Readvertisement: Design, Engineering, and General Contracting Services for the DOWNTOWN PARK PROJECT - Town of Fair Bluff

Solicitation Number

461-FB-24-002

Department

Status Reason

Open

Opening Date

2024-12-11T14:00:00.0000000

Posted Date

2024-11-20T19:38:03.0000000Z

Commodity Code

Mandatory Conference/Site Visit

Special Instructions

Description

This project will provide design and construction services to create parks and recreational needs that best fit the needs of the community. The plan will provide recommendations, phasing and costs for implementation of the new park. Per the Overall Conceptual Plan included as Attachment C, the specific objectives of this project will be to: 1.Develop in phase, the outdoor park improvements that have been identified in the “Conceptual Park Master Plan” as prepared by LKC Engineering (see map attached). All land has already been acquired. 2. Components of the “Conceptual Park master Plan:” include but are not entirely limited to: playgrounds, splash pad, stage, farmer’s market, picnic shelter, RV and tent campsites, sand volley ball court, grand lawn, tennis courts, softball field, jogging trail, basketball courts, necessary parking, and other improvements 3. Particular emphasis will be scrutinized for proposals that demonstrate flood resiliency and recovery for all of the acquired park area. This area is subject to prolonged inundation from flood waters of the Lumber River. 4. All applicants must submit a budget that shows percentages important to the project such as: Engineering and design percentage Project Administration Construction and development Other 5. Submitting entities should also discuss their past record, willingness, and ability to apply for grants in the area of Parks and Recreation as other funding opportunities may present themselves during the completion of this project. This project was selected to receive partial funding from NC State Legislative funding. Funds must be encumbered by June 30, 2028, and spent by December 2028. Town of Fair Bluff is requesting qualifications, which shall address at a minimum the tasks outlined in this RFQ. The Town intends to award the design, engineering, and general contracting services for this project as a single Master Service Agreement encompassing the following specialty services: park design and build. All work shall comply with the requirements of federal, state, and local laws, professional engineering standards, and other regulations that may apply. The budget for the Downtown Park Project budget phase 1 is 5,000,000 including design, permitting, and construction. The Scope of Services shall be comprehensive including programming, schematic design, design development, cost estimates, development of construction documents, permitting, right-of-way and/or easement services, and general contracting services. The specific scope of services for the selected Design-Build Team will be defined in the DesignBuild agreement. Selected firm(s) will coordinate meeting(s) with Town staff to gain insight into project needs and changes during the design and construction process. Interested firms are invited to submit one (1) electronic copy, in searchable PDF format, and 2 hard copies of its response to this RFQ no later than 2:00 pm, December 11, 2024, to the following address: Bobbie Faircloth, Project Manager Town of Fair Bluff Downtown Park Project Hand delivery: 154 Main Street, Ste. B. Fair Bluff, NC 28463 By USPS: PO Box 157 Fair Bluff, NC 28439 Each team is solely responsible for the timely delivery of its Proposal. No Proposals or Qualifications Packages will be accepted after the deadline. Teams accept all risks of late delivery of Qualifications regardless of fault. For questions regarding this Request for Qualifications, contact Bobbie Faircloth, at fbtownhallprojectmanager@gmail.com (910) 649-7426. All questions shall be submitted 8 days prior to the submission date. The question deadline will allow an addendum to be issued to clarify the project, if need be. All requests for clarification/information shall be in writing; no verbal correspondence is considered binding. Clarifications or revisions to this Request for Qualifications will be made only by an addendum. Please consult attached documentation for requirements to be submitted with proposals.

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