REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PLANNING, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PREPARATION FOR CITY OF MENTOR, OHIO FIRE STATION # 3
City of Mentor, Lake County Ohio is accepting Statements of Qualification from professional teams for the design, construction and construction administration of the new fire station #3. City of Mentor is a suburban community of approximately 48,000 residents, located 30 miles east of Cleveland in central Lake County on the shores of Lake Erie. The fire department serves 28 square miles from five (5) stations. The Fire Stations first response area consists of a mix of industrial development, a large retail development corridor, low and medium density residential areas, a hospital, planned residential communities and open green spaces.
The city anticipates the process to occur in three steps each dependent on the successful completion of the previous step before proceeding with the next step. The anticipated steps are:
- Conceptual Station Design
- Construction Documentation Preparation
- Consultation During Construction
This Request for Qualifications is intended to identify architectural teams with experience in planning, design, and building of fire stations; the number of awards received for fire station design, team qualifications and other relevant experience. The Statement of Qualifications should address the following issues: Fire Station Design Experience:
- List 10 relevant projects (projects performed for public clients) in the past 10 years, along with owner contact information (i.e., name, phone number, email address), for which your firm has provided, or is providing design Provide project-specific information about each.
- How many years has your firm/team been providing design services?
- How many years has your firm been in business under its present business name(s)? Identify any previous names your firm has done business in the past if applicable.
Nationally Recognized Design
- List the fire station design projects which won either a Fire Chief Station Style award,
F.I.E.R.O design award, or any other awards. Please provide the award type as well as the year the award was issued.
Qualifications and Other Relevant Experience
- List the categories of work that your firm normally performs with its own
- Name the key personnel (e.g., design architect, project director, manager, superintendent, scheduler, estimator) who will be part of the proposed team for this project. Describe in detail the experience and expertise of each team member and which projects they were assigned to, as well as the role in the projects listed.
- Name any and all consultants who are included as part of the proposed team along with their role and related experience. Consultants should include, but not be limited to civil engineers, structural, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, teledata consultants, and security consultants.
- Disclose your team’s bonding and insurance Include a statement of errors and omissions insurance coverage from the design team members.
- List your team’s methods and practices for maintaining the project
- List your team’s methods and practices for project reporting, in both the design and construction phases.
- How will your team resolve any disputes that may develop between the design participants and the constructors?
- Identify any and all claims, if any, currently pending in association with your design
- Team’s familiarity with various funding mechanisms for new fire Responding teams should include in their Statements of Qualifications all the information that is requested.
Teams are encouraged to provide any additional information necessary to demonstrate the firm’s qualifications. Five (5) hard copies as well as one electronic version of The Statement of Qualifications are to be submitted no later than September 8, 2023 by 12:00 pm to: City of Mentor City Manager, 8500 Civic Center Blvd, Mentor, OH 4460 Attn: Robert Fowler, Assistant City Manager, fowler@cityofmentor.com
Selection Process
Officials will review the submitted responses to this Request for Qualifications. After a review and selection process, the top ranked firm will be contacted to discuss the development of a scope of work and proposal for consideration.