RFQ D/B - Auglaize County Jail Expansion

ITEM 1 Owner Description General Auglaize County, Ohio A board of three County Commissioners serves as the general administrative body for Auglaize County, Ohio. The Commissioners hold title to all county properties, serve as the sole taxing authority for the county and control county purchasing. The Commissioners are the budget and appropriating authority for all county government agencies. In the above capacities, the Board of Commissioners of Auglaize County, Ohio will serve as Owner for this project. Auglaize County Jail Expansion It has been determined that the Auglaize County Jail is in need of additional housing capacity for general population females and both male and female mental health beds. This project will create a 20-bed dormitory style housing unit for female general population as well as 9 mental health beds, spilt 4 for males and 5 for females. This addition/renovation will enclose the current outdoor recreation area as well as renovate various interior spaces. Questions & Clarifications for this Request for Qualifications will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. local time on January 12, 2023. All questions and clarifications shall be submitted via email to the following: Owners Representative HDR Matt Guarnery AIA matthew.guarnery@hdrinc.com; and Board of Auglaize County Administrator Erica Preston epreston@auglaizecounty.org Questions & clarifications will be responded to in written form and issued as an addendum to this solicitation which will be posted to the County Website. It shall be the responsibility of each Offeror to check the county website prior to submitting Qualifications for this RFQ. This REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) from the Owner named above invites the submittal of Qualifications from firms interested in providing design-build services for the Project described below. By submitting a response to this RFQ, the Offeror represents that it has carefully read the terms and conditions of this RFQ and all attachments and Addenda and agrees to be bound by them. This RFQ is not an offer to enter into a contract, but merely a solicitation of persons interested in submitting Qualifications to the Owner for the Project. Qualification and selection of the Design Builder will be pursued in a two-step process briefly described as follows: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) released by the County RFQ responses submitted to the County RFQ responses shortlisted Request for Proposals (RFP) release by the County to shortlisted vendors RFP responses submitted to the County County selection of Design Builder All RFQ responses must be submitted pursuant to the instructions below. It is the Offerors sole responsibility to ensure that the RFQ response is delivered in the manner required by this RFQ by the Due Date and Time. Owner has the right to reject any RFQ responses not properly delivered. The Design Builder shall be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Federal Labor Standards Provisions and Davis-Bacon Wages. Attention of the Design Builder is called to the various insurance requirements and various equal opportunity provisions.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry, Concrete Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Fabrications, Metal Specialties, Detention Enclosures.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection, Weather Barriers.
Division 08 -	Openings, Doors and Frames, Access Doors and Panels, Special Function Doors, Security Doors and Frames, Security Gates, Detention Doors and Frames, Windows, Special Function Windows, Detention Windows, Detention Window Screens, Hardware, Glazing.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Flooring, Painting and Coating, Special Coatings, Concrete and Masonry Coatings.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Lockers, Flagpoles, Security Mirrors and Domes.
Division 11 -	Equipment, Loading Dock Equipment, Detention Equipment, Detention Pass-Through Doors, Detention Gun Lockers, Foodservice Equipment.
Division 12 -	Furnishings, Detention Furniture.
Division 13 -	Special Construction, Special Purpose Rooms.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Instrumentation and Control for Fire-Suppression Systems, Water-Based Fire-Suppression Systems, Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Facility Sanitary Sewerage, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Instrumentation and Control for Electrical Systems, Lighting, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Special Purpose Lighting, Detention Lighting, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Data Communications, Voice Communications, Audio-Video Communications, Audio-Video Systems, Electronic Digital Systems, Public Information Systems, Distributed Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Electronic Access Control and Intrusion Detection, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Electronic Surveillance, Video Surveillance, Electronic Detection and Alarm, Fire Detection and Alarm.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earth Moving, Grading, Excavation and Fill, Earthwork Methods, Soil Treatment.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Flexible Paving, Rigid Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Fences and Gates, Planting, Turf and Grasses.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Sanitary Sewerage Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Electrical Utilities, Communications Utilities.