The City of Framingham invites responses to RFQ #8229 Designer Services from a qualified Architectural Services firm to provide complete Design Services for a Community Center. The City of Framingham has acquired the building formerly known as the Marian High School located at 273 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702. The City of Framingham’s Community Center is envisioned as a pivotal community resource. The selected Architectural Services firm will be asked to work with City employees and a City volunteer group to create a programming plan for the community center and create a design that will meet the programming needs and will prioritize accessibility, functionality, and aesthetics to ensure it caters to the diverse needs of all members of the community. An accelerated timetable of document preparation will be a high priority of this overall project request. The City seeks a designer with demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a complex municipal environment to achieve the desired outcomes.
Bid documents will be available on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 10:00 A.M on Vendor Registry.
https://vrapp.vendorregistry.com/Vendor/Register/Index/city-of-framingham-ma-vendor-registration
Please register your company to obtain these documents
MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING AND FACILITY WALKTHROUGH
Bidders are required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting/walkthrough to be held at the building formerly known as Marian High School located at 273 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702 on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 11:30 A.M.
Any questions relative to this request for proposal should be submitted through the Vendor Registry by
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 10:00 A.M.
https://vrapp.vendorregistry.com/Vendor/Register/Index/city-of-framingham-ma-vendor-registration
If the question is one that the City believes would materially affect the Purchase Description, Scope of Work or Evaluation Criteria, an addendum will be issued via Vendor Registry and sent to all bidders on record as having picked up the Proposal.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, to waive any minor informalities & technicalities, or to cancel the RFQ if it were in the public interest to do so.
