Renovation of a municipal facility in Morganton, North Carolina. Working plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Introduction Burke County Government is seeking a design build team consisting of Architect, engineers, and General Contractor to design and construct renovations within the existing Buke County Courthouse. This renovation will consist of an unoccupied basement level and a fully occupied 1st floor. The expected goal for this project is to better equip the existing floor space to accommodate an increase in personnel and to better solve functionality issues within the exiting areas. This design must keep the existing courthouse and all occupants functional and always working with priority based on safety for the public and all Burke County Employees. The county will reserve the right to select whichever firm or firms to complete this project upon the final RFQ process. Administrative and/or Scope questions can be emailed to Brian Nieft at brian.nieft@burkenc.org no later than 12:00pm (Noon) 12/22/2023 Overview Burke County will be renovating existing floor space on both the basement level and 1 st floor levels of the existing courthouse. Burke County is looking for qualified design build teams to help design, draw, bid, construct, and deliver within specifications this renovation/upfit project. The full and complete scope of this project will be completed in collaboration with both Brian Epley "County Manager", Blake Myers "Construction Consultant", and any other team members that Burke County selects. The anticipated fees for this type of project should be based on similar sized projects with similar requirements. The budget for this project will be discussed, reviewed, and determined through efforts of the entire team to meet the goals of Burke County. The close on design team selection will be on the 8 th of January. Following this date, a short list interview schedule will be set for firms who make it to the second stage of the interview process. The general contractor will act as the lead for all construction coordination and to help direct the entire design team to deliver a safe and complete renovation project. Burke County is requesting that the architectural firm present a full design team to as part of this RFQ to include but not limited to "Plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering. Please submit your total team as part of your RFQ packet and please plan to have someone from all firms present during the secondary interview process should your firm be selected to interview. The Burke County Team will choose a qualified firm using a two-step process--select firms qualified to provide such services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications and an interview meeting where the firm presents their proposal and team. The Team will rate the firm based on, but not limited to, the criteria below: o Overall reputation of the firm/team o Key team members -- experience and qualifications o Project references specific to this type of service o Experience with applicable regulatory agencies and permitting o Experience with providing these services to local governments o General project understanding and approach of design development and low/hard bid design work. o Design development of similar projects. o Unique qualities that would make firm/team best suited for the project. o Proposed team members. Burke County will use the standard AIA Document B101 TM--2017 for the basis of the contract agreement with a terms and conditions addendum as needed. Submission Requirements 5.1. Contact: All completed documents constituting your proposal, as well as any questions or clarifications concerning this RFP must be submitted to the County's representative identified on page 3 of this RFQ. 5.2. Timeline: The proposal package must be received on or before the submittal deadline (date and time) specified on page 3 of this RFQ. The County reserves the right, but has no obligation, to accept a qualification package submitted after the deadline and to amend the timeline. If a change to the timeline is required, the County will communicate the change to the firm(s). If a firm requests an extension of a deadline, the County may, in its sole discretion, decide to allow the extension or not. The County may, in its sole discretion, decide whether or not to communicate to the other firm(s) it granting of an extension or to offer them with the same extension. Scope of Work 7.1. Complete design, price, and construct renovations to existing Burke County Courthouse in Occupied spaces. a. Design and develop full drawing sets for construction purposes. b. Complete all drawings and deliver full sets in a timely manner to deliver project within a timely fashion. c. Submit full Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, & Structural engineering teams for review and development on these projects. d. Over see entire project throughout course of construction with routine site visits and monthly/weekly meetings as requested to insure project schedule and specifications are met.