Renovation of an educational facility in Washington, District of Columbia. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Scope of Work Under this RFP, the Department will engage a Design-Builder to provide any and all design, permitting and construction including, but not limited to, temporary utilities, public art installation, furniture, fixtures, equipment and coordination, move-in logistical support for a fully functional turn-key Project. The Project shall be complete, operating, and ready for use on or before the Substantial Completion Date and within the Project Budget as specified in Part 1, Section 1.3, and Section 1.5 of this RFP. The Project will be located at Drew Elementary School, at 5600 Eads Street NE, Washington, DC 20019. Generally, the Design-Builder's responsibilities shall include, but will not be limited to, the following: a) To confirm the design and construction of the Project in accordance with the RFP Documents, including all applicable attachments. b) To provide all design, construction, and construction management services necessary to implement the goals of the Project inclusive of, but not limited to, the following: civil, architectural, electrical, structural, and mechanical design services as required for the Project; construction management services inclusive of budgeting, value engineering ("Value Engineering"), scheduling, Project phasing, Project administration, management, and coordination of subcontractors. Design scope shall also include full design and specifications, with minimum of two options for basis-of-design for each, of the FF&E for GMP pricing. c) To conduct subsurface investigation work if and as required for the Project. d) To furnish and provide all materials, management, personnel, equipment, hazardous material abatement, supervision, labor and other services necessary to complete the Project. e) To provide the necessary design, consultants and documentation for all permitting, zoning, historic preservation and US Commission of Fine Arts approvals. f) To provide move coordination and logistics support for the Project. 2.1 Design-Builder's Duties; General Intent a) The Design-Builder will be required to work with the Department and DCPS through a collaborative design process to advance the programmatic Ed Specs to a fully realized Project in accordance with the available Project Budget. The Design-Builder will be required to engage in extensive preconstruction efforts to ensure that the design is developed in a manner consistent with the Department's goals for the Project (e.g., programmatic, budgetary, schedule and quality); and to develop a comprehensive Project phasing. b) To provide logistics support, plan to solicit competitive trade bids for the construction work, including all required inspections for material testing, code inspections, and industrial hygienist and to develop an acceptable GMP and corresponding scope and schedule for the Work; and to implement the requisite construction and other work necessary no later than the dates outline in Section 1.6. The Design-Builder will be required to provide a "turn-key" Project ready for occupancy by DCPS and shall be responsible for all items of cost except for those items set forth in Section 2.12 of this RFP. Project Budget and Funding Limitations The Department is allocating a budget of $62,000,000.00 for this Project ("Project Budget") for full services of design, construction, public art, inspections, furniture, fixtures, and equipment ("FF&E"), and six (6) months maintenance costs. The Offeror shall assume approximately 2% of the design and construction budget will be available in Fiscal Year ("FY") 2024, approximately 8% will be available in FY 2025, approximately 50% will be available in FY 2026, and approximately 40% will be available in FY 2027, and the Offeror shall be expected to execute the design and construction work in accordance with the available funding. Accordingly, Offerors are to base their Proposals on the approved budget. The Department requires that this Project will start upon execution of Notice to Proceed ("NTP") issued by the Contracting Officer ("Contracting Officer" or "CO") and be ready for staff, teachers, and students for the 2027/2028 school year as further described in Section 1.6 of the RFP. However, the contract between the Department and the Design-Builder ("Agreement", "Contract" or "Design-Build Agreement") will require submission to and approval by the Council of the District of Columbia. As part of the Project Budget Offerors shall include the following allowances: Permit Allowance (including cost for Department of Buildings' ("DOB") Accelerated Program) ($800,000.00), Public Art Allowance ($450,000.00), Utility Allowance ($400,000.00), Public Space Improvements Allowance ($500,000.00), and Six Months Maintenance Allowance ($500,000.00). Anticipated Award September 2023 NTP/Design Start October 31, 2023 Concept Design Package Submission 24 weeks or earlier from NTP Early Start Agreement Approved May 2024 GMP Proposal Submission and Approval (Based upon Design Development Documents) June 2025 November 2025 Design-Builder shall have full access and control of the Project site and building August 15, 2025 Full GMP Construction Start November 2025 Substantial Completion Date July 15, 2027 Final Completion Date January 14, 2028 Administrative Completion Date March 15, 2028 Department Designated Point of Contact The Department's sole point of contact ("POC") for matters related to this RFP is the only individual authorized to discuss this RFP with any interested parties, including Offerors. All communications with the Department's POC about the Project or this RFP shall be sent in writing to: Name: Concillia Mpofu Title: Contract Specialist Department of General Services Contracts and Procurement Division Mailing address: 3924 Minnesota Avenue NE, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20019 Email: concillia.mpofu@dc.gov The Department disclaims the accuracy of information derived from any source other than the Department's POC, and the use of any such information is at the sole risk of the Offeror. All communications and requests for information shall be submitted by the Offeror's point of contact identified in the Proposal. Written communications to the Department from Offerors shall specifically reference the correspondence as being associated with DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MODERNIZATION RFP No. DCAM-23-CS-RFP-0020. RFP Questions due to the Department: July 17, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. Notice of intent to award (anticipated): September 2023 Procurement Overview The District of Columbia ("District") Department of General Services (the "Department" or "DGS") is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit design-build proposals ("Proposal(s)") from offerors ("Offeror(s)") interested in serving as the design-builder (the "Design-Builder" or the "Contractor") for the modernization of Drew Elementary School ("Drew ES") located at 5600 Eads Street NW, Washington, DC 20019 (the "Project"). 1.1 Project Overview and Background The Department anticipates awarding a design-build contract to the Offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the District pursuant to the evaluation and award criteria in Part 3. The Project includes full design and construction services for an approximately 71,000 square foot school facility for Drew ES. The Design-Builder shall design and construct a combination of renovation and new construction addition to best execute the school's programmatic needs. The Department anticipates renovating the classroom wing and then demolishing a portion of the building in order to build a new addition, however, the Design Builder shall advise on a design that is most advantageous to bring it in line with the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") Educational Specifications ("Ed Spec(s)") or "Educational Specifications") as set forth in Attachments B1, B2, B3, and B4.