Renovation of an educational facility in Berkeley, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking an Executive Architect to perform Programming, Design and Construction-Administration for the modernization of the elevator in Freeborn and Putnam Residence Halls. Freeborn and Putnam Residence Halls are eight-story residential dormitory towers constructed in the 1960s and located in UC Berkeley's Residential Unit 1 south of Campus. Each building is served by a single elevator that is nearing the end of its service life and is in need of immediate replacement and modernization. The University anticipates the project delivery method will be design/ bid /build. The selected firm shall work collaboratively with the University to maintain the project budget and scope, participate in value engineering as required, and recommend actions to expedite the schedule. A detailed scope of work will be negotiated with the selected firm and is expected to include the following: o Review of existing available information. o Detailed site/field evaluations to accurately understand existing conditions. o Development of comprehensive design information to identify and coordinate MEP and life-safety scope with the existing building systems. o Identification of accessibility-related scope, including but not limited to Accessible Path of Travel requirements for alterations, and Accessible Routes. o Production of and coordination of comprehensive construction design documents. o Provision of cost estimates and updated cost estimates and collaboration with the University's consulting cost estimator who will act as a cost peer reviewer. o Provision of construction administration services. Deadline for questions: no later than 2:00p.m. Pacific, 05/28/2025