1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND INTENT The City intends to construct a new Public Safety Facility that will house both Fire and Police Headquarters with an Emergency Operations Center in a consolidated facility of approximately 56,000 square feet by December 31st, 2027. The project will utilize tilt-up construction methods, via design build delivery and has a construction budget of approximately $55 million. The facility must meet all applicable building codes and requirements. The City seeks to engage a Bridging Architect who will work closely with the City, Project Manager mack5, Surveyor Steven Lafranchi & Associates Inc, City Geotechnical and environmental contractor (TBD) and ultimately a Design-Build Entity (DBE) to ensure the successful design of the project. Key responsibilities of the Bridging Architect will include reprogramming spaces from previous efforts to create an efficient, consolidated, combined facility design, focusing on minimizing the overall building footprint while maintaining optimal functionality and operational efficiency, developing the Basis of Design document that can be used for DBE bidding efforts, and ensuring comprehensive incorporation of all design aspects and city requirements prior to the selection of the DBE. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) portion of this facility will be partially funded through a Cal OES Federal Non-Disaster Preparedness Grant. The Bridging Architect must ensure all design elements related to the EOC comply with federal grant requirements. The Bridging Architect will need to clearly delineate EOCrelated design elements and costs to support grant documentation and reporting requirements. EOC Grant application documents are available for review on the Cal OES Website at this address. The City is seeking services from a qualified and experienced architectural and engineering firm to provide comprehensive bridging services for the design of the Petaluma Public Safety Facility project. The Bridging Architect will work in close collaboration with City staff and the Project Manager to deliver a functional, efficient, and cost-effective facility design.
