A) ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES: 1) The Contractor should provide various pre-design services, including conducting feasibility studies or specifying the design's requirements. 2) The Contractor may prepare schematic, preliminary, construction drawings and specifications, as-built documents, and inspection reports for RRHA’s review and use. 3) The Contractor may also be required to prepare site and landscape plans. 4) in rare cases, the Contractor may be requested to specify the interior furnishings. 5) Additionally, the Contractor may be required to coordinate the work of other disciplines as needed to develop the construction documents, including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and civil engineers. This coordination will include all necessary field investigations, document preparation, and site visits. 6) The ability to interpret building codes, zoning laws, fire regulations, and other ordinances, including those requiring access by people who are physically and visually disabled, may occasionally be required. 7) All projects should utilize Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and/or Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. 8) Selected firm(s) will be expected to coordinate with RRHA on a continued effort regarding the revision of plans on the basis of RRHA’s needs and budget constraints. 9) Architects may also Assistant RRHA in obtaining and reviewing construction bids, selecting contractors, and negotiating construction contracts. As construction proceeds, they may visit building sites to ensure contractors comply with the design documents, adhere to the construction schedule, use the specified materials, and meet work quality standards. 10) The Selected firm(s) will occasionally advise RRHA on energy efficiency measures, evaluate how well the building design adapts to occupants' needs, and make necessary improvements. B) ENGINEERING SERVICES: 1) Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Structural Engineers may develop economical solutions to technical problems normally associated with residential and, occasionally, commercial development projects. 2) The Contractor must provide services in at least one of the following disciplines: (a) the design of site grading and street/alley plans, perform topographic surveys and maps, conduct boundary surveys; (b) perform geotechnical studies and monitor and test soil replacement; (c) design of air conditioning, heating, and ventilating systems; (d) design of electrical systems and/or communications systems; (e) plumbing design; (f) the analysis of the structural integrity of various structures and the reporting of economical solutions to abate any issue pertaining to such deficiencies; and/or (g) preparation of site and landscape plans. 3) The Contractor(s) may be responsible for testing and reporting as well as the work associated with various residential development initiatives, including, but not limited to, the supervision of the construction of systems associated with the work described above. 4) The Contractor(s) may be required to deal with many factors of existing and built-up neighborhoods in the design process, from the construction costs and expected lifetime of a project to government regulations and existing and potential environmental hazards.
