any time before the bid deadline, by going back into the system and selecting "withdraw". Online Q&A
Yes
Q&A Deadline
03/16/2023 5:00 PM (PDT)
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