Design Services for New Government Campus

The County requires turnkey professional architectural services, along with all required engineering services necessary to provide full design of the New Government Campus as described herein. The awarded Consultant is responsible for all disciplines of required professional services needed to develop full construction design documents for all aspects of the facility as provided herein.

It is expected that the awarded Proposer will provide detailed coordination services with the project team and applicable consultants, including those hired by or sourced internally from Pinellas County. The Services listed herein are for general information only and are not an exhaustive list of service requirements. It is understood that all project work will be developed and delivered according to industry standard service delivery parameters. All drawings and specifications will be required to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements. The awarded Proposer will be expected to perform comprehensive design services including the review of and potential modifications to Pinellas County’s initial programming study.

Pinellas County identified the need to consolidate and relocate government headquarter functions from their current location in downtown Clearwater to a centralized location in the county, in part to improve access to citizen services. The County has completed programming for the development of the New Government Campus that will include facilities for civil and family Courts, administrative services, development and citizen services. The County’s programming and development goals are focused on long term function, efficiency and fiduciary responsibility with an emphasis on providing best in class citizen services, enhancing employee recruitment and retention, rightsizing and modernizing office space, providing a secure and safe campus for citizens and staff, centralization within the weighted population of Pinellas County, and promoting the use of public and alternate transportation options.

The initial programming study provides for a maximum design square footage of 317,500 square feet comprised of multiple low rise campus style office facilities. Initial concept designs considered a three-building campus scenario with connected or centralized secured lobbies, conference rooms, specialized courthouse and jury requirements, large public meeting areas, a fitness center, café or food truck accommodations, structured and surface parking, dedicated access to public transportation, and open green space for enjoyment with reserved acres for a future build phase. The programming and site plan scenarios can be found in exhibit “A” of this document.

Pinellas County has completed the purchase of the property intended for the New Government Campus. The site is located at 13600 Icot Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 33760 and is approximately 21 acres overall. The site was previously utilized as a car dealership and still contains the main sales buildings, auto repair facilities, single curb cut entrance, asphalt paving, site utilities, and landscaping. Site demolition documents will be required as part of the design scope of work.

This solicitation is being issued for the purpose of selecting a Proposer capable of providing design Architect and required Engineering services along with consultants necessary to complete the overall design of the New Government Campus.

Pinellas County is requiring that Proposer include and schedule for multiple in person design review meetings with Pinellas staff, departments, and the project team during all phases of design and approval. While occasional remote meetings are acceptable, it is the County’s expectation is that the firm selected is routinely present and engaged for weekly or a minimum, bi-weekly meetings interviewing and discussing design concepts with all groups relocating to the new campus.