Renovation of a library in Tucson, Arizona. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 60,000-square-foot, one-story above grade library.

Pima County is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide design/plan phase assistance, and complete construction services as the CMAR for the Downtown Library Relocation. LICENSING: All respondents must hold a valid license of the type required issued by the State of Arizona Registrar of Contractors and maintain same throughout the duration of the contract term. Failure to maintain said license may be grounds for default of the contract and subsequent termination. Certified Small Business Enterprises (SBE) firms are encouraged to participate. Pima County reserves the right to reject any and all qualification statements or withhold the award for any reason. Direct Questions Regarding This Notice Inwriting to: Dawn Dargan; Procurement Officer, E-mail:Dawn.dargan@pima.gov The project will relocate the Pima County Library District’s Joel D Valdez Main Library operations from its current location at 101 North Stone Avenue to the recently acquired building at 150 North Stone, formerly the Wells Fargo Bank. The project will also include the two buildings to the south, 136 and 140 North Stone Avenue and the parking structure east of the buildings on Alameda Street. The total size of the three buildings is approximately 60,000 gsf. The renovation and relocation provide an opportunity to reimagine a new Library in downtown Tucson. Since occupying the current building at 101 North Stone Avenue over 30 years ago, public libraries have evolved dramatically in the types services and how they are delivered. The downtown library has a unique set of stakeholders and patrons that have also evolved over this period and are different than other branch libraries. The downtown library also supports the other twenty-six libraries in the Library District as the “home” for multiple non-branch staff and the library administration. The parking structure at 35 East Alameda will support the new library location. Potential improvements include lighting upgrades, signage and accessibility compliance. All questions must be received no later than 7 calendar days in advance of the submittal due date. All questions regarding this RFQu shall be submitted in Bidnet Direct's "Q&A" tab.