Architectural Design Services for the Rancho Cordova Community and Cultural Center

Summary

The City of Rancho Cordova, City Manager's Office Department is soliciting request for proposals for architectural firms or consultant teams to provide architectural, engineering, programming, specialty design, cost estimating, and related professional services for schematic design of a new community and cultural center campus.

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The City is advancing an adaptive reuse project that will transform an existing two-building office campus into a community destination supporting arts and culture, community gathering, education, technology and innovation, nonprofit collaboration, and other public-serving uses. Preliminary planning and feasibility work has established the City's overall vision, potential program, existing building conditions, and initial test fits. The City is now seeking a multidisciplinary design team to advance this work through schematic design. The selected consultant will work closely with City staff, existing project consultants, technical experts, community stakeholders, and potential programming and operating partners to validate the program and develop a coordinated, feasible, and cost-informed schematic design. The City anticipates completing schematic design within approximately four months of Notice to Proceed.

Rancho Cordova Center for Arts, Lifelong Learning & Innovation | City of Rancho Cordova

Background

The City of Rancho Cordova has been exploring opportunities to develop a community and cultural facility capable of supporting performing arts, community events, educational opportunities, nonprofit organizations, technology and innovation, and other community-serving activities. Previous planning efforts evaluated development of a purpose-built cultural arts facility. Based on cost, implementation considerations, and opportunities presented by existing properties, the City subsequently began evaluating adaptive reuse as an alternative approach. The City has identified an existing two-building office campus as the preferred location for the project. The current vision is to transform the campus into an interconnected community destination while strategically adapting the existing structures. The campus is envisioned as a place where residents may attend a performance, participate in a class, use library or technology resources, attend a community meeting, access nonprofit services, participate in an event, or gather informally. The project is anticipated to be implemented in phases, with the final phasing strategy to be refined through schematic design based on programming, building conditions, infrastructure, operational considerations, funding, constructability, and cost.

Timeline

RFP Issued: September 14, 2026

Last Day to Submit Questions: September 22, 2026, 5:00pm

City Responses to Questions: September 28, 2026

Proposal Due Date: October 2, 2026, 5:00pm

Evaluation of Proposals: October 5- October 9, 2026

Interviews (If Necessary):October 13 - 14, 2026

Final Consultant Selection: October 15, 2026

Council Approval Date: Tentatively October 26, 2026 or November 2, 2026

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