10.28.21 Visitor Information Center Expansion - Visitor Information Center Expansion

Visitor Information Center Expansion
 
The City of Fredericksburg is seeking proposals from qualified architectural and engineering firms to design and prepare architectural plans for an expansion to the existing visitor information center building.  As part of the proposal, firms are asked to submit a statement of qualifications, including their experience in municipal facility planning and reference information for other municipal projects of similar size and scope that have involved their respective firms.  Considerations should be made for all phases of architectural and engineering services, and site master planning.
  
The City of Fredericksburg is planning to expand the visitor information center to accommodate conference space, office, storage space and restrooms.  The conference area will include an attached small meeting room, storage, catering kitchen, and restrooms. Office space will include a four to six office spaces. Supporting areas for this space will include general storage, janitorial, mechanical room, lobby area. 

The visitor information center is located at 302 E. Austin Street Fredericksburg, TX 78624.   The full RFQ can be downloaded from the related documents below.

Qualifications shall be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of the respondent’s ability to meet the requirements of this RFQ.  Emphasis shall be on quality, completeness, clarity of content, responsiveness to the requirements, and understanding of City’s needs.  Please keep qualifications statements to fewer than forty (40) pages in length. 
Five (5) copies of the Statement of Qualifications are required (six hard copies and one portable drive with PDF images of the entire SOQ). Statements of Qualifications are to be delivered no later than November 16, 2021, by mail or hand to: 

Evan Williamson, PE, Staff Engineer
City of Fredericksburg
126 W. Main Street
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
(830) 997-7521
ewilliamson@fbgtx.org

The City of Fredericksburg will not provide compensation or defray any costs incurred by any firm related to the response to this request.  The City of Fredericksburg reserves the right to negotiate with any and all persons or firms.  The City of Fredericksburg also reserves the right to reject any or all SOQ(s), or to accept any SOQ deemed most advantageous, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the SOQ received, and to revise the process schedule as circumstances arise.

Please review the Request for Qualificatons in the Documents section for details.