REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: 26P-CN-201 NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

Location:	Alaska
Posted:	Apr 28, 2026
Due:	May 19, 2026
Agency:	Cook Inlet Housing Authority
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	G - Social Services Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP 26P-CN-201

New Construction Residential Design

April 2026

Prepared By:

Cook Inlet Housing Authority

Procurement Department

3510 Spenard Road

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

Airis Schweninger

Procurement Specialist

Phone: (907) 793-3029

aschweninger@cookinlethousing.org

Contents

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ....................................................................................................... 3

PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS ........................................................................................................... 3

QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 3

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ..................................................................................................... 3

CONTRACT TERM ....................................................................................................................... 3

SCOPE OF WORK ....................................................................................................................... 4

INVOICING.................................................................................................................................... 6

PREFERENCE STATEMENT ....................................................................................................... 7

PREFERENCE FACTOR .............................................................................................................. 7

INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... 7

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 10

RFP CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS ...................................................................................... 10

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................11

EVALUATION PROCESS ........................................................................................................... 12

PROTEST ................................................................................................................................... 14

AWARD....................................................................................................................................... 14

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS .......................................................................................................... 15

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP 26P-CN-201

New Construction Residential Design

Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) will accept proposals from responsive and responsible firms

that can provide design services, including concept design, to include new construction of single-

family, duplex, tri-plex, and four-plex designs.

PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

Proposals must be submitted, clearly marked: “Attn: Procurement, RFP 26P-CN-201, New

Construction Residential Design– Do Not Open”. CIHA will reject proposals received after the

deadline. Faxed proposals will not be accepted.

• Mailed and hand-delivered proposals: Proposals must be received on May 19, 2026, at

2:00PM at CIHA, Attn: Procurement, 3510 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503 no

later than according to the time clock located at CIHA’s front desk.

• Emailed proposals: Proposals must be received no later than May 19, 2026, 2:00PM

according to the time and date received by CIHA’s email server. Emailed proposals may be

submitted to Procurement@cookinlethousing.org.

QUESTIONS

CIHA shall not be bound by any oral interpretation of this RFP. Questions are encouraged and

should be sent in writing to CIHA’s Procurement Manager via email. All questions must be

received at CIHA no later than May 5, 2026, 2:00PM Written questions received by the deadline

will be answered by addendum to all vendors.

Email: Procurement@cookinlethousing.org

No communication is to be directed to any other CIHA employees or CIHA representative.

Substantive issues will be answered in writing in the form of an Addendum to this RFP. If

determined necessary by CIHA, the proposal submittal due date may be extended and will be

stated as such in the Addendum form.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall begin upon the contract award and shall continue until completion

and acceptance of all tasks and deliverables, as set forth in the Scope of Work.

CONTRACT TERM

Award of a professional services contract for the specified work will include an initial one (1) year

term with an option to extend for four (4) additional one (1) year terms based on available funding,

satisfactory performance, agreed upon pricing and mutual consent. The yearly contract shall be

automatically renewed for one (1) year unless either party gives written notice of thirty (30) days

prior to the expiration thereof. The cost portion of your proposal submitted should include the

initial one (1) year term and the extension option years. CIHA reserves the right to award to one

or more contractors.

SCOPE OF WORK

Residential (Designs submitted to Anchorage Building Safety for plan review and approval) Scope

of Work includes residential architectural and structural design services as required and as

necessary to support CIHA’s business operations. CIHA requires Firms that can provide design

services, including concept design, to include new construction of single-family, duplex, tri-plex,

and four-plex designs under the International Residential Code (IRC), with local amendments,

which are current and adopted by the Municipality of Anchorage at the time of the request for

services.

CIHA may develop simple, preliminary building designs in-house with computer-based design

software. The Scope of Work will require the awarded residential home designer and structural

professional to work with CIHA staff to complete the design on electronic design software, and

prepare the drawings and calculations as specified in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)

Handout R.01 “Application Requirements for Single-Family, Duplex and Mobile Homes”, Handout

R.02 “Structural Review Items for Plan Review of Residential Permits and MOA Policy AG.04

“Structural Drawings – Review and Signature of Designer for Up to a 4-Plex Residential”

Building designs reuse; provide permitting coordination for pre-approved house plans that were

originally developed under this or previous Contracts.

Exclusions from Handout R.01 requirements:

• Land surveying, proposed plot plans, As-builts (CIHA maintains term contracts with

licensed land surveyors for residential and commercial survey drawings)

Residential (Design option to exempt one- and two-family homes from plan review)

The Scope of Work includes residential architectural and structural design services as required

and as necessary to support CIHA’s business operations. CIHA requires Firms that can provide

design services, including concept design, to include new construction of single-family, duplex,

tri-plex, and four-plex designs under the International Residential Code (IRC), with local

amendments, which are current and adopted by the Municipality of Anchorage at the time of the

request for services.

CIHA may develop simple, preliminary building designs in-house with computer-based design

software. The Scope of Work will require the awarded residential home designer and structural

professional to Work with CIHA staff to complete the design on electronic design software, and

prepare the drawings and calculations as specified in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) Policy

AG.38 Third Party Plan Review, Handout R.02 “Structural Review Items for Plan Review of

Residential Permits and MOA Policy AG.04 “Structural Drawings – Review and Signature of

Designer for Up to a 4-Plex Residential”

Building designs reuse; provide permitting coordination for pre-approved house plans that were

originally developed under this or previous contracts.

Exclusions from Handout R.01 requirements:

• Land surveying, proposed plot plans, As-builts. (CIHA maintains term contracts with

licensed land surveyors for residential and commercial survey drawings)

Commercial

The Scope of Work includes commercial residential architectural and structural design services

as required and as necessary to support CIHA’s business operations. CIHA may require Firms to

provide design services, including concept design, which include new construction of 3-plex and

4-Plex designs under the International Building Code (IBC), with local amendments, which are

current and adopted by the Municipality of Anchorage at the time of the request for services.

CIHA may develop simple, preliminary designs in-house with PC based design software. The

Scope of Work will require the awarded residential designer and structural professional to Work

with CIHA staff to complete the design on electronic design software, and prepare the drawings

and calculations as specified in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) Handout AG.06 “Building

Permit Requirements for Commercial Buildings”, and MOA Policy AG.04 “Structural Drawings –

Review and Signature of Designer for Up to a 4-Plex Residential”

Building designs reuse; provide permitting coordination for pre-approved house plans that were

originally developed under this or previous Contracts.

Exclusions from Handout AG.06 requirements:

• Land surveying, proposed plot plans, As-builts. (CIHA maintains term contracts with

licensed land surveyors for residential and commercial survey drawings)

Project Services

• Residential designer will work with CIHA staff to complete building design

• Landscape design drawing incorporated with the building design

• Residential designer will work with structural professional to incorporate structural

considerations in the design drawings, and prepare required structural calculations

• Residential designer will work with civil professional to incorporate civil considerations in

the design drawings, and prepare required civil calculations when required for commercial

permit applications

• Residential designer to provide building permitting services

• Residential designer will coordinate the design drawing with the land surveyor for

proposed plot plans, and As-builts

• Residential designer will coordinate building design with the roof truss Manufacturer for

the drawing and engineering of roof trusses for inclusion in the design drawings

• Residential designer will offer re-use permit coordination of pre-approved building plans

• Residential designer will offer conceptual design services when required

Construction Drawings and Documents

Construction Drawings shall be drawn to scale and shall provide the necessary information

to verify compliance with applicable building codes and include but not limited to the

following.

• Building Code study, including building construction type, occupancy, exiting and

applicable code.

• Structural engineering calculations and specifications.

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