Request for Proposal

Architecture and Engineering Services

  • Status
    Archived
  • Archived
    2010

Description


RFQ-2009-09-JMG (Published January 29, 2010)

The Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of Court Construction and Management seeks to identify and select architects and their consulting engineering teams qualified to provide services in all phases of pre-design, design and construction of new courthouses for the Superior Courts of California, Counties of Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Merced, Siskiyou, Tuolumne, for projects to be funded in Fiscal Year 2009-2010 under SB1407.

UPDATE — July 22, 2010

Selection of Architect for Inyo-New Inyo County Courthouse Project

The Judicial Council-Administrative Office of the Courts' Office of Court Construction and Management is pleased to announce that Natoma Architects, Inc., has been selected to enter into negotiations with the AOC regarding a contracts for the provision of architectural and engineering services for the Inyo-New Inyo County Courthouse project.

UPDATE — June 30, 2010

Selection of Architects Announced

The Judicial Council-Administrative Office of the Courts' Office of Court Construction and Management is pleased to announce that the following architectural firms have been selected to enter into negotiations with the AOC regarding contracts for the provision of architectural and engineering services for the following nine courthouse projects funded under Senate Bill 1407:

Courthouse Project Firm
Inyo-New Inyo County Courthouse Pending
Kern-New Delano Courthouse LPA-Irvine
Kings-New Hanford Courthouse DLR Group
Los Angeles-New Glendale Courthouse Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
Los Angeles-New Santa Clarita Courthouse Moore Ruble Yudell Architects
Mendocino-New Ukiah Courthouse Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Merced County-New Los Banos Courthouse Williams + Paddon
Siskiyou-New Yreka Courthouse EHDD Architecture
Tuolumne County-New Sonora Courthouse Lionakis

The Courts and AOC staff appreciate the tremendous response to the original RFQ, including over 200 written submissions from over 80 firms, and thank the architectural community for a very successful and competitive solicitation and selection process. The high-quality written submissions were followed by excellent, thoughtful, and well-prepared interviews of 34 individual firms, from which serious and difficult deliberations have resulted in these final selections.

Following execution of individual contracts for particular projects, debriefings are available and may be requested through by submission of an e-mail, in accordance with the RFQ. Debriefing requests must be in writing and must be submitted to: occm_solicitations@jud.ca.gov. Please refrain from directing your requests to AOC or Court personnel.

We strongly encourage all eligible firms to continue to pursue future projects. The next A&E solicitation is scheduled to begin in July 2010.

Firms interested in future projects should monitor the Court website, for future solicitations in lieu of direct contacts with the AOC staff or the courts.

UPDATE — June 4, 2010

RFQ Schedule Revision 6

Schedule RFQ Events
01/29/10 Publication of RFQ
02/19/10
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PST		 Web-based Teleconference to Explain and Discuss the RFQ Please log in in advance to reserve a Webinar Seat and to receive access code and phone number: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/870255635
02/19/10
11:59 p.m.		 Due Date for Submission of Questions in Writing Concerning the RFQ
02/26/10
End of Day		 Posting of Answers to Questions Submitted in Writing
03/03/10 RFQ Closes. Submissions to be Made by 2:00 PM PST
Week of 04/12/10 Short-lists to be Published
Weeks of 05/10/10 - 05/24/10 Interviews to be Held
Week of 06/28/10 Final Publication of Selected Firms and Projects

UPDATE — May 3, 2010

The Office of Court Construction and Management hereby provides Interview Guidelines to be observed for its Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services RFQ-2009-09-JM

Interview Guidelines

UPDATE — April 14, 2010

The Office of Court Construction and Management is pleased to provide a listing of the firms that have been short listed for its Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services for RFQ-2009-09-JMG.

Short List - Interview Dates and Times

Please note that the text of the Legal Agreement applicable to this procurement has been revised - see update dated April 12 below.

The Office of Court Construction and Management and the Administrative Office of the Courts wish to express their gratitude to all who have participated in responding to this RFQ.

UPDATE — April 12, 2010

The Legal Agreement applicable to this procurement has been revised. Enclosed please find documents showing, in redline and strikeout, the changes made. The purposes of the revisions were to clarify the differences between the Design Budget and Construction Budget, and to modify the "Governing Law" provisions of the Agreement.

Revised files of the Agreement are provided immediately below:

UPDATE — March 24, 2010

RFQ Schedule Revision 5:

Schedule RFQ Events
1/29/10 Publication of RFQ
02/19/10
10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. PST		 Web-based Teleconference to Explain and Discuss the RFQ Please log in in advance to reserve a Webinar Seat and to receive access code and phone number:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/870255635
02/19/10 11:59 p.m. Due Date for Submission of Questions in Writing Concerning the RFQ
02/26/10 End of Day Posting of Answers to Questions Submitted in Writing
03/03/10 RFQ Closes. Submissions to be Made by 2:00 PM PST
Week of 04/12/10 Short-lists to be Published.
Weeks of 05/10/10 — 05/24/10 Interviews to be Held
Week of 06/14/10 Final Publication of Selected Firms and Projects

UPDATE — March 1, 2010

Questions and Answers — Revision 1
(NOTE: Changes to the Last Version are underlined for easy identification)

UPDATE — February 26, 2010

List of Participants in Telcons of 02/19/10:

Questions and Answers:

Modifications to RFQ:

Due to the volume of questions and preparation of responses, the following revised schedule is provided. Please refer to the website for possible updates or changes.

RFQ Schedule Revision 4:

Schedule RFQ Events
1/29/10 Publication of RFQ
02/19/10
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PST		 Web-based Teleconference to Explain and Discuss the RFQ

Please log in in advance to reserve a Webinar Seat and to receive access code and phone number:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/870255635
02/19/10
11:59 PM		 Due Date for Submission of Questions in Writing Concerning the RFQ
02/26/10
End of Day		 Posting of Answers to Questions Submitted in Writing
03/03/10 RFQ Closes. Submissions to be Made by 2:00 PM PST
Week of
04/05/10		 Short-lists to be Published.
Weeks of
05/10/10 - 05/24/10		 Interviews to be Held
Prior to 06/01/10 Final Publication of Selected Firms and Projects

UPDATE — February 19, 2010

Thank you for joining the Webinar this morning. We regret the technical difficulties and appreciate your patience.

WE WILL RECONVENE VIA THE WEBINAR PROCESS AT 3 P.M. TODAY AND RESPOND VERBALLY TO SUBMITTED WRITTEN QUESTIONS.
THE WEBINAR LOG-IN FOR THE 3 P.M. CALL IS:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/452691378

THERE WILL BE NO TWO-WAY AUDIO, SO PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS IN ADANCE IN WRITING VIA WEBINAR.

Written questions will continue to be accepted through midnight on 2/19/2010, and written responses to questions and an RFQ addendum will be posted to this website per the revised schedule below. The deadline for submission of proposals will be extended to Monday, March 1, at 2 p.m.

RFQ Text:

Legal Agreement Text:

Printable and Editable Forms Pertaining to this RFQ:

Attachments

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.