Renovation of an educational facility in Natick, Massachusetts. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Town of Natick, Natick Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760 (the Town), invites the submission of sealed Responses for Designer Services related Electrification and Energy Upgrades at Bennett-Hemenway (Ben-Hem) Elementary School in the Town of Natick. Buildings include: Ben-Hem at 22 East Evergreen Rd, Natick, MA 01760. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7C, 44-58, the Town reserves the right to award one or more (1) Contracts, if at all, to the most qualified responsive and responsible Responder who complies with the Response Submission Requirements in Section 4 of the RFQ. The award of any contract pursuant to this RFQ shall be subject to appropriation by Natick Town Meeting. A contract will be awarded, if at all, on a negotiated basis, with a totaled fee not to exceed Two hundred fifty thousand dollars and zero cents ($250,000.00), subject to negotiation and subject to all procedures outlined in the RFQ, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7C, 44-58 and all applicable regulations and guidelines. All Responses shall comply with the RFQ issued by the Town of Natick, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Town reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any, any part of, or all Responses in the best interest of the Town. No feasibility study for the project exists. The Project budget, including construction costs, soft costs and design fees, has been established at approximately two million one hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($2,100,000.00). This agreement is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget's Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18, 2022. All provisions of the Federal Davis Bacon Act shall be incorporated herein by reference. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.