Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Retirement Systems of Alabama (“RSA”) is seeking proposals from qualified architectural firms to provide programming, professional design, construction administration and other construction related services for a new distribution warehouse facility/office for the State of Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (“ABC” or “ABC Board”). The anticipated location is an approximately 25-acre site on Congressman WL Dickenson Drive in Montgomery, Alabama, as shown in the image below. The final size and configuration of the project will be determined during the initial architectural phase of the project. Note that the Owner has previously secured a clear phase 1 environmental survey for this area and. The scope of work will generally include (without limitation) preconstruction service (by the Owner’s CM) assistance and evaluation of site, budgeting, proposal of alternate systems, design review, constructability review, bidding, value engineering (if required), scheduling assistance, production of conformance drawings, purchase order assistance and construction administration in as many packages or scenarios as is expeditious or beneficial to RSA, including without limitation, for the items set forth in Exhibit A hereto (which are generally subject to change but provided for your reference in determining your fees and assembly of the proposed team as required to respond to this RFP) and for the following items: Provide for and coordinate street and site reconfiguration associated with the project. Signalization work on Hwy 231 may be required. Additional areas of work may be encountered during the performance of the services described herein. Note that the expectation is that the construction delivery will be in multiple packages to multiple prime contractors. The contract form will be a RSA standard AE Agreement with RSA terms and conditions as a master contract, with individual project components as described herein issued as individual work orders.
