RFQL 2026-0121 Architect and Engineering Firms

Location:	Georgia
Posted:	Jun 3, 2026
Due:	Jul 9, 2026
Agency:	Atlanta Housing
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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RFQL-2026-0121

The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia

Architect and Engineering Firms

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

(RFQL #2026-0121)

ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING FIRMS

June 01, 2026

Symrah Christopher, CPPO/CPPB

Interim SVP, Contracts and Procurement

230 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, NE

Contracts and Procurement Department - 5th Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303

Telephone: 404.892.4700

Website: www.atlantahousing.org

RFQL-2026-0121

The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia

Architect and Engineering Firms

The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (“Atlanta Housing or AH”) is soliciting qualifications from licensed

professional design and engineering firms (Design Services Firms), in good standing with professional regulatory agencies and

leading industry associations, to assist Atlanta Housing on planning, development and capital improvement projects across its

portfolio of property assets at various locations throughout the City of Atlanta, Georgia. With a vision of constructing cost-

efficient and memorable structures with groundbreaking design (including technology or manufacturing), AH is seeking firms

with experience in a wide range of residential and mixed-use development planning and design, as well as knowledge of

affordable housing construction. The purpose is to maintain a list of pre-qualified Design Services Firms that can provide the

planning, pre-construction and construction design and engineering services (collectively Design Services) necessary for

Atlanta Housing to complete its aggressive plan for preserving existing affordable housing and for creating new affordable

housing and mixed-use developments.

To view and download the full RFQL, on June 01, 2026, visit www.atlantahousing.org and click on Doing Business with Atlanta

Housing, then Solicitations. For questions regarding the RFQL, please e-mail Sopheria Lambert

(sopheria.Lambert@atlantahousing.org).

REQUIREMENTS – Please note that the following items are a requirement for submission on this RFQL.

Respondents are encouraged to read each section carefully when considering a response to the RFQL.

Firms / Supplier Registration

To do business with AH, Respondent must be a registered vendor prior to submitting a response. Please refer to the following

Internet URL for more information about Vendor Registration and to register on-line –

http://www.atlantahousing.org/business/vendors. If Respondent has already registered with AH, the Respondent’s (Vendor)

profile must be up-to-date. For general questions on the vendor registration process ONLY, please contact Aria Ramos

(aria.ramos@atlantahousing.org) or Sherri Brown (sherri.brown@atlantahousing.org)

Compliance with E-Verify

In compliance with Georgia law1, effective July 1, 2013, before AH can consider Respondent’s proposal for the services

requested, Respondent must register and participate in the federal work authorization program operated by the United States

Department of Homeland Security, commonly known as E-Verify, to verify employment eligibility information of newly hired

employees and must continue to participate in E-Verify during the term of the contract. To participate, you must submit to AH a

signed affidavit in the form of the affidavit either provided by Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts or approved by AH

(“E-Verify Affidavit”) – see Prerequisites Page in Jaggaer for the State of Georgia Contractor E-Verify Affidavit. The E-Verify

Affidavit is Respondent’s certification that it has registered with, is authorized to use and uses the federal work authorization

program.

Respondent must certify that all tiers of contractors and subcontractors hired by Respondent to perform the services under the

agreement are compliant with E-Verify; that Respondent will continue to use E-Verify throughout the term of the contract; that

Respondent and all tiers of its contractors and subcontractors will only contract with other contractors and subcontractors who

present an E-Verify Affidavit, or the appropriate documentation in lieu of the E-Verify Affidavit; and that Respondent will submit

the appropriate affidavits and other documents to AH from it and all tiers of contractors and subcontractors, as required.

Failure to comply with Georgia law may result in disqualification of a Respondent’s submission or withdrawal of a contract

award.

Insurance

The awarded contractor will be required to obtain insurance coverage before execution of a contract and must maintain the

insurance coverages during the entire contract period, at the minimum levels listed below:

1 O.C.G.A. §§ 13-10-90 and 13-10-91

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The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia

Architect and Engineering Firms

A. Minimum Limits and Coverage

Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability with the following minimum limits and coverage:

i. Workers’ Compensation: Statutory limit in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia

ii. Employer’s Liability:

(a) $500,000 each accident for bodily injury by accident

(b) $500,000 each employee for bodily injury by disease

Commercial General Liability with the following minimum limit coverage:

i. $2,000,000 each occurrence (combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage

ii. $2,000,000 for personal and advertising injury liability;

iii. $2,000,000 aggregate for products and completed operation;

iv. $3,000,000 general aggregate;

v. $5,000 medical payments;

vi. $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim for sexual abuse and molestation

vii. Additional Insured Endorsement: Blanket additional insured coverage is required to the extent of

liabilities assumed by the awarded contractor under the resulting agreement, to include AH, its

commissioners; its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers

Automobile Liability with the following minimum limit and coverage:

$1,000,000 combined single limit each accident

ii.

Coverage shall be for any auto (including owned, hired, and non-owned autos)

Professional Liability / Errors & Omissions

i. Professional Liability / Errors & Omissions insurance in the amount of not less than $2,000,000 per

claim and in the aggregate (including Law Enforcement activities)

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6. Cyber-Liability Insurance Requirements

In addition to having favorable cyber-risk controls and processes in place, the awarded contractor shall have

Cyber Liability Insurance with coverage to protect Atlanta Housing, including both first- and third-party coverage,

with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim and $3,000,000 aggregate. Coverage shall be

sufficiently broad to respond to the duties and obligations as are undertaken by the contractor awarded in this

agreement and shall address network security wrongful acts; privacy wrongful acts; crisis/breach management

expenses; regulatory proceedings expenses; media/content liability expenses; digital asset expenses; business

interruption costs; and cyber extortion and reward payments. The policy shall cover, but not be limited to, claims

involving infringement of intellectual property, infringement of copyright, invasion of privacy or breach of privacy

violations, release of private or personally identifiable information, breach of data, cost of data recovery,

unauthorized access to data or systems, information theft, damage to or destruction of electronic information,

alteration of electronic information, electronic theft, telecommunications fraud, computer fraud, social

engineering fraud, cyber deception, fraudulently induced transfers, ransomware, malware, extortion, and

network security. The policy shall provide coverage for breach response costs, regulatory fines and penalties, and

credit monitoring expenses, with limits sufficient to respond to these obligations.

B. Additional Requirements:

1. As a condition precedent to entering into the resulting contract, the awarded contractor will provide to AH all

certificates of insurance, including all required amendatory endorsements and a copy of the endorsement

page of the commercial general liability policy, prior to execution of the resulting contract and at the

beginning of each option term. Each such policy will not be canceled or materially changed or altered without

the awarded contractor or the insurance provider first giving 30 days’ written notice thereof to AH’s VP, Contracts

& Procurement Department, 230 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, NE, 5th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2421, sent by

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certified mail, return receipt requested.

The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia

Architect and Engineering Firms

2. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by AH before work commences. AH’s approval

of the certificates and endorsements shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, failure to obtain the required

documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the awarded contractor’s obligation to provide them. All

coverage limits and endorsements required herein shall be maintained in full force.

3. The insurance carrier shall be licensed to transact business in the State of Georgia and shall carry a current A.M.

Best’s rating of no less than AVII.

4. The awarded contractor agrees to notify AH of any substantial change in such insurance coverage described

herein. Substantial change includes, but is not limited to, events such as cancellation, non-renewal, reduction in

coverage or receipt of a claim against such coverage with a potential recovery of more than 20% of available

coverage.

5. The premium cost of all insurance purchased by the awarded contractor for protection against risks assumed by

the awarded contractor by virtue of this Agreement shall be borne by the awarded contractor and is not

reimbursable by AH.

6. An umbrella liability policy (or excess liability) may be used to provide additional commercial general liability,

automobile liability, and employers’ liability limits to meet AH’s minimum coverage requirements.

7. AH reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review and reject any certificates of insurance or insurer failing to

meet the criteria stated herein.

8. The minimum insurance coverage limits outlined herein do not preclude the awarded contractor’s contractual

obligations to cover losses for which it is liable in accordance with the terms of the Master Services Agreement.

The insurance obligations under this agreement shall be: (1) all the insurance coverage and/or limits carried by or

available to the awarded contractor; or (2) the minimum insurance coverage requirements or limits shown in the

agreement; whichever is greater. Any insurance proceeds more than or broader than the minimum required

coverage and/or minimum required limits, which are applicable to a given loss, shall be available to AH. No

representation is made that the minimum insurance requirements of this agreement are sufficient to cover the

obligations of the contractor awarded under the agreement.

9. For any claims related to the resulting contract, the awarded contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary

and non-contributory with respect to the AH Commissioners, officers, employees, agents, volunteers, and

assigns. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the awarded contractor, its officers, officials, employees,

agents, or volunteers shall be excess of the awarded contractor’s insurance and shall not contribute with it. This

requirement shall also apply to any excess or umbrella liability policies.

10. All insurance coverage maintained or procured pursuant to the agreement should be endorsed to waive

subrogation against AH Commissioners, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, assigns, or shall specifically

allow awarded contractor or others providing insurance, evidence of compliance with these specifications to

waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. The awarded contractor shall waive its own right of recovery against

AH and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subcontractors.

11. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by AH. AH reserves the right to require that self-

insured retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible, or require proof of ability to pay losses

and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention through confirmation

from the underwriter.

C. Clarification on Bonding Requirements

Performance and Payment Bonds are not required for Design Services Firms providing professional architectural and

engineering services under this RFQL.

Bonding requirements, if applicable, will be determined at the Task Order level and will apply only to work involving

construction or other services where such requirements are appropriate.

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Failure of the awarded contractor to fully comply with the insurance and bonding requirements of the agreement will be

considered a material breach of the resulting contract.

The awarded contractor shall provide certificates of insurance to AH prior to execution of the contract at the beginning of

each option term.

1.0 About Atlanta Housing

Atlanta Housing is the largest housing authority in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. AH provides and facilitates

affordable housing resources for over 26,000 low-income households. These affordable housing resources include AH-owned

residential communities, AH-sponsored mixed-income, mixed-finance residential communities, tenant-based vouchers,

HomeFlex Program (formerly Project Based Rental Assistance Program), supportive housing arrangements, and

homeownership opportunities.

Atlanta Housing has broad corporate powers including, but not limited to, the power to acquire, manage, own, operate, develop

and revitalize affordable housing. AH’s programs are funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development (“HUD”). Using it’s Moving to Work flexibility; AH has implemented a variety of innovations that benefit low-

income families and expand housing choice. AH’s approach to providing quality affordable housing and human development

services is based on the belief that people can do better when given access to quality living environments and the tools they

need to become self-sufficient. To learn more about AH and its history, mission and business plan, Respondents are

encouraged to visit AH’s website www.atlantahousing.org.

1.1 Purpose of Procurement

The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta Housing or AH) is soliciting qualifications from licensed

or otherwise certified professional planning, design and engineering firms (collectively Design Services Firms), in

good standing with professional regulatory agencies and leading industry associations, to assist Atlanta Housing on

planning, development and capital improvement projects across its portfolio of property assets at various locations

throughout the City of Atlanta, Georgia. With a vision of constructing cost-efficient and memorable structures with

groundbreaking design (including technology or manufacturing), AH is seeking firms with experience in a wide range

of residential, mixed-use and community facilities development planning and design (including sustainability

planning and consulting), as well as knowledge of affordable housing construction. The purpose is to maintain a list

of pre-qualified Design Services Firms that can provide the planning, pre-construction and construction design and

engineering services (collectively Design Services) necessary for Atlanta Housing to complete its aggressive plan for

preserving existing affordable housing and for creating new sustainable, affordable housing and mixed-use

developments.

The scale of the work is highly diverse and could range from small projects for repairs at single family homes; to

rehabilitation work at multifamily communities; to planning, site development and new construction of mixed-income

rental and for-sale housing and/or mixed-income developments, as well as community facilities and infrastructure to

support those developments; to the full build-out of vacant land (or conversion of vacant structures) to residential

and mixed-use developments. With this solicitation AH is requesting interested Design Services Firms to submit their

firm’s qualifications along with any subcontractors they may propose using. AH is looking for professional Design

Services Firms with the qualifications, experience and capacity to, upon subsequent award, carry out Building and

Landscape Architecture, Civil Design and Engineering, Structural Design and Engineering, Mechanical / Electrical /

Plumbing / Fire Protection (M/E/P/FP) Design and Engineering, Urban Planning, and Sustainability Planning and

Design – for a variety of projects. Interested Design Services Firms responding with their qualifications to this request

for qualifications (RFQL) would be evaluated by a panel of AH evaluators who would score responses against the

criteria published within this RFQL. All scores would be tabulated, and firms would be ranked in order from highest

qualified to next qualified to a minimum competitive range and classified as able to

As Atlanta Housing determines eligible Design Services are required for a proposed project, it will request that at least

two (2) pre-qualified firms submit a proposed fee, schedule and list of deliverables. Atlanta Housing will negotiate

final terms of the delivery of the Design Services and determine which of the several pre-qualified firms offers the best

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