Request for Proposal

Criteria Architect Services for the New East County Courthouse

The Judicial Council of California seeks Proposals from qualified firms to provide professional Criteria Architect Services for the new East County Courthouse.
  • Status
    Open
  • Topic
    Facilities-Capital Outlay Projects
  • Deadline
  • ID#
    RFP-FS-2026-04-XC

Description

The Judicial Council, through this Request for Proposal (“RFP”), is soliciting Proposals from Firms (“Firm(s)”) to provide Criteria Architect (“Services”) necessary to support site selection and acquisition, perform the architectural programming, compile the performance criteria documents, and ensure criteria compliance throughout all phases of the New East County Courthouse Project (“Project”). The responsible party shall be an architect or a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in California. All work shall be performed under, and approved by, a licensed professional. Firm team shall comprise of all disciplines necessary to effectively perform the required Services. The selected team shall be experienced with designs of similar size, complexity, and nature.

The Criteria Architect that is selected will enter into a Standard Agreement ("Agreement") with the Judicial Council for the Courthouse. The Judicial Council anticipates the Agreement will be issued to a single Criteria Architect under this RFP.

A pre-proposal conference will be held on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) via Microsoft Teams. Attendance at the pre-proposal meeting is not mandatory to submit a Proposal.

Questions regarding the RFP should be submitted in writing to the Judicial Council via Solicitations@jud.ca.gov no later than 2:00 PM, PST on Monday, November 16, 2026.

Proposals must be received no later than 2:00 PM, Pacific Time on Thursday, December 3, 2026.

Only electronic submittals will be accepted.  For electronic submission firms must email their Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) and Cost Proposals no more than three (3) days in advance of the submittal due date to the following email addresses:

Email SOQ Proposal to: FS202604XC.soq@jud.ca.gov

Email Cost Proposal to: FS202604XC.cost@jud.ca.gov

Further details regarding this solicitation, work requirements, key events, and proposal submission requirements are set forth in the RFP and the related documents attached in this posting.

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Disclaimer

The Judicial Council, as a public entity, prohibits direct contact with any Council personnel during the solicitation process in order to maintain fairness and equality to all proposers. Proposers are specifically directed NOT to contact any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants for meetings, conferences, or discussions that are related to the solicitation at any time between release of the solicitation and any award and execution of a contract. Unauthorized contact with any judicial branch entity personnel or consultants may be cause for rejection of the Proposer’s proposal.