Site work and new construction of a municipal facility in Duluth, Minnesota. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

The City of Duluth seeks proposals from architecture/engineering firms for professional design services to develop and complete a predesign report that will identify requirements and opportunities for the construction of a consolidated maintenance facility. The predesign phase will evaluate and determine the facility needs of multiple distinct City construction/maintenance divisions currently operating out of separate areas and buildings; determine site and location requirements for the facility and operations; and produce conceptual facility options. This project aims to improve the operational and financial efficiency of multiple City of Duluth divisions through the construction of a consolidated maintenance facility. The City divisions that will be integrated into the facility include Property & Facilities Management, Park Maintenance, Fleet Services, Street Maintenance, Radio Shop and Signal Operations. The focus of this RFP is the predesign phase and will consist of reviewing the current plant operations, determining requirements for new space, equipment, and site location, and will culminate in conceptual facility options with market-based construction cost estimates that are produced in collaboration with the City's construction manager-asagent. While the award for these services will be limited to the predesign phase, proposals shall define the scope and extent of professional design services necessary for all phases of the project, to include design development, construction documents and bidding, and project administration. The City of Duluth reserves the right to select a different design firm upon completion of this predesign phase, though the intent is to select one A/E firm for the entire project. Deadline to submit Questions via email to purchasing@duluthmn.gov 10/4/2024 Answers to questions will be posted to the City website no later than this date. 10/17/2024. The City reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to reject any and all proposals or cancel the request for proposals, at any time prior to the time a contract is fully executed, when it is in its best interests. The City is not liable for any costs the Bidder incurs in preparation and submission of its proposal, in participating in the RFP process or in anticipation of award of the contract. Please submit one (1) paper copy of the Technical Submittal and one (1) paper copy of the Cost Submittal. The Cost Submittal should be in a separate sealed envelope. In addition, Bidders shall submit one copy of the entire proposal (Technical and Cost submittals, along with all requested documents) on flash drive in Microsoft Officecompatible or pdf format. The City encourages participation by minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses as prime contractors, and encourages all prime contractors to make a significant commitment to use minority, women, veteran-owned and other disadvantaged business entities as subcontractors and suppliers. A list of certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises is maintained by the Minnesota Unified Certification Program at online. The awarded Bidder will execute an architect agreement for predesign services only, in the form of that attached as Appendix C. The term of the contract will begin once the contract is fully executed and predesign is anticipated to end by July 2025. If a site is selected during pre-design, the project could potentially be under construction during 2026-27. All materials submitted in response to this RFP will become property of the City and will become public record after the evaluation process is completed and an award decision made. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.