REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION FOR P

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES (Monday, December 1, 2025) The Board of Education of the Warren County Career Center (hereinafter the "Owner") is requesting statements of qualification for professional design services related to its improvement project as set forth herein (the "Project"). It is anticipated that the Project will include the following components: PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: ACADEMIC AND CAREER TECHNICAL LAB FACILITY EXPANSION Complete design engineering, bid packet information, quantities, specifications, and provide construction inspection and oversight services in consultation with District staff relative to the expansion of Warren County Career Center facilities to include new academic and career technical laboratory spaces. Provide conceptual and detailed engineering drawings, including program verification, schematic design, design development, and construction documents as required in order to procure funding for various project components as directed, on an as-needed basis. The expansion will accommodate instructional facilities supporting career-technical programming with state-of-the-art technology that simulates workplace environments and supports industry-aligned curriculum. Design services shall include, but not be limited to: mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems appropriate for specialized lab environments; technology infrastructure to support instructional needs; compliance with current building codes, accessibility standards, and other legal requirements; and coordination with existing facility systems and operations. Professional services to include bidding and award support, construction administration, project closeout, and all consulting services necessary for successful project completion. The firm shall demonstrate experience with career-technical education facilities and possess capability to implement in accordance with State of Ohio protocols. The owner anticipates utilizing a general contractor delivery method for the project. The owner is interested in working with a firm that has extensive experience in the design and construction of public school buildings. Civil engineering services may also be required on a consultant basis or directly. If you are interested in being considered as an architect for the Project, please submit a statement of qualifications to Katrina Hillard, Treasurer, at katrina.hillard@mywccc.org, by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Please provide an electronic copy of your proposal in a single PDF. The email conveying the SoQ should include the subject line, "Statement of Qualifications for WCCC". Submissions should be in strict response to the following questions and should not include additional promotional materials. This RFQ sets forth the intent of the Owner as to the procedure and criteria through which a candidate will be selected, but is not to be construed as setting forth specific terms of a contract between the candidate and Owner. Except as required by statute, the Owner reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify this procedure and criteria. This is not an offer for a contract but rather the announcement of an opportunity to submit a statement for consideration. The Owner, through its duly authorized officials, reserves the right to reject any part of, or all proposals, and to waive any informality or minor defect pertaining to any proposal, without the imposition of any form of liability. Firms submitting statements of qualifications will be evaluated and ranked in order of their qualifications. Upon selection of the firm determined to be most qualified to provide the requested services, a services agreement will be negotiated. Should the Owner be unable to reach an agreement with the top-ranked firm, it shall move on to the next top-ranked firm. The top-ranked firms that are not awarded a contract will be notified after a binding agreement between the successful candidate and the Owner is executed, or upon the Owner's rejection of all statements. Qualifications statements received from qualified firms will be retained in the file maintained by the Owner, unless the firm specifically requests not to be included in this file. Each firm is encouraged to provide annual updates to its qualifications to keep them current. The file may be used for projects or design needs for which design fees are estimated to be less than $50,000 and for which there is a statement of qualifications on file that is less than one year old. Interested firms should be advised that the Owner is subject to Ohio's public records laws. The Owner cannot guarantee the confidentiality of statements, financial records, or business records that are submitted by a firm to the Owner. The Owner may be required to make such records publicly available. The law does provide for certain exemptions from disclosure requirements, including an exemption for confidential proprietary information. While this exemption may not always include a firm's financial and business records, we ask that you clearly stamp "Confidential and Proprietary Information" upon each page of each financial and/or business record that you believe to be confidential information. Such a stamp does not guarantee that your documents will be exempt from disclosure requirements, but it will assist the Owner in responding to any public records requests. Statements will be evaluated based on your responses to the questions listed below. The Owner shall award a contract to the firm that presents the best value to the Owner based on the firm's experience, qualifications, proposal contents, and price. Leading criteria are as follows: i. Firm experience on projects of a similar nature ii. Background and experience of the Project Team, including consultants iii. Intent and general approach described in the statement iv. Approach in working with the Owner, its staff, and community members v. Past performance in meeting budget limits and time schedules vi. Current workload and ability to effectively staff the project vii. Experience/Capability construction administration vii. Overall suitability to provide the services as outlined in the RFP with the time, budget. 1. Name of Firm, Address, Telephone No., Fax No., Business Structure, Contact Person 2. Do you have more than one office? If so, which office will be assigned to work on our project? 3. How many years has the firm been doing business? 4. How many full-time staff members are employed by your firm? List by discipline and show their years of experience both in the field and with your firm. 5. Please provide examples of similar projects you have designed in the past 5 years. Include project name and location, scope, size, construction cost, key features if applicable, contact name, and phone number. 6. What is your previous experience working with the Career Center? 7. What will your firm show us along the way to explain the project? Models? Drawings? Sketches? 8. Indicate whether your firm has the capability to provide construction administration services, and if so, provide an explanation of how construction administration is handled by your firm, specifically personnel, frequency of on-site visits, etc. 9. What is your cost estimating methodology and approach? 10. What is your firm's track record with cost estimating? List your three most recently bid public school or other projects that would demonstrate your estimating capability. 11. Relative to your ability to maintain relationships with your clients, please provide a list of the public school systems you are currently working for that you have worked with for at least 5 years. Include the length of the relationship, the number of projects you have completed for each client, a contact person, and phone number. 12. How do you integrate safety and surveillance considerations in the design and planning process? 13. What sets your firm apart from other architects with public school experience? 14. Does your firm have any open litigation pending against it at this time? How many suits have been filed against your firm in the past five years? [END OF DOCUMENT] 12-7/2025