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

Background The University of California, Berkeley is seeking an Executive Architect along with their Subconsultant Engineers to perform Programming, Design and Construction Administration for the proposed elevator modernization project is located in the Mulford Hall situated in the northwestern part of the central Berkeley campus. The project will modernize the existing traction elevator to address performance, accessibility, safety, obsolescence and reliability. New HVAC system to maintain temperature and humidity requirements for new machines and controllers. The facility will remain operational during construction General Qualifications The University seeks firms with the following specific experience: o Modernizing elevators in existing buildings of at least six stories. o Successfully introducing contemporary systems and technologies into existing building fabrics. o Designing for durability, ease of maintenance, and high performance. The successful consultant team will demonstrate deep experience and expertise in the following general areas: o Managing projects of similar size, complexity, technical requirements, and budget. o Designing to the Owner's project budget. o Creating engaging design with an economy of means.Understanding relevant regulatory requirements and developing effective code-compliant solutions. o Working within the University of California's design and construction process, including reviews and project approval requirements, or other similar institutional clients, especially public research institutions, with complex capital project approval processes. o Developing and coordinating design documents to meet the project schedule. o Effectively and efficiently managing sub consultants. o Participating in construction administration, especially technically challenging, public university projects. Scope 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 construction administration services. Question Deadline 08/21/2025 at 2:00 PM PT Submit questions regarding this RFQ through online. A screening committee will review the proposals and identify the three (3) most qualified to provide the services under consideration. A selection committee will conduct discussions with the most qualified firms. The discussions will be conducted by an exchange of oral communications or written responses to supplemental questions. Submittal screening, firm short listing, discussions, and selection of the executive architect consultant is anticipated to be completed by 19 September 2025. RFQ submittals are not limited to using the format of the forms provided in Attachments A and B; however, the information and signatures listed in this section shall be included in the submittal, in the order specified below, presented clearly such that the screening committee may easily discern that the submittals are complete. Submittals shall not include any appendices. Submittals that do not include all the required information as outlined in this section or do not follow the instructions in this RFQ will be disqualified. At a minimum, submittals shall include the following information. Submittals shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages, including the University's Attachment A, Summary of Statement of Qualifications. Covers, a cover letter, separating tabs, and an hourly rate sheet for information purposes only, do not count toward the page limit. A page is 8-1/2"x 11". Text shall be no smaller than 10pt. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons, regardless of race, religion, sex, color, and national origin have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University. Each candidate firm will be required to show evidence of its equal opportunity policy. The University reserves the right to recommend changes and approve sub-consultants to the Consultant team.