Architectural Design Services

The purpose and intent of this Request For Proposals is to establish multiple awards for on-call, as needed, professional Architecting Services. It is the intent of the County to issue multiple awards for each category of services identified within this RFP in order to establish a pool of qualified firms for future projects The Contractor shall provide the following types of professional services including but not limited to planning, design, surveying, right-of-way mapping, drainage design, geotechnical engineering, hydrology/hydraulics, roadway design, traffic engineering, sanitary sewer design, water line design, construction management and any other engineering services needed to complete the project. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to, technical support, surveying, drafting using the latest Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) software packages, geotechnical investigations and testing, pot holing, environmental services, cultural resource studies, construction phase assistance, electrical and mechanical engineering analysis, drainage reports, and inspection services. This category may be utilized for design studies, construction plans, drainage reports, and County ordinance revisions. Inspection services will consist of providing construction inspectors for utility, roadway, bridge, or other Public Works type construction. The firm should list qualifications of their inspectors, such as American Concrete Institute (ACI), New Mexico Department of Transportation Technician Training and Certification Program (TTCP), and/or American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA). The County also reserves the right to modify, by addition or deletion, the Scope of Services in whole or in part at any time during the procurement of the design team or during the course of the Project. Consultant/s shall provide: 1. Professional architectural, construction administration and construction management services to support a wide variety of facility improvement, new facility construction, and maintenance projects at County facilities., 2. Work may also involve discussion and consultation with Construction Industries Division. 3. Architectural Services for Roadway work including pavement, utilities,lighting, traffic design and lows and other work as needed. 4. Architectural and engineering consulting for operations, maintenance and code compliance of facilities. 5. Consultant shall provide designs to the current code in effect at the time each project is being designed. 6. Provide condition assessments of the facilities and their systems. 7. Consultant may be required to provide cost estimates at various phases of design as needed by the County. Initially, this may be performed by the Design Team but there may be a request for estimates to be performed by a professional estimator. 8. Although actual project support requirements may vary, the anticipated projects and professional disciplines required include but are not limited to architectural, interior design, civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing,electrical, audio/visual and security technologies.