The San Francisco Unified School District is looking for firms to submit statement of qualifications for architectural consulting services for District-wide facility, maintenance and modernization projects. Selected firms will be retained by the District for a period of five years on an as-needed basis. The selection of a firm in this pool of architectural consultants does not automatically guarantee a contract will be awarded. The San Francisco Unified School District Facilities Design and Construction Department is seeking Statements of Qualifications from Architectural Consulting firms to provide full architectural services at various school sites within San Francisco Unified School District. The project schedule is very aggressive and the selected firms must be able to commit to the District's timeline. Architectural firms responding to this request should be familiar and experienced with the procedures and requirements of the Division of the State Architect (D.S.A.) with respect to California public schools, California accessibility regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act, California building codes, mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes, including the energy code and Title 24. The role of the Architectural Consultant is to assist SFUSD Facilities department in providing design and construction documents that comply with the latest building codes for projects initiated by the Facilities Department, to assist the Districts assigned project team in developing the Owner Project Requirements (or design intent); to review project drawings prepared by the Districts engineering consultants to ensure they conform to the projects intent; to assist the District with project closeout and certification with D.S.A. and other related tasks the District may require. Once employed, the selected firms are expected to demonstrate the ability to provide services within time frames that meet District schedule requirements driven by both fiscal and legal considerations. Statement of Qualification information is summarized briefly to be submitted as part of the response to this Request: 1. Cover Letter 2. Description and Experience of Firm 3. Description of Services to be offered to the District 4. Fee Schedule 5. Insurance Requirements ($1 million per occurrence) a. Workers Compensation b. General Liability c. Comprehensive or Business Automobile d. Professional Liability (E&O) e. Endorsements 6. List of five similar projects or services in the San Francisco Bay Area District Contact: Simon Miguel H. Reyes District Architect San Francisco Unified School District 135 Van Ness Avenue, Room 215 San Francisco, California, 94102 Phone 415-265-4260 Email: reyess@sfusd.edu All participating architectural consulting firms, must reside within a 50-mile radius of the city limits of San Francisco. The District reserves the right to reject any or all of the Statements of Qualification (SOQ) received in response to this request or to negotiate separately with any firm, when it is determined to be in the best interest of the District. The District reserves the sole and absolute right to disqualify any firm on the basis of any information provided or absence thereof. Selection Results December 20, 2023
SFUSD Board Approval January 9, 2024 The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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