Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide Architectural and Engineering Services. The following objectives have been identified for this contract: 1. Acquire Architectural and Engineering Services meeting the parameters, conditions and mandatory requirements presented in the document. 2. Establish contract pricing with the vendor that has the best proven “track-record” in performance, service and customer satisfaction. 3. Acquire Architectural and Engineering Services with the most advantageous overall cost to the county. 4. Enter into a contract with a firm that has superior service history in providing the following types of A/E services: a. Experience in developing plans, coordinating large-scale multimillion dollar healthcare projects, and administering simultaneous projects. b. Architecture c. Mechanical Engineering d. Structural Engineering e. Electrical Engineering f. Civil Engineering g. Interior Design h. Landscape Design i. Building Network and Telecommunications Design j. Construction Cost Estimating k. Utility and Maintenance Cost Estimating l. Firms will not be limited in their use of subcontractors but will be required to establish a standard hourly rate for services. Subcontractors can be selected based on the project need and their availability.
