RFQ #1 - Request for Design Professional Services and Evaluation Score Sheet
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND EVALUATION SCORE SHEET
The Port Authority of Allen County Board of Directors (the “Owner”), is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (“SOQs”) from qualified individuals or firms to provide Design Professional Services for its Memorial Hall Project (the “Project”).
The Owner seeks assistance with design and construction administration services for some or all of the improvements identified in the master plan. At the conclusion of the schematic design phase, and dependent on availability of funds to proceed with some or all of the improvements identified, if the Board is satisfied with the services provided by the firm selected, it will negotiate an agreement for the remaining design and construction administration services, and compensation for those services with the firm. The Owner reserves the right to not proceed with the selected firm for the remaining design and construction administration services; in that case, the amount paid for the schematic design services will be the total amount owed to the selected firm, as provided in the agreement between the parties.
This Project is being funded through a grant awarded from the One-Time Strategic Community Investments Fund administered by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (the “Grant”). The Grant has been awarded to the Allen County Board of Commissioners and is expected to be assigned to the Owner pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement between the Owner and the County. Award of the Architect Agreement is contingent upon execution of that Assignment and Assumption Agreement. For purposes of the Design Professional’s services, the County will be an intended thirdparty beneficiary of the Project, and the Owner will administer the Project on the County’s behalf. The Project will be constructed on property owned by the County, which such property is intended to be conveyed to the Owner at some point in the future. Under the terms of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, once executed, the Owner will be the end user (i.e., developer) of the Project.
The Owner reserves the right to add additional scope and services, if further improvements are identified and funds are available. The Owner anticipates that it will use a construction manager at risk delivery model for the construction of the Project.
Qualifications received may be retained in a file maintained by the Owner for design professional qualifications, unless the firm specifically requests not to be included in this file; each firm is requested to provide annual updates to the qualifications to keep them current. The file may be used for projects or design needs for which design fees are estimated to be less than $50,000.
