Pre-Design, Architectural, and Engineering Services for 2002 Jail Renovation

The Pierce County Facilities Management Department (County) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from experienced professional architecture firms for pre-design and architectural services for the 2002 Jail Renovation. The project is primarily located at 701 Nollmeyer Lane, Tacoma, WA 98402, but may include components and staging elsewhere on the Pierce County Downtown Campus that also includes the Main Jail at 910 Tacoma Ave S and County-City Building at 930 Tacoma Ave. The successful firm to this RFQ will initially complete pre-design, including alternative analysis and submit the deliverable to the Owner for determination of next steps, including project delivery methodology. This document will guide subsequent phases of design and construction. At the end of each phase there will be a deliberate and written decision as to if the project should continue into the next phase of architectural services as outlined below.

The successful firm for this project will possess strength in design of jail, correctional or detention facilities. The Jail must remain operational during the construction. The firm should be experienced in housing, separation, and security levels in jails sufficient to develop phasing and temporary service plans.

In addition to jail design experience, the successful firm will possess experience in other secure government facilities with comparable characteristics, organizational strength for projects of the same size and timeframe, firm/team strength and experience with overall project planning, programming, coordinating consultant team specialists, scope and budget development, design, permitting, bidding, construction administration, project closeout, and all other services required to complete the project. This description is not necessarily all-inclusive, and the consultant team should consider any tasks or services deemed necessary to complete the project satisfactorily. Consultant teams are encouraged to bring any expertise gained from other projects, creative ideas tested elsewhere, and best practices applicable to this project.

Pierce County is separately soliciting for an Owner Advisor (OA) with expertise in Washington State’s alternative delivery methods. They will participate with the Owner in pre-design activities and make recommendations to the County on preparation, training, processes, application, and next steps throughout the project. At the conclusion of pre-design the OA will make recommendation to the County as to if the project would best be procured and executed utilizing an allowable alternate delivery method. The OA will also make recommendations to the County, and the County will then determine based on recommendations, if under the resulting contract from this solicitation for A/E services, the project should advance forward through Schematic Design (SD) (30% Design), or if such design shall be conducted as part of an alternate delivery contract. If the project advances through SD, the same such pause and determination shall be made regarding alternative delivery.

If the project does not utilize an alternative delivery method, and traditional Design-Bid-Build will be utilized for the remainder of the project, the County plans to continue with the remaining architectural services, provided appropriation of funding for continued services for the project.