Site work and renovation of a municipal facility in Middlebury, Vermont. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the Office of Purchasing & Contracting (hereinafter the "State") is seeking to establish a contract with a qualified Architectural and/or Engineering firm to provide architectural and engineering design services for the State of Vermont Accessibility and Site Enhancement at the Addison County Courthouse and Office building. Interested firms are invited to bid on providing architectural/engineering design services described in Section 2 of this RFP. The purpose of this project entails comprehensive improvements to the accessibility, safety, and functionality of the entrances and surrounding areas of the courthouse and office building. The scope of services for this project shall include programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration. CONTRACT PERIOD: The State anticipates the start date will be April 8, 2025. The substantial completion date will be May 29, 2026, and contract completion date will be May 29, 2027 which includes a one-year warranty period. QUESTIONS DUE BY: February 27, 2025, at 4:30 P.M. The State shall have the authority to evaluate Responses and select the Bidder(s) as may be determined to be in the best interest of the State and consistent with the goals and performance requirements outlined in this RFP. The State of Vermont reserves the right to obtain clarification or additional information necessary to properly evaluate a proposal. Failure of vendor to respond to a request for additional information or clarification could result in rejection of that vendor's proposal. To secure a project that is deemed to be In the best interest of the State, the State reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, with or without cause, and to waive technicalities in submissions. The State also reserves the right to make purchases outside of the awarded contracts where it is deemed in the best interest of the State. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.