Site work and new construction of a detention facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a detention facility; and for site work for a detention facility.

The County of Lancaster, PA is seeking seeking qualified firms to provided to provide DESIGN TEAM SERVICES for the new Lancaster County Correctional Facility. Lancaster County (the "County" and / or "Owner") is located in South Central Pennsylvania, west of the City of Philadelphia and southeast of the City of Harrisburg, the state capital. The County is a Class 2A County with a population of over 550,000 residents in 60 municipalities occupying a land area of approximately 982 square miles. The County has one large metropolitan center, the City of Lancaster, and numerous suburban areas experiencing rapid growth. Its landscape is physically diverse ranging from rural agricultural, residential / suburban, to urban settings. The County's primary industry is agriculture with secondary industries in government, light manufacturing, and tourism. Beginning in 2020, Lancaster County began planning for the construction of a new Correctional Facility to replace the existing Lancaster County Prison. In February 2022, the County acquired an 83-acre site for the new facility. The new facility will be designed to meet the County's projected future needs as indicated in the published Needs Assessment document dated January 2023. The new facility will be designed with the security and well-being of incarcerated individuals in mind, while providing robust rehabilitation and treatment programming. The project scope is further described in subsequent sections of this Request for Proposals and is subject to further refinement throughout the design process. In the summer of 2022, the County engaged an Owner's Representative firm to assist in the planning and overall management of the project. The County intends to advance the project in 2023 by soliciting proposals for professional services for Design Services, Construction Management Services, and Commissioning Services, and other professional services. The overall objective is to achieve 100% construction documents with the intention of awarding construction contracts and beginning construction ("groundbreaking") in the third quarter of 2024 with building occupancy to follow by the fourth quarter of 2026. This timeline may be modified. Each proposing design team must have at least one (1) representative present at the meeting; design teams that DO NOT attend the pre-proposal conference will forfeit the right to submit a proposal to provide design services for the LCCF. Questions for the pre-proposal meeting must be submitted in writing via the Public Purchase website no later than 11:00 A.M. onThursday, March 16, 2023. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.