The City of Mesa is seeking qualified consulting firms or teams to provide professional services on an on call basis in the category of Architectural Services. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services to the City of Mesa are invited to submit their Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). All SOQs must comply with the requirements specified in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of on-call consultants for Architectural Services projects. This category is further defined below: The Architectural Services category refers to vertical construction projects, including construction of new buildings/facilities/pools and/or remodels of existing buildings and facilities. Building projects typically include design disciplines or design elements such as architectural programming, architectural design, site planning, grading, drainage, demolition, site civil improvements, offsite street improvements, offsite utility extensions, site lighting, landscaping, landscape irrigation, survey, horizontal control, structural engineering, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, lighting, fire protection, special systems, security systems, data and telecommunications systems, systems furniture design, roofing, flooring, site amenities, etc. Architectural projects including buildings or facilities such as storage facilities, equipment rooms, electrical buildings and other facilities that may not be generally occupied by people during normal business hours. Projects in this category may include transportation improvements and/or water/wastewater improvements associated with buildings, as supporting ancillary improvements. Through this solicitation, the City of Mesa will establish a list of diversified consultants (including firms and/or teams). A minimum of three (3) consultant teams may be selected for this category/list and, once selected, will be referred to as being "on-call" for this category. The selection process will be tailored to projects that are anticipated to be served by the on-call list. Selection under this solicitation is not selection for a specific project (or projects), but rather qualification for on-call use during the term for which this solicitation is effective. A master contract will be executed between the City of Mesa and each of the selected consultant teams. When a specific project is initiated, a separate Project Order with an associated scope, schedule, and fee will be negotiated between the City of Mesa and the consultant for each specific project. Typical design tasks discussed in Section II refer to tasks that may be performed under specific projects. The City of Mesa makes no guarantee that any consultant will receive a project or be able to enter into a specific project contractual relationship with the City of Mesa. The City of Mesa also makes no guarantee of a specific volume of work or a total contracted amount arising from this solicitation. The City of Mesa further makes no guarantee that the quantity of work (whether measured in monetary terms or otherwise) within any category will be spread equally or according to any other specific percentage split among the various consultants on the on-call list for that category. The City intends to use the on-call lists whenever possible; however, the City of Mesa reserves the right to "direct select" consultants not on the on-call lists to perform professional services, even for work within the same category as this solicitation, when it is in the City's best interest to do so, as determined solely by the City. The City of Mesa also reserves the right to issue separate solicitation(s) for a specific project(s), even for work within the same category covered by this solicitation, when it is in the City's best interest to do so, as determined solely by the City. The City recognizes the time and expense in preparing an SOQ and anticipates using the lists whenever feasible. The City reserves the right to establish, by future solicitation, additional categories of on-call consultants for the City's use. Said additional categories may, in some cases, overlap the disciplines and design areas for the category established under this solicitation. No Pre-Submittal Conference will be held.The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. If a company wishes to submit a company brochure, this can be done under separate cover. The brochure will not be used in the selection process and may be retained in the City files. Questions pertaining to the Design Services selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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