RFP Design - Civic Tower Master Technology Plan

Purpose The City of Raleigh (COR) is s seeking professional planning services to develop a Technology Master Plan for its planned Civic Campus. The proposal must offer a comprehensive assessment that documents an approach for identifying the short, mid, and long-range technology and audio-visual (AV) needs for the City's planned Civic Campus. The resulting plan should offer realistic and feasible solutions to deficiencies and operational needs known and identified through the master technology planning process, that meet the current needs and anticipate the long-range needs. This plan should incorporate considerations in evolving work habits resulting from pandemicrelated changes and enhance the quality of the office work and public service environment. The final Technology Master Plan document will serve as a strategic roadmap for the future to guide site technology AV design as part of the building construction. The master planning process must identify, clarify, and shape a shortrange (5 years), mid-range (10 years) and long-range (15 years) vision for the City's technology needs within the Civic Tower. The Technology Master Plan should include a variety of options for addressing each area of need that are varied in cost and suitability such as: o Assess the space and function o Assess the needs and identify "to-be" use of technology o Tiered recommendations clearly articulating the capabilities provided, tradeoffs/gaps for omitted capabilities, and cost estimates for budget purposes for example bronze, silver, and gold levels The Master Technology Plan must garner majority support from the entire evaluation team and must achieve its organization and strength by focusing on key features that distinguish the goals of the City. A detailed scope of services is provided in Section 4 of this document. All information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted to the North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System (IPS) at: https://www.ips.state.nc.us/IPS/. All questions related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing (via email) to the following individual: Contact Name Email Address Eric Jamison Eric.Jamison@raleighnc.govdscape improvement. Deadline for Written Questions August 29, 2022 no later than 2 PM EST Interviews (if required) Approximately 1-2-weeks after evaluation meeting. Selection Announced (tentative) Approximately 1-2-weeks after interviews or if interviews are not held, then 1-2-weeks after the evaluation meeting

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