Sealed documents must be marked on the outside of the envelope as follows: Design of Greenfield Farm Writers Residency RFQ#742 Letters of qualifications will be received by the University from architectural design firms interested in providing design services for the project. The selected design firm will work with representatives of the University including the Department of Facilities Planning, and others as may be determined. The selected firm must be a Licensed Design Professional in the State of Mississippi and be familiar with the project's size and scope. Greenfield Farm Writers Residency, projected to open in the third quarter of 2025, will operate on a 20.4-acre parcel of University of Mississippi-owned land, 15 miles east of Oxford, Mississippi, on the road to William Faulkner's birthplace of New Albany. Faulkner owned and worked this ridgeline parcel. Farmers here raised mules and corn. UM plans to turn Greenfield into a retreat-style writers residency, paying tribute to the legacy of the land and the literary culture of Mississippi. Greenfield Farm Writers Residency will serve writers of all disciplines who have roots in Mississippi or take inspiration from the state, its people, and its narratives. After landscaping, Greenfield Farm will open with four new studios, each with distinct spaces for living and working. Constructed in a modern style, these studios will serve as architectural and cultural linkages between past and future. A fifth new building will serve residents as a gathering and communal dining space. A sixth new building will house a residency manager. A farm shed, already on premise, will be restored to serve as a day-commute studio. A cabin, long the office of Mississippi native writer, preacher, and activist Will D. Campbell, will be moved to Greenfield Farm and restored to serve as a second day-commute studio. Interested firms shall suggest supporting sub-consultants; however, the intended contract will be a single contract for complete design, construction documents, and construction administration between the University and the selected design firm. The design fee for the renovation portion(s) of the project shall be a "C+" percentage fee and the design fee for the new construction portion(s) of the project shall be a "C" percentage fee as determined by the Mississippi Department of Finance & Administration Bureau of Building, Grounds, and Real Property Management. Submittal should include, in addition to the letter of interest, two copies of the following: 1) A brochure illustrating appropriate, similar experience of the firm and subconsultants, if proposed; 2) Appropriate support material. 3) Provide one (1) digital file containing submitted material. Final applications, including the letter of interest, brochures, and consultants for structural, mechanical, and electrical must be received no later than the previously stated time and place. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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