RFQ 2025-012: Balfour Park Phase 1 Design Services

The City of Thomasville is soliciting statements of qualifications from consulting firms interested in providing professional design services for the Balfour Park Improvement Project. The City intends to contract with one Consultant to (1) complete the design development and produce construction documents for a preliminary design concept that was created for phase 1 improvements at Balfour Park and (2) provide support during the corresponding bid and construction phases of the project. The Consultant is expected to offer a variety of professional design services to support the park improvement project described herein, including (but not limited to) landscape architecture, civil engineering, and architecture, as well as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and aquatic engineering services as needed. The City intends for the project to be ready for bid in October 2025 and desires project construction to be completed by Summer 2026. Construction will likely be funded through a combination of City SPLOST funds and a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant; therefore, respondents should be familiar with the LWCF grant program¿s compliance requirements.

Submittals are due no later than Friday, April 25, 2025 by 2:00 pm. The complete RFQ packet is included in the GPR announcement and also available on the City of Thomasville website site (https://thomasville.org/departments/purchasing/bid-opportunities). Inquiries regarding proposals should be made to Eve Geyer at eveg@thomasville.org.